Joycee’s Reviews > Kiss Me Hello > Status Update

I've never read "Gone with the Wind", so I didn't realize "Land, Katie Scarlett" was a reference to it until Google told me so.

I didn't even know Katie preceded Scarlett in her name.

Oh, my. Two wounded souls healing each other.

When is Sid going to find out about Mac's day job, and how will she react? We've still got about a third of the book to go ...

Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial lining normally found INSIDE the uterus begins to grow OUTSIDE the uterus.

Oh, Sid ... 😢

I don't want to say the words to him, because I don't want him to feel obligated to say them back.

Say them anyway. Love is the furthest thing from obligation.

Almira Gulch ... I thought that might have been a Wizard of Oz reference... thank you, Google!

"'Come on, Mac. Tilt at my quintain.'"

Quintain - movable target on a post with a crossbar
Tilt - sort of like a joust

Figured that was some sort of medieval reference

Duenna - older woman acting as governess & companion in charge of girls, esp. in a Spanish family; chaperone

I'd read the word before - I don't recall when.

Emily Dickinson's 'thing with feathers'

Props to you, Ms. Burrowes, for the variety of references. You are obviously well-read! I am NOT! 😄

Swivet: fluster or panic

When you're grieving, it hurts to hold on and it hurts to let go. Everyday you have to renegotiate the balance between the two. All of your choices come at a cost, but you have to take on the choosing anyway.