(Y)Year

Y) A year goes by so quickly. When I was a little girl, I used the word Christmas for year. One seemed as long as the other one. Now Christmas and the end of the year fly by as quickly as a flying saucer. It's amazing how many experiences can happen in just one year: Babies are born. Wars are started. Well people become ill. A baby learns to walk all by herself. Three hundred sixty-five days are a lot of days. Why should I complain about not having enough time? I am ashamed of myself. Obviously, next year I need to learn a bit about time management. Time is so precious. In one year I could learn to paint, write, dance or hook a rug. I mustn't blame time for my shortcomings. Time is almost holy.

Xi (X)

Xi river in China

X) Xi

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Wondrous Word/garth

garth

from CALEB'S CROSSING BY GERALDINE BROOKS

"Garth" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Garth \Garth\ (g[aum]rth), n. [Icel. gar[eth]r yard. See
   Yard.]
   1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth.

     [1913 Webster]

"I maintained an icy silence, set out his supper, and took my own bread to eat in the garth.

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