Tag: quaint

  • Uncharted waters

    Uncharted waters

    WotD: Uncharted waters Welcome to uncharted waters. You and I will soon have to face the challenges and opportunities in life after the pandemic. Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since we celebrated the New Year in 2020. If you’re heading off into new and unknown areas, you’re going into uncharted waters. Technology and…

  • Cobblestone

    Cobblestone

    Word of the Day: Cobblestone/cobble For some reason, we seem to feel that a cobblestone street is romantic and quaint. I’m not quite sure why streets paved with roundish stones seems romantic, but it does. Perhaps its the connection to a better, more simple past. We go to Paris and enjoy walking down the cobblestone streets…

  • Quaint

    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…