Wind and Unkind

Hi All, Following our lovely little discussion last evening about Shakespeare’s use of rhyme in Blow, blow, though winter wind, I’ve done a little bit of Googling.  The bottom line seems to be that in Shakespeare’s time the word wind was still pronounced with a long ‘i’ vowel (probably spelled wynde) a hangover from Middle English. According to … Read more

Food for thought: inviting your feedback

We’re evaluating how to move forward with our group, to keep everyone interested, feeling that they’re continuing to learn and develop, and also, from a practical point of view, keeping the numbers high enough to ensure a solid financial footing, so that people don’t have to keep breaking open their piggy banks to keep us … Read more