Wow, I made it. And those of you who have been kindly making the rounds and commenting ... thank you. I thought I would end this A to Z challenge with some my personal favorite Z words.
The guy it's easy to hate.
Zeniff
The guy you have some sympathy for
and kinda wish you could like, maybe.
Zane
from Well of Ascension, Book 2 of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy
Hero
Zorro
Antonio Banderes and Anthony Hopkins were both hot as Zorro.
Scrabble
Zarf
I learned this word from my father and confunded my kids for years using it as a password.
(wonder what it is?)
 |
| When hot coffee became a fad a bazillion years ago, they created these cup holders to keep the drinkers from burning their hands. What's the modern equivalent to these beautiful old zarfs? |
 |
| It's that outer thingy ... uh ... zarf ... that keeps you from burning your hands |
And my very favorite Z?
Zair
from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern
 |
Robinton, Masterharper of Pern, and his loyal friend Zair |
Anne McCaffrey is a wonderful writer. I love her use of language without sounding pretentious. She's been quite a proliffic writer as evidenced by her list of books here. I'm thrilled to hear they may finally be making the first book into a film!
Anne is obviously one of my writer idols.
What about you? Which writer(s) would you love to be like?
Anne is obviously one of my writer idols.
What about you? Which writer(s) would you love to be like?
Hmm, still confused about 'zarf'! ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, so many writers inspire me!! More recently, I'm enjoying Jennifer Wiener and Sarah Addison Allen.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the challenge, its been great fun but definitely am ready for normal programming. ;-))
Zarf, for real? Who knew?
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the A to Z challenge. And with a bang. That's a lot of Z's. :)
Great z words, yay Zorro! zarf...so thats what they are called. Well done for getting through to the end :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on completing the challenge!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally going to Starbucks now and asking for a zarf. Great Z words!
ReplyDeleteVery impressed with all your "z's"
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment on my blog. Yes, writing and conversation do not mix!
Hope you're enjoying your weekend. All the A-Z bloggers deserve a rest after their endeavors.
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteThe above comment is actually from me (Michael G-G). It appears my eldest son has been on my laptop, signed in with his google account, and not signed out again. The silver lining is that I found he has a (neglected) blog!
Yours,
Michael
You went out with a bang, I went out with a whimper. Great blog post! I'd love to have a zarf.
ReplyDeleteZarf - love that word! I must add Anne McCaffrey to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on making it to the end of the challenge. I'm so glad I met you through A to Z and I am looking forward to following your blogging journey.
Ellie Garratt
You made it! I was amazed that you were even able to keep up with posts while in Ireland. Well done, Donna!
ReplyDeleteI knew those things had a name! zounds! and from ancient origins - that's the amazing part =)
ReplyDeletelike the aglet! who gets to come up with them? i guess the people who invent them?
yeah we made it through!
happy end of a-z days!
Always on the lookout for a good Scrabble word! Congratulations on finishing the Challenge and hope you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the zarf bit. I found it very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to write like Cynthia Rylant and Patricia Pollack. :) They write wonderful picture books.
Ah, Zorro! May he continue to elude and astound.
ReplyDeleteDonna! Yippe! We did it! I'm happy to see that you picked up your award!
ReplyDelete*HUGS*
Happy Sunday :)
hmm,Nice.. gooD posT i read.. Love It..
ReplyDeleteVisit Me, please..
Congrats on finishing the A-Z challenge, and winning the contest!
ReplyDelete