You may not be a boat owner yourself or a skillful sailor, but we’ve all been on boats in our lives.
What memories do you have of times on the water in a rowboat, a canoe, a sailboat, or a ferry? Or perhaps you’ve cruised the seas on a freighter or luxurious ocean liner?
The Covid pandemic certainly put a kink in everyone’s travels, but it seems many of us are traveling again with a vengeance. Do you have current travel plans?
Are there places you’ve been to you’d like to revisit? Or are you planning trips to new destinations? And do you have some happy as well as some unhappy travel stories?
The dictionary definition of “word” is "a single distinct, meaningful element of speech or writing used with others to form a sentence."
In addition to speaking or writing, we can now send our words electronically around the globe with a simple click. But the poet Pearl Strachan Hurd reminds us to ... "Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atomic bombs."
How have words figured into your life? What experiences with words can you recall for yourself or your children, or with foreign speakers you've met?
We may or may not love to shop, but happily or grudgingly we’re all shoppers - for food, clothing, shelter, and those innumerable other purchases we really need or simply want.
Have you had some memorable experiences as a shopper? Have you ever shopped ‘til you dropped, or landed some great bargains? Or have there been times when you’ve suffered buyer’s remorse ?
You may not be a boat owner yourself or a skillful sailor, but we’ve all been on boats in our lives.
Are you a coffee-lover? Or do you prefer tea? What did your parents drink? Do you remember your first cup?
The Covid pandemic certainly put a kink in everyone’s travels, but it seems many of us are traveling again with a vengeance. Do you have current travel plans?
The dictionary definition of “word” is "a single distinct, meaningful element of speech or writing used with others to form a sentence."
We may or may not love to shop, but happily or grudgingly we’re all shoppers - for food, clothing, shelter, and those innumerable other purchases we really need or simply want.