April is Stress awareness month, which seems particularly apt given the current uncertainty we face with the coronavirus (COVID- 19). The coronavirus has had an impact on everyone so it is OK to feel anxious, concerned or stressed. You may be finding social distancing and staying at home is causing you to feel bored, lonely, … Continue reading Your Wellbeing – stress awareness month
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Word of the day – Cocoon
Word of the Day : April 3, 2020 cocoon verb kuh-KOON Definition : to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon Did You Know? Since at least the late 1600s, English speakers have been using the noun cocoon for the silky covering that surrounds a caterpillar or other insect larva in the pupa stage of metamorphosis. The word derives, via … Continue reading Word of the day – Cocoon
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children, a book and a film, by Salman Rushdie. I was intrigued to read the novel, and watch the film, ‘Midnight’s children.’ Amongst it’s awards are the Best of the Booker, Booker Prize (1981), and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. Children born at midnight on the eve of India’s partition and … Continue reading Midnight’s Children
Marc Almond: the Last Star – by Jeremy Reed
Reed has written a very sympathetic biography of Soft Cell's front man Marc Almond, although it follows him musically rather than his personal life story. His love of Almond, his music and lyrics shine all the way through what I thought to be a rather wordy book. I admit the structure and writing was not … Continue reading Marc Almond: the Last Star – by Jeremy Reed
Word of the day – Pleonasm
Word of the Day : April 2, 2020 pleonasm noun PLEE-uh-naz-um Definition 1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy 2 : an instance or example of pleonasm Did You Know? Pleonasm, which stems (via Late Latin) from the Greek verb pleonazein, meaning "to be excessive," is … Continue reading Word of the day – Pleonasm
