Posted on 2026-01-25 by Melissa
Why does language put us on islands but in cities, on boats but in cars?
Posted on 2026-01-18 by Melissa
A linguistic discovery reveals how breath sits at the heart of many words.
Posted on 2026-01-18 by Melissa
I’ve been thinking about legacy lately and wondering what the long lasting impact of my life might be.
Posted on 2026-01-11 by Melissa
Repotting plants feels like watching hermit crabs trade shells: one upgrade triggers a quiet chain where everyone ends up in a better home.
Posted on 2026-01-04 by Melissa
I recently learned that in the Irish language, they don’t say “I am sad” but rather “Tá brón orm” which translates as “Sadness is on me”, implying that the feeling rests on you not within you as your entire being.
Posted on 2025-11-30 by Melissa
So I’m taking the Braverman Assessment for my naturopath. The Braverman Assessment, if you don’t know it, is a questionnaire that evaluates a person’s dominant personality type based on four key neurotransmitter profiles: dopamine, acetylcholine, GABA and serotonin.
Posted on 2025-10-19 by Melissa
As I was walking along the river on a warm May morning, I noticed the salmon berry blossoms had begun to shed their pink petals, revealing the tiny, green drupelets that lay beneath.
Posted on 2025-10-12 by Melissa
“Goodbye” I said, as I was leaving the house to run some errands. “Thank you” replied my husband absentmindedly from the kitchen. I paused on my way out the door, giving him a quizzical look. “Thank you for going away” he replied with a mischievous smile.
Posted on 2025-10-05 by Melissa
The word of the day is draft.
Posted on 2025-09-28 by Melissa
As I was checking out at the supermarket the other day, I noticed that the pork tenderloin I’d selected rang in as: “ptenderloin”. Is that a silent “p” I wondered, as in the word pterodactyl?
