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“Monday 21 December marks the Winter solstice across the northern hemisphere. … The Winter solstice is the opposite of the Summer solstice – which has the most daylight and the longest day with the shortest night of the year. Usually, visitors travel to Stonehenge to watch the sunrise together.”
I am a heavy reader but I seem to go into hyperdrive after this solstice and into the new year. Wishing you all a great first day of Winter!
Here is my’word of the week’, to learn new words and give myself writing prompt opportunities This week is ‘Flumadiddle’.
“Step aside, coffee and Coca Cola, for International Tea Day on December 15, we drink the most popular beverage in the world. The day mainly seeks to raise awareness on the impact the tea trade has on farmers and workers but is also celebrated by tea lovers worldwide.”
I drink Earl Gray the most but recently discovered some Celestial teas that help me sleep.
Here is my’word of the week’, to learn new words and give myself writing prompt opportunities This week is ‘Kairos’.
“Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day on December 8th encourages us step from our Tardis or flip open our Omni while wearing clothes from the past. At the same time, we should act appropriately confused by certain technology. Time travel has captured our imaginations for generations.”
Here is my’word of the week’, to learn new words and give myself writing prompt opportunities This week is ‘Noel’. Noun: Christmas, especially as a refrain in carols and on Christmas cards.
“National Cookie Day is December 4 so get ready to refill your cookie jar. Maybe you prefer your cookies to have a crunchy snap, or maybe you’d rather bite into soft and chewy sugary heaven. Either way, eating cookies brings us happiness, and we should all do it more often.”
How will you celebrate?
Here is my’word of the week’, to learn new words and give myself writing prompt opportunities This week is ‘Nepenthe’
“Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag.”
How will you celebrate today?
This novel by Layne Fargo is set at Gorman University. Scarlett is an English teacher on staff committed to purging the school of highly questionable men. Her attention to detail had her sailing under everyone’s radar until her latest victim. Meanwhile, we get snippets of her own time as a Gorman student and what led her to become a murderer.
I know many of us can identify with Scarlett and the injustice of sexual assault or harassment going unpunished for both men and women. The plot makes us all wonder if we might do the same thing in similar circumstances. The plot was beautifully woven around our resident murderer, Scarlett. I loved the host of small town characters and university life for them. I als loved watching her dance around detectives as and their investigations. If you are looking for a great dose of suspense, this is for you. I gave this a 4 out of 5 rating.
