Joyfully Retired

Thanks for stopping  by to check on the new words I found this week. I finished another Agatha Christie book (Death On the Nile) which almost always contains a few new-to-me words. Here’s what I found: 1.  fulsome: M. Blondin, however, was positively fulsome in his attentions. Fulsome is an adjective meaning complimentary or flattering to [...]

In today’s edition of Wondrous Words Wednesday I have only one word. It’s, of course, new to me but also very interesting. The word is from Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. The word is durian and here is how it was used in the book: No one has offered to share what I smell: [...]

Wednesday is the day to share new words we find in our reading. My whole family loves to help me. Cerrin, our youngest, specializes in finding the best new words in cartoons. Here’s her latest: Adam by Brian Bassett Proboscis sounded familiar but it didn’t come to mind right away. I didn’t detect any clues [...]

Thanks for stopping by to check on the new words I found this week. I finished reading Austenland by Shannon Hale. Here are a few I found: 1.  tiffin: “The gentlemen, much to Miss Charming’s palpable elation, did conclude their billiards and join the ladies for tiffin and tea, charades and gossip. I thought tiffin [...]

Hi everyone. Our holiday vacation is over. It was tough to leave our sweet granddaughters, but it was time to go home. We hopped on Amtrak and chugged out of Portland Monday afternoon. The trip to the Bay area arrives early the next morning. I’ve told you before how much I love to travel by [...]