Word Wednesday: Storms of Historic Proportions
It’s been awhile since I got really pedantic on here but it’s happening today. I was going to write this post last week but then decided that the issue reall...
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Word Wednesday: I’m a Logophile and I’m Okay
First off, I’m sorry if I gave you a Monty Python earworm with the title. Actually no, I’m not sorry since the lumberjack song is one of my favourite Monty P...
Word Wednesday - On Facing my Fears
I’m an overthinker. I like to weigh out decisions carefully, and make the best possible choice and even then I often second guess myself. I’m the person you ...
Word Wednesday - Present Tense
In case you’ve been living under a rock, last Friday was Black Friday and even though Canada doesn’t have the day off like many Americans (nice job getting a...
Word Wednesday - Losing Faith
It’s been a week since I woke up to the news that Donald Trump had won the US Presidential Election. I’d like to say the world is the same place in the week ...
Word Wednesday on Thankful Thursday
I couldn’t quite make up my mind on whether or not this should be a Word Wednesday post or if I should call it Thankful Thursday so I decided to make it both...
Word Wednesday - Autumnal thoughts
Fall has arrived and with it fall weather - which is awesome (with the exception of leaves - which aren’t so awesome when you’re highly allergic to leaf mol...
Word Wednesday - too cute for words
I’ve got a secret. It’s something I don’t say out loud too often because when I do people react badly. Some gasp, some try to convince me that I’m crazy, and...
Word Wednesday - Para what?
As I wrote in an August Word Wednesday Post, I love the Olympic and Paralympic games. I love the way entire countries rise up behind their athletes and how s...
Word Wednesday - Golden words
It’s really no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Olympics and the Paralympics. I’m a huge fan of sport in general and think that the Olympics can bring out t...
Word Wednesday - Fortune’s Favour
I’ve been AWOL of late - and for that I apologize. Depression and grief took hold for a while, and then things got really busy for a while, and then I felt s...
Word Wednesday - Courage - My Word
This isn’t the post I intended to write this week, or the post I imagined I would write on this word. Things change, however, and though I may be completely ...
Word Wednesday - Fire
I have a love - hate relationship with fire. On one hand, I’m a Girl Guide, so I love nothing more than to sit around a campfire telling stories, singing son...
Word Wednesday - Not “Just” Anything
This isn’t my usual etymological Word Wednesday post, but is a post about a word and it is Wednesday, and I created Word Wednesday and am free to switch it u...
Word Wednesday: It’s Fashionable!
I’m not the kind of girl who can spend a whole day at the mall. I don’t mind window shopping with a friend, but it’s not a solo activity I actively pursue (u...
Word Wednesday: Circular Logic
It should come as no surprise that I subscribe to two different “word of the day” emails - I love language and jump at any chance I get to expand my vocabula...
Word Wednesday - I detest that!
Last year, I wrote about the Canadian General Election and how it seemed to go on forever. What I didn’t mention at the time is that our elections seem to go...
Word Wednesday - Why I need a vacation!
It seems that practically everybody I know is either on vacation, planning for a vacation, or just back from a vacation. Currently my father is in Arizona, v...
Word Wednesday: I Grok That (finally)
After a bit of a respite from Word Wednesday, I’m back at it again. I didn’t think I would miss it but I did. I am an unabashed logophile (more on that anoth...
Word Wednesday Holi-daze
As of today, there is one month left until Christmas, and only 12 days left until the beginning of Hanukkah. Tomorrow is US Thanksgiving and the traditional ...
Word Wednesday - New Beginnings
Canada got a new Prime Minister today. Just 16 days after Canadians voted decisively for real change, Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Mini...
Word Wednesday - chaotic edition
I’m not sure if this happens to everyone but every time I head to a conference, like the fabulous Blissdom Canada Conference, I return to utter chaos. It’s n...
Word Wednesday - Not so extra-terrestrial.
I spent a lot of time this summer with my eyes turned towards the skies. Unlike last summer where it seemed to rain every time I went up to the cottage, and ...
Word Wednesday - Breaking the Rules
There are certain grammar rules that seem to have been passed down through the generations as “thou shalt not” commandments, when, in fact, they are more “u...
Word Wednesday - In search of the ghost of Tom Thompson
It’s been a busy week around here. I spent most of the day Thursday and all day Friday and Saturday getting ready for Dad’s 60th birthday party at the cottag...
Word Wednesday Part IV
So I’m feeling a bit of pressure here. I’m told that the fourth installment of a series should be the best. Many of my geeky friends argue that the fourth St...
Word Wednesday - Again!
I swear I’m going to get a non Word Wednesday post up soon - life has been hectic and I’ve got a bunch of drafts started but haven’t managed to finish any of...
#WordWednesday: The sequel
Okay, So it’s looking like this may stick. At least for the next little while. Today’s word is one that I love using and as many of my friends will attest, I...
#WordWednesday
Okay, So I know that #WordlessWednesday is a thing, but I’m a writer by trade and I love using the perfect word for the situation so I’m going to try to do s...