Archive | June 23, 2015
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…a wee indulgence… and p’raps a bit of enlightenment…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AN04imFDK8 …it’s nearly fifty years ago that this ol’ Jurassic won his first ever singing medal at the National Gaelic Mod in Scotland… one of the four songs I was obliged to sing is called, ‘Mi’n Seo Nam Onar’… the literal translation in English is ‘I am here alone’… but…

The Origin of the Phrase ‘Goody Two-Shoes’
Interesting Literature Where did the expression ‘Goody Two-Shoes’ come from? Its history is, in part, a literary one… The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes was a story, published anonymously in 1765, about an orphan girl who goes through life wearing only one shoe. However, this wasn’t where the expression ‘goody two-shoes’ originally came from: the phrase is […]
Three Quotes for the Day Blog Tag!
Originally posted on JEMSBOOKS:
Thank you, Sally Georgina Cronin, for tagging me to take part in this Three Quotes in Three Days! Sally is one lovely, creative and multi-talented lady. Please check out her wonderful blog. I hope you don’t mind, Sally, but I will put all my quotes in one (basket) blog. Quote 1: This quote really touches…
Need to Find Inspiration?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Summer time and the living is easy. Time to write and time to read. If you need inspiration? I’ve got a couple of ideas. First sign up for some writing prompts. You’ll find everything from one word, multiple words, to pictures. Some will arrive in you inbox daily, weekly or quarterly.…