by admin | Apr 6, 2025 | Weekly Word
Pysanky Definition Noun (pl) 1. Ukrainian decorated Easter eggs, created by first making a design on the egg using wax, dying the egg, then removing the excess wax. Traditionally, elaborate pysanky designs were drawn by hand but today templates are often...
by admin | Mar 23, 2025 | Weekly Word
Diaspora Definition Noun 1. The movement, migration, or scattering of a people far from their established or ancestral homeland. 2. A population scattered across regions far from their traditional homeland, but retaining cultural, emotional, and/or historical...
by admin | Mar 20, 2025 | Weekly Word
Cattywampus Definition Adjective 1. Askew off-kilter. 2. In disarray 3. Not functioning correctly. 4. Positioned diagonally. 5. Going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction. 5. An imaginary, fierce wild animal. [1] My attempts at parallel parking tend to...
by admin | Mar 13, 2025 | Book Review
Sand Castles and Second Chances, the first book in Lianne James “A Love on Turtle Island” series, would be a great beach read but I found it a terrific escape from the winter cold. I found 49-year-old Lucinda Flowers, whose marriage has imploded, to be both relatable...
by admin | Mar 9, 2025 | Weekly Word
Coruscating Definition Adjective 1. Sparkling or giving off flashes of light. 2. Flashing brightly. 3. Shooting forth bursts of light. 4. Intelligent and exciting (as in coruscating wit). 5. Severely critical; scathing. [1, 2, 3] The orb gleamed with...
by admin | Mar 2, 2025 | Weekly Word
Incorrigible Definition Adjective 1. A behavior that is impossible to change. 2. Not manageable; unruly. 3. Impervious to correction by punishment. 4. (archaic) Morally depraved. My friend is an incorrigible punster. Word Origin Middle English...
by admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Weekly Word
Flibbertigibbet Definition Noun 1. A chattering or flighty person, usually a young girl. 2. A prattling or proud gossip. Her granddaughter was quite a flibbertigibbet, never settling into one thing for long but always telling anyone who would listen about the...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Book Review
I recommended A Needed Life, to my book club, something I don’t often do. My only cause for hesitation was that this particular book club focuses on memoirs and A Needed Life isn’t an ordinary memoir. But then again, Kevin wasn’t an ordinary man. Nor is the author,...
