WELCOME...


Sitting in my little cottage (hidden in the deepest, darkest woods, where wild wolves roam, cawing rooks roost and little bats go 'pit-a-pat' against my window panes at night)I decided it was time that I, Cynthia Syntax, Word Witch, shared some of the word-magic I have been collecting over many centuries (for I am a little older than I look!)

And so I am poking my pointy hat into the twenty first century to become a blogger. After all, the internet is a kind of magic itself, is it not? How else but by magic could the words I type on my screen here, in my web-strewn, book-lined study be - in the blink of a howlet's eye- flashed across the globe to appear on your own monitor? No, mere technology cannot explain it!

Here then, there shall be (in due course) much word-magic for those who wish to follow in my (red shiny patent-leather) footsteps. Come back soon: you never know what you might find...

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Found Alphabets

Apologies for my long absence from this blog. I had serious connection issues of an internet kind. I suspect Apostrophe may have put a hex on the router, or maybe it was the fault of that wonderfully named Icelandic volcano. Anyway, after some pleading, whining and much threatening my computer has given in and allowed me back on line. There's lots of wasted time to make up, so let's start at once!
FOUND ALPHABETS are something I've just 'found' on the web and they're fantastic. In fact, I might just go out this weekend with my camera and start my own collection.
Basically a 'found' alphabet is made up of letters discovered in strange places - from road signs, graffitti etc - or created from objects or the spaces around them. Have a look at these:
And then have a look at www.alphabetphotos.com for some ideas of places where you might 'find' letters around you.
I'm starting my 'found' alphabet today and I'll post whatever I take!

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