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Proverbs
Words Remembered
Proverbial language has been defined by linguist Neal Norrick as “self-contained, pithy, traditional expressions with didactic content and fixed poetic forms.” Less scientifically but more poetically, English statesman Lord John Russell is credited with defining proverbs as “the wisdom of many and the wit of one.” (ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs, John S. Rohsenow, 2002)
Wear, Tear, and Repair
Things Fall Apart
When I was 18 with a baby, I was married into a construction crew that regularly wrecked their jeans. At a dollar a patch I made my first money sewing and became a bit of a hero.
Bottoms Up
In 2011 the Nashawannuck Pond was dredged after decades of discussion and planning. A man-made body of water constructed in 1847 to provide an abundant, steady water source for the mills of Easthampton, it had become gradually shallower from accumulations of organic material, sediment, and erosion.