on the edge of ordinary

I think I'm pleased to report that we booked more plane tickets on Saturday. I have to say that after our journeys last year, I wasn...

I've just discovered this blog post: it was in my draft folder, almost completely finished, but never published. I wrote it over a year ...

I've been having fun since early May by putting up a once-a-week Facebook status I've called Wednesday Words.  This photo was ta...

As usual I'm on the look out for unusual sights and word-usage while I'm out and about. I found a few recently and snapped photos o...

Our family loves words. At present our computer's screen saver is "Word of the Day" which consists of a number of words, usual...

There was an interesting discussion on my Facebook page the other day when I posted this: Here's another US word I've never he...

Concession n. 1. the act of conceding or yielding, as a right or privilege , or as a point or fact in an argument. 2. the thing or point ...

The weather is changing seasons finally. Last night we slept without a fan for only the second time since we came back (not including campin...

Today we're finalising things. Tidying up the house more than usual due to having house-sitters coming on Sunday. It is actually a ble...