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Sound and nonsenseTo a nonnative speaker, what a difference a misheard word makes.
Starlets of the gardenShowy oriental poppies are brief, but tolerant and easy to grow.
Color me confusedI needed paint; what I got was a lesson in how things have changed.- One quilt, three blessingsCould I sew a baby quilt to donate to a good cause, my son texted 鈥� in two weeks?
Waving at antsGraduates in a stadium and friends who are departing get the same hail and farewell.
I have shoes for any occasionRiot gear for Africa? Rhinestone cowboy wear? Yep, and more.
Don't overlook the ordinaryThe humble petunia is extraordinary for its variety and ease of cultivation.- Why I travel, rather than tourTo view a picture of a cake is hardly to experience a cake.
- When obfuscation is a good thingWorking on a technical book reminds the Monitor's language columnist how language is about connotation as well as denotation.
My mandate to be boldA Monitor photographer gets over shyness to be the eyes of a readership.- Of bovines and waterlinesAs we dig a trench, our cows' instincts hinder, then help.
- Color schemes 鈥� imported from the Caucasus?The 'all of the above' identities of the Boston bombing suspects illustrate the conflation of 'color' and religion.
- Picture this...In a digital age, you'd think school photos would be a snap.
A fig orchard on your patioDwarf fig for container gardening grows outside in summer, comes inside in winter.- Pie transports meWhen the package arrived in Saudi Arabia, it sent me home.
Kandinsky spoke 'language of color'Russian-born artist Wassily Kandinsky changed the course of modern art forever.- Babushka's giftShe was happy to be useful, with little time for unkind thoughts.
A bus-stop tennis clinicWe were stuck in rural Panama. Then kids began throwing rocks at us.- Call of the wild: Feed me!Cute animals brought out a maternal instinct. But then her project grew.
Put your orchids on iceThey're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.