Word: quainted
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...teensy items on inside pages. In Britain, Murdoch's Sun, for whom this type of scandal would normally warrant huge headlines, ran a six-paragraph item on page 10. Its sister paper, the London Times, was equally discreet. The other British publications ran more prominent stories but, in a quaint show of taste, did not gloat. Oh, if only Ted Turner owned a newspaper...
There are certainly elements of Haight-Ashbury at these two quaint Victorian houses off Mass. Ave. One front porch hosts tapestry-print pillows scattered on porch seats and a conspicuous sign that reads "Center for High Energy Metaphysics." Fish live in a large bathtub in the window of the common room, with "Happiness is Now" painted on the side panel of their rather green mini-pond. A suspicious salt-shaker containing "oregano" graces the kitchen cabinet, and the refrigerator holds only rows of organic milk. Further inspection reveals a compost bin, a new vegetable garden and walls covered with Communist...
...colonial-style Golden Farm mansion that still overlooks the port. British influence lives on in a taste for gin drinking ("Lord Nelson" was one of the brands produced on the island) and in the sprinkling of Anglicisms (among them xumeca for shoemaker and tornescru for screwdriver) that add a quaint historical dimension to the Minorcan language...
Easily reached by regular ferry service, Ile St.-Honorat has sweet-smelling eucalyptus groves, sprinkled with lavender, thyme and rosemary, and generally rocky beaches. There are no cars, just nicely shaded paths. A quaint and spacious gift shop sells CDs of the monks' exquisite chanting as well as jars of their homemade honey and bottles of their wine...
Other details of the novel add to its credibility. The quaint chapter titles--from "I Improve My Friendship with Mr. Newton" to "I Go Among the Enemy"--make the tone honest yet personable. The opening quotes to each chapter, from Lidie's beloved book A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the Use of Young Ladies at Home by Miss Catherine E. Beecher, adds a deliciously straight-faced irony to Lidie's own rather un-ladylike story. In addition, a mini-title that summarizes that page's subject in about five words or less is found at the top of every...