tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post3401019773967538822..comments2023-08-19T22:25:39.865+10:00Comments on Vegetable Vagabond: A CAULDRON OF WORDSKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-88313811880307032992008-06-19T07:50:06.247+10:002008-06-19T07:50:06.247+10:00What a lovely image, Kate - a cauldron of words bu...What a lovely image, Kate - a cauldron of words bubbling away, making a tasty mix, new flavours melting into the old ones. I worry, like you, that because I spend a lot of time speaking French (not terribly well, but passably) and learning Occitan and Spanish, with a bit of Welsh in my background, I'll forget English words - but there all still there. New languages don't fill up the mind, they expand it, and offer new opportunities for fun with the words (double meanings, etc.). A lot of humour in Wales is based on puns which use English/Welsh versions of words and differences between them.<br>Our daughter was here last week helping with the writing course and as always when she and/or our son are here we pick up odd catch phrases which run as a theme through the week and make us laugh - that's what families do!! It's great isn't it? Must stop now - I'm in danger of writing a comment as long as your post.chaiselonguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500250914284715491.post-5328665840160166872008-06-30T16:27:43.449+10:002008-06-30T16:27:43.449+10:00Youu paint a lovely picture with your words. We h...Youu paint a lovely picture with your words. We have allowed our modern lives to become controlled by "stuff", and it's good to put it all behind you, so you can get a clearer view. See you in September, or is it October?? No worries, no plans!!!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409890570579989612noreply@blogger.com