Grammar Tales

Cry for Help

Deb — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:31:21 +0000

Now that it’s on its last legs, isn’t it time to recognise that the apostrophe needs our help?

Eats, Shoots & Leaves Day-to-Day Calendar entry for February 8, by Lynne Truss.

Sunday Snapshot – Goat Note

Deb — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:55:30 +0000

Image kindly forwarded to me by barefootheart.

Sunday Snapshot – These Apostrophes are Not Nice

Deb — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:51:49 +0000

Sunday Snapshot – An Apostrophe Would be Nice

Deb — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:40:53 +0000

Sign on door of pizza joint.

Sunday Snapshots – Fall Falls

Deb — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 05:05:01 +0000

Sunday Snapshot – Ruffles

Deb — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:01:37 +0000

Ruffles with Halloween socks

Sunday Snapshots – Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me

Deb — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:30:24 +0000

Every year around this time there tends to be an accident on our front porch when some witch, carelessly flying too low and not paying enough attention, does a face plant into the support column.

Late one recent evening I thought I heard someone singing “Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me” outside. I couldn’t see anyone out the window, though, so I didn’t think anything of it until the next morning when I discovered that a witch had strayed too far from her usual waterside haunts. Oh dear.

Ouch!

Sunday Snapshots – Happy Halloween!

Deb — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:05:23 +0000

Witches’ Hats

Deb — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:49:26 +0000

I wanted to take a sweet treat to work on Friday to share with my co-workers for Halloween but I was too tired on Thursday evening to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so I was lucky to find the instructions for witches’ hats online at BetterCrocker.com. The hats were a big hit at my office. If you’re looking for a last minute idea for a treat that involves no cooking and can be made in a matter of minutes, this is it!

Sunday Snapshots – More Leaves

Deb — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:48:20 +0000