A long time ago, back in the nineties, I took a sabbatical. In modern terms, this would kind of be a gap year, except I was a bit older. I'd tried a career that wasn't working out. So I grabbed every job I could for around twelve months to save money, and took off for... Continue Reading →
Slow Cow
I took Foro on a jaunt last weekend to see some friends, perching him in one of the little side windows of my Honda Jazz. We watched the cows out in the pastures as we drove through small villages and towns where, it seems, there's a lot of cheese being made. I often don't enjoy... Continue Reading →
Spindrift
This is the name of snow coming down cliff, usually from wind, but in this case I'll use it for melted snow too. There might be a better name when it's melted. It's not quite an avalanche because the whole slope isn't moving but apparently it's okay to say spindrift avalanche. I got stuck in... Continue Reading →
Salve
Now I would have thought that the English word "salve" was tied directly back to Latin but it appears to have had a few stops along the way. etymonline.com gives the origin as "medicinal ointment or adhesive preparation for external use on wounds and sores," from the Old English sealf "healing ointment," from West Germanic *salbo- "oily substance". So... Continue Reading →