Tag Archives: Natalie Hartford

High School Halls: Under the Disco Ball: School Dances

Turn down the lights and let the disco ball turn. It’s time for a school-sponsored dance on Deep-Fried Friday as part of my High School Halls series. First, let’s all pause and wish that our high school dance had been like … Continue reading

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Armadillos, Cow Tipping, and Silly Camp Songs

It’s an Amaze-ing Words Wednesday special! I had an interesting comments conversation with Jenny Hansen of the More Cowbell blog on Natalie Hartford’s Life Out Loud blog. Following my comment about the blog post itself… Jenny Hansen says: Julie, if they let … Continue reading

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Panties? Skivvies? Bloomers? Words for Underwear

Good gravy, I’ve gotten swept up into National Undies Week, as declared by Natalie Hartford and Jenny Hansen. However, since this is Amaze-ing Words Wednesday, let’s look at the words we use for underwear and where we got them. Bikinis. … Continue reading

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Summer Swingin’ and Stylin’: #ROW80

As I explained last week, I was not planning on getting much done on my ROW80 goals because I was going to church camp near Bandera, Texas. There is a single Internet connection in one particular building on the site, … Continue reading

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Neologistically Speaking

Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! Some time ago, I wondered if I could make up my own word. And then I did. New words are called neologisms (neo=new, logo=word). Neologisms are added to our language all the time. For instance, … Continue reading

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