Search the blog:

Day: 24 November 2023

  • Quaker A-Z: X is for Xerophilia

    Quaker A-Z: X is for Xerophilia

    Xerophilia From the Greek xēros ‘dry’, and philos ‘loving’ This was a new word for me – I put out a prompt on Facebook asking for ideas for the clerk’s A-Z and Rhiannon Grant offered this lovely word for archives and record keeping. Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash So what is a xerophile? A xerophile is

    Read more

    Wendrie Heywood avatar