Happy National Punctuation Day!

September 24 is National Punctuation Day! And because of that, this week’s blog post is happening a bit sooner than expected.

O Scarves, O Fringe, O Sparkling Things: Musings on the Vocative O

Today I went out for a nice wander in my neighborhood. It was a lovely fall day, though still a little warm for my preference. I’m fortunate that I live in a neighborhood with great shops in easy walking distance. I went to a used bookstore first, then to

Shawls, Bonnets, and the Latest (Nineteenth Century) Paris Fashions

Modes De Paris, 1844

In this week’s blog post, we’re going to go back to the 1800s—we’ve already been there once before with George Sand, but this time, we’ll be talking about bonnets and changing grammatical patterns.