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The Meandering Matriarch

~ AKA: Suellen Carey-Clarke

The Meandering Matriarch

Category Archives: words

Plumbing: The Metaphor

May 23, 2011

Have you any idea how many plumbing metaphors there are?  Neither do I.  But I was amazed to discover that …

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Dictionary (n): Book explaining the words of a language

November 28, 2010

Has my dictionary become obsolete, or have I?  (“Well, yes,” I hear you murmur.)  Okay, so my Oxford English Dictionary …

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St. Petersburg: the Splendour, the Opulence, the Excesses

September 19, 2010

 Stunning architecture,  rivers and canals to rival Venice, a plethora of bridges–from the elegant to the quirky, an abundance of the best art …

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Mares Eat Oats

August 11, 2010

I was thinking.  How is it that someone can think up lyrics like Mares eat oats and does eat oats, …

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A Tribute to the Cactus

June 4, 2010

  G’Day! I’m still in Kansas, where I’ll stay until July 1st.  There are no tornados to report on yet, so I’d …

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Nouns and Verbs and Other Kinds of People

April 6, 2010

I was recently reminded of the quote from Buckminster Fuller: “I think I am a verb.” R. Buckminster Fuller US …

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Ironically Yours

April 4, 2010

I love ironic humor, but it’s not nearly so amusing when I’m the butt of it.  I’ll tell you what …

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Boxes

April 2, 2010

A box for everything and everything in its box About a year and a half ago my niece, Mary (Salty …

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Routinely Cranky

March 26, 2010

Okay, I’m cranky again. Not so long ago I had a big moan about the fact that I seem to …

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Descriptive Narrative, and Other Sins Of Omission

March 25, 2010

A Novel Exercise G’Day! I suppose it’s time I come clean and tell you about the recent novel editing retreat.  …

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