Tag: quaint
Cobblestone
Word of the Day: Cobblestone/cobble For some reason, we seem to feel that a cobblestone street is romantic and quaint. A cobblestone or cobble is a small to medium-sized roundish stone that was commonly used to pave streets in Europe. I’m not quite sure why streets paved with roundish stones seem romantic, but it does.…
Quaint
Word of the Day: Quaint As some of you know, I live in a quaint part of the countryside in Japan. It’s always quiet here, and nothing much happens. That’s why I moved here. The countryside looks old-fashioned, and things are more traditional than in cities. Life unfolds at a slower pace. That is what…