Today’s Pictures: 19 June 20

Dappled sun under ancient oaks. Trying to brighten the day for those people isolated indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday’s rain continued into this morning. But it stopped this afternoon and gave us the chance of a pleasant 3 mile walk. The sun came out just as we arrived back home. Lovely walk through the …

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Finding the Write #Words? No. 36: The Slang Thesaurus

Continuing the description of books on words and the English language listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 36: The Slang Thesaurus Hardback, 280 pages. Published in 1986 by Elm Tree Books/Hamish Hamilton Ltd, which is the edition I own. I can’t now recall what it cost me. The 1985 edition is …

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