Word of the Day - Astonish, Wonder and Why

Our special guest is Kathleen.

"To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly." - Colette

"Because today, I think I'm leaning on the side of wonder." - Melina Marchetta, from Beth's morning series of Facebook posts.

"He who has a why to live for an bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Runaway, as performed by Del Shannon

I Wonder Why as performed by Dion and the Belmonts

Why me, Lord by Kris Kristofferson

A Little Sweet...

Leslie has 40 more rows to complete in the center section of her hap shawl, Quill by Jared Flood from Brooklyn Tweed's Spring Thaw Collection. She also had a mitten disaster.

Beth has been putting postcards up on eBay. Beth's user name is hemlockwv if you want to go check them out.

Kathleen finds projects challenging.

A Little Tart...

Joss Whedon

"Mrs. Pontellier gave over being astonished, and concluded that wonders would never cease." - Kate Chopin.

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." - Socrates

"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the less taste we shall have for destruction." - Rachel Carson

"Words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder." - Jody Picoult

"The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest wonder." - Celia Green

Cotton Candy Sock Yarn from Unplanned Peacock Studio

Unplanned Peacock Studio's Tailfeather's Yarn Club.

A Little Unexpected...

Kathleen's astonishing and wonder filled vacation in Florida.

Home Security IP Cam: Alfred

"When a human being is born the first thing he does is crying. The rest of his life he'll spend discovering why." - Erik Tanghe

Many thanks to Kathleen for joining us! Your hosts wrap things up and will be back with a new word in a couple of weeks.

Music Attribution

Reverie (small theme)

by _ghost

featuring Pitx

ccmixter.org/files/_ghost/25389

CC Attribution (3.0)