With apologies to Elton John:

As soon as November hits, it seems as if people go crazy for the Pumpkin Spice Latte. I personally don’t care for the flavor, but I do love the colors of the PSL season.

In the later 1920s, dress hemlines were getting shorter, and this meant women could move their legs more when dancing. Sheath dress styles made it difficult to do more than move the legs at the knee, so many dances consisted of kicking the feet about. The Charleston was one such style where dancers kicked their heels enthusiastically. The borde...

Choice Bit of Calico (noun) a desirable woman slang

I’m a self-proclaimed word nerd. English major. Taught English for years. Big reader. I love words. But out of all the words I’ve read, I think “juxtaposed” might be one of my favorites. I wanted a knitting pattern that allowed me to use that word repeatedly.