Upside down world: “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary-wise; what it is wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?” — Alice, of “Alice’s...
On words: If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. – Doug Larson, newspaper editor and columnist Over the July 4 holiday, with many grandchildren about, it wasn’t uncommon to hear the bedtime parental...
Homestead: The home and adjoining land occupied by a family; the ancestral home. – Merriam Webster Dictionary Side by side for 100 years, they weathered whatever South Dakota dished out. Because of their advanced age and for hitting the century mark together, it...
Drought: A period of dryness especially when prolonged; specifically, one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth. – Merriam Webster Dictionary The sound startled me. It was late afternoon, and I was catching up on some bookwork...
Summer reading: “One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeannette Walls, “The Glass Castle” Looking very un-cowboylike in his 10-gallon hat, the president seemed both delighted and horrified when the bulldogger wrestled a steer...
