by Susan Matley | Jun 29, 2018 | Official Blog
In other words; expressed in a different way; that is to say. Thank you to Google’s online dictionary for these phrases. The meaning of “in other words” is clear, but what about the words themselves? For this important research I’ll visit my 1976 edition of The...
by Susan Matley | Jun 22, 2018 | Official Blog
The past two months have been full of unusual activity- -buying a house, working toward selling a house, traveling west for Mom’s 75th high school reunion. The only writing I’ve accomplished during this interval is the weekly blog. This week, at last, I’ve returned to...
by Susan Matley | Jun 15, 2018 | Official Blog
It’s been said that variety is the spice of life. I believe variety is life. Highlights of a variety-filled week: Alumni Banquet Last week I mentioned I’d be attending Mom’s 75th high school reunion. Mom hosted a pre-banquet party for her classmates, all of them in...
by Susan Matley | Jun 7, 2018 | Official Blog
I’m lucky. In general and in specific. This week alone tells the tale. On June 4, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of bringing Hoosegow Matley into our home. He’s a fabulous fellow, inquisitive in a way that makes him well-adapted to change. Like the recent move....
by Susan Matley | Jun 1, 2018 | Official Blog
Words are funny things. Sometimes the wrong word ends up widely used for a specific person, place or thing. Writers must be extremely careful about this type of misuse. For example, today’s blog was supposed to be about a 19th century invention called the...
