During the Easter weekend celebrations at my parent’s place, my partner was given a beer and instructed to walk the family cat so that she could enjoy the sunshine. It wasn’t long after this that the cat (an aging Siamese with a superiority complex) decided that she wanted to go back inside. And so it…
Tag: etymology
What a Contrast! You’re Either Overpaid or “Free”
It’s a crazy world we’re living in. Truly. Making the news these days we can see examples of extreme weather events the world over, and the employment situation is not too far behind. It seems that you’re either burning hot or frigidly cold as an employee – or, to put it in less analogous terms,…
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
Stewart, A. (2013). The Drunken Botanist. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill; New York. Amy Stewart has here provided every curious tippler with the natural origins of their favorite drinks. She is an award-winning author of six books on the natural world and lives in Eureka, California, where she owns an antiquarian bookstore and tends to…
Maria Legault 