The Shiwawan (lit. "Letter garland", Yanshi: 字花環) represents the homorganic order of the characters representing the 168 possible morae (166 characters) in the modern standard dialect of Layamese, along with 5 letters which cannot form a native mora on their own and a letter which denotes...
What words can describe the sun, warm on my face; the vast expanse of blue sky overhead? The smell of sage and pine — all the while seated feather-light atop my willing steed — gliding through our forest with reins draped like a garland about her sleek chestnut neck . . . Later th...
Once in a while, you might spot some silver garland or a little fake Christmas tree, but you would see no twinkling lights or garish displays of Santa Claus with his reindeer and a sleigh full of gifts. Villagers watched and waved as I rode through, standing tall on the motorbike’s pe...
Roosevelt, Judy Garland, and Bing Crosby. Johnny Weissmuller, better known as Hollywood's "Tarzan," served as the hotel's swimming instructor before his rise to fame and fortune. During WWII, the hotel doubled as a military hospital, then, after a period of decline, served as both a ...