Tag Archives: John Keats

Word Cloud: EERIE

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What a lot of words we have in English for the things that give us that unsettling tingly feeling! eer-ie – adjective uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, unearthly, odd, supernatural, otherworldly, strange, abnormal, weird, freakish, creepy, scary, spooky, freaky, frightening, bone-chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling . . . Middle English, originally of northern English-Scots origin, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUNCROSSING

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I am by choice most thoroughly a creature of the West Coast convergence of sea and desert, which gives new meaning to “dry land.” Autumn, when the sun recrosses the equator heading south, might tempt me … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PHANTASM (revisited)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Autumn days slide into long nights of winter-dark –shadows shifting on the bedroom wall, soft footfalls pacing the hallway, or dried leaves scratching on a windowpane – all subtly take on an ominous quality. October is a month abounding with myths … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 19, 2018

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

September 19th is Butterscotch Pudding Day National Gymnastics Day International Talk Like a Pirate Day * _________________________________________ MORE! George Cadbury, Sarah Louise Delany and Frank Zappa, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 31, 2017

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

October 31st is Halloween Books for Treats Day * Caramel Apple Day Day of the Seven Billion * National Magic Day * National UNICEF Day * Reformation Day * U.N. World Cities Day * ___________________________________________________ MORE! Martin Luther, Ethel Waters and … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EERIE

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What a lot of words we have in English for the things that give us that unsettling tingly feeling! eer-ie – adjective uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, unearthly, odd, supernatural, otherworldly, strange, abnormal, weird, freakish, creepy, scary, spooky, freaky, frightening, bone-chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling . . . Middle English, originally of northern English-Scots … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 19, 2017

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

September 19th is Get Ready Day * Butterscotch Pudding Day National Gymnastics Day International Talk Like a Pirate Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! John Keats, Mabel Vernon and Ferdinand Porsche, click

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Word Cloud: PHANTASM

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Autumn days slide into long nights of winter-dark –shadows shifting on the bedroom wall, soft footfalls pacing the hallway, or dried leaves scratching on a windowpane – all subtly take on an ominous quality. October is a month abounding … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EARTH

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Religion and Science — two different approaches to the questions, How Does Stuff Work? and Why Do Things Happen? When you start with the same questions, you often uncover similar answers. The Elements, for example. The “basic four”— … Continue reading →

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The Delight of Butterflies

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”  – John Keats, in a love letter to Fanny … Continue reading →

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