Turning Green for Spring
Still dancing the Irish jig this day-after-St-Paddy’s-Day
Wordplay Wednesday? While you
dive back into your corner of the world, splash a little Irish Cream into your
morning cuppa Joe to take the green edge off. Well, maybe not all of it
…
VERDURE (v
… or your morning-after skin tone! Just
kidding. But this week (Thursday, March 19th), without much else to celebrate
as we quarantine ourselves for the good of all, we look forward to and welcome
a quick end to our global madness, with the First day of Spring and everything verdure.
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| 50 Shades of Green Home Décor |
As a reward for being vigilant and sensible
during crisis, Mother Nature comes through with a breath fresh air. As Space.com announced, “In fact, it will be a rather auspicious occurrence: the earliest
that the equinox has occurred nationwide in 124 years.”
Have too much idle time on your hands and
already tired of games? Turn personal misfortunes into opportunities and
miracles—begin your Spring plans to promote a new life in vibrant shades of verdure.
To put you in the mood, enjoy some tunes of classic verdure while you seek ways to constructively build toward a second “new
beginning” for this anything-but-normal year … imagine you’re dancing through
fields of fine greenery in the …
Tom Jones took
it to #1 on WLS/Chicago’s Silver Dollar Survey February 11, 1967
Booker
T & the MGs’ instrumental hit #6 on WACK/Newark NY Top 50 Tunedex
September 9, 1962
The
Brothers Four claimed the #1 spot on WIBG/Philadelphia’s Top 99 Records April
18, 1960
Staff
Sgt. Barry Sadler struck a U.S. nerve at #1 on WILS/Lansing MI Top 20
February 23, 1966
Barbara
Streisand topped KTNQ/Los Angeles’ Prime Hits at #10 February 24th & hit #1
by March 17, 1977
Kermit
the Frog (1970, Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets)—too much fun not to include
Need some planning ideas that may help you fashion
an active life after our sedentary solitude? Don’t stagnate—learn, strategize, create.
Word Challenge: VERDURE. Another quirk of the English language—we change a D into
a J to pronounce this week’s word. Let’s set our sights on greener pastures of
the near future, as you fit verdure into your week of Spring-fresh writings.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in
her Blast from Your Past series (of
three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT
Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years
1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!]
*Note: 1) Dictionary
definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary. Yes,
we sometimes present them out of “official” context—but that’s half the fun!
Think of it as “creative context.” 2) Neither I (LinDee Rochelle) nor Penchant
for Penning are responsible for how you use information found here, that may
result in legal action.
E-N-Dzzzzzzzz
