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Monthly Archives: November 2011
New words: Durly…..Bobbitt…..MTBF
I have always been interested in words. Had my family stayed in Brazil, I don’t know whether this would have been the case. However, learning English as my third language coincided with that period when the need for self-expression increases … Continue reading
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Poem to (a)Muse
I was recently reminded that the cello is my favorite string instrument. It is, by far, the sexiest and the most sensual – aurally and visually – of the string instruments. As it has so many voices – wise, playful, … Continue reading
