Category: general

Called To Be Content

“The peaches are awful. They are mealy, not juicy.” It had been six days wince Kathi and I stood in Winco’s produce section eying the peaches. We were to co-host the Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda that evening, and we were shopping for healthy snacks. The fruit was peachy in color with rosy highlights, round, […]

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A Discovery and A Memory

Hankering for the cuisine and atmosphere of Higgins, and not wanting to go alone, Judy invited Gayle and me to be her guests last Friday evening. We arrived early for our 7:30 reservation and were seated at a table on the mid-level. The restaurant is laid out on three levels. The plain interior included brown […]

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3 of 3704

The question is asked in White Christmas, “What does a retired general do?” The same sort of question can be asked of the estates of former aristocrats. Most people of the 21st century have scarce knowledge of the feudal system of economics and government which existed in Europe from about 500 AD to 1500 AD […]

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Change of Plans 2–London

After arriving in England, I learn that a former boarder of ours has moved to London from Hong Kong. Toby lived with us for his final year at Portland Christian High School. He moved with us from one address to another as 2015 turned to 2016. Plans are to meet in London on May 28th–last […]

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June 10th/10th of June

If you visit the United Kingdom for any length of time, you must relearn how to express a date. Take a birth date, for instance. Written with numbers in America, it would look like this: 06/10/76. In Britain, it appears as 10/06/76. It is so easy to say, “Just keep in mind that the numbers […]

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Roundabout

When visiting England, one of the first things to learn is where to sit in a car. The front passenger seat is not on the right but on the left. When turning left, the turn occurs immediately; the street is not crossed first before the actual turn is made. This left-right difference is easy to […]

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80 Years Since….

Disabled as he is, Rick spends his days at home in front of his screen, working at his computer or watching TV. When he is in TV mode, it often is the daily news that holds his attention. I don’t sit down to watch the news, but I hear it as I pass by. Last […]

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British Idioms 1

I was well into adulthood before I learned the meaning of idiom. Looking through a list of definitions, I found this one from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.” Having hosted international people, I saw how difficult idioms […]

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WORD’sworth

Let me tell you about the origin of WORD’sworth. It is the title of my website, Linda’s WORD’sworth at https//:lindahighman.com. It began 40 years ago while I was teaching English to grades seven through 12 at North Clackamas Christian School. We had begun doing a yearly senior play which evolved into two annual plays; and […]

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Wensleydale Creamery

Visiting the town of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales had been suggested in early February. Finally, after weeks of chilly temperatures and Rick’s bad cold and cough, we are on our way! Not only Hawes, our final destination is its cheese factory. Similar in size to the Blue Heron Creamery, a mile or so south […]

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