Several years ago, when my grandparents were well into their 80s, they were no longer able to care for themselves very well. My grandfather was afraid of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. The idea of having to sell their home and move into a retirement home w...
Note also you have many other ways to end a more-personal letter or e-mail, such as sincerely, yours truly, with love, see you soon, or simply cheers! Need More Grammar Tips? We’re always here to help you strengthen your grammar in American English with fresh articles, tips, and exe...
Kindness poems: Take inspiration from these poems about being kind to others. Share them as Facebook posts, short text messages, Pinterest pins and by email to spread the word. Use these rhymes as motivational quotes and encourage others to not shy away from doing random acts of kindness for...
Of course, if you’re not a writer, writing conversationally can seem like an impossible task. But there are ways to make it easier on yourself. Read your email out loud.If your emails always feature “in regards to”, “please see attached”, and “as per our previous exchange”, you...
The adjective apostrophic pertains to the dramatic device: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Chicken" was, apparently, written with a total lack of irony. It includes a stanza full of apostrophic plea to meat substitutes: "Oh soy 'chicken,' where are your bones? / Where shall I get broth...
This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there’ s always some __19__ soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__...
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful, Not proud and demanding in nature. Let them not do the slightest thing That the wise would later reprove. Wishing: In gladness and in safety, ...
and I have to drop (the pretty big!) boxes off at a collection site for DPD. The issue is still not solved and weeks later the mats are still in my house and still smell so bad we have to keep them in an unused room with the door closed. A headache in more ways than one. ...
ChronoFlois an online timeline maker created by the Alex Kearns, who also created TikiToki. It lets you create interactive timelines with multiple ways to embed media (images, videos, etc) onto the timeline. ChronoFlo has a free plan that lets you create 1 timeline with up to 50 events....
Ripley. It involves successful architect Walter Stackhouse (Wilson), who's struggling in his marriage to the neurotic Clara (Biel) and finds his amorous attentions turning to music teacher Ellie.As his personal life unravels in various ways, he becomes obsessed with an unsolved murder. Digging ...