Month September 2020

I live in a part of the country where there are many “burys,” English suffix descended from earlier “burhs,” “boroughs,” which had followed German for “burgs,” “bergs,” and the like. Burys were fortified centers that protected valued contents. Alternatively, they… Continue Reading →

2020 has been a year of big reinventions. Many of the people I know have decided to use the quarantimes to completely alter major facets of their lives, either out of necessity or simply because they felt it was time…. Continue Reading →