Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Social Distancing

Six feet between us

Consider six feet under

It’s a no brainer


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Obscure words explained105. melee

MELEE

confusion of sorts

or even a good pub brawl

when it’s over peace

 


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Unusual U.S. Place names 7 – Pipestone

PIPESTONE – (Pipestone County) Minnesota

Named for stone quarried

for hand-carved calumet pipes

Ritual peace pipes


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A technical post

I am frustrated with WordPress! When I want to publish a new post I have discovered that I can no longer choose when( The time of day) that it will be published. this is very frustrating and I wish wordpress programmers would stop fixing things that are not broken!


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Obscure words explained 104 – blarney

BLARNEY

Deceptive speaking

Irish call it eloquence

The gift of the gab


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Obscure words explained 102 – ban sidhe

BAN SIDHE (Banshee)

Old Irish, Fairy

Vengeful if one offends them

Clodhna their Queen


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Unusual U.K. place names 90. – Great Snoring

GREAT SNORING, Norfolk

Was Snoring Magna

from Saxon named Snaringa

Noted for water-Mill.

 

 

 

 


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Obscure words explained 101. – crepescular

CREPESCULAR

Resembling twilight

Shadowy forms loom about

dim and indistinct

 


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Obscure words explained 100. – aeolian

AEOLIAN

Caused by wind, wind-blown

Good excuse for Bad-Hair day

Natures freedom mode