Linda Troost
@lvtroost.bsky.social
Prof of English and Professional Writing, esp. 18th c British lit; expert on Jane Austen adaptations; former English department chair; Smithie, Penn Ph.D. https://www.clippings.me/ltroost
Wallace, not Gromit, did the shopping.
April 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wallace, not Gromit, did the shopping.
I found I have to add "find a physical book" to my freshman comp class's Quests when we start the unit on research.
March 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I found I have to add "find a physical book" to my freshman comp class's Quests when we start the unit on research.
Have forwarded this to a friend.
February 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Have forwarded this to a friend.
UK pizzas that have stuck in my mind: "tuna and sweet corn" and "Peking Duck."
February 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
UK pizzas that have stuck in my mind: "tuna and sweet corn" and "Peking Duck."
Pratchett's Hogfather.
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Pratchett's Hogfather.
Where do you source your pulp? (I once tried dryer lint--interesting but not recommended.)
January 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Where do you source your pulp? (I once tried dryer lint--interesting but not recommended.)
Yes, glad you realized it might not be just a virus. (But, yes, a weird insight into another world, isn't it?)
January 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Yes, glad you realized it might not be just a virus. (But, yes, a weird insight into another world, isn't it?)
Maria Edgeworth
mariaedgeworth.org
January 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I took my very first grad course with him--The Younger Romantics.
January 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I took my very first grad course with him--The Younger Romantics.
Now you have me thinking of Mme Defarge and her knitting.
January 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Now you have me thinking of Mme Defarge and her knitting.
I will remember that next year, the online option.
January 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I will remember that next year, the online option.
Granny Smith was the one I learned about when I started grad school. Very exotic. Oh, the McIntosh was common in New England, but not what anyone bought in the DC suburbs. I discovered them in college.
January 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Granny Smith was the one I learned about when I started grad school. Very exotic. Oh, the McIntosh was common in New England, but not what anyone bought in the DC suburbs. I discovered them in college.
There was also the Golden Delicous apple.
January 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There was also the Golden Delicous apple.
Second attempt "dilly dally" seems more appropriate.
January 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Second attempt "dilly dally" seems more appropriate.