January 2019

words

Some assembly required….

Assembly is our writing word for today. Given that I have recently assembled a few purchases from Ikea, I’m not surprised that this word, just popped into my head 🙂 In fact, if the truth were known, I have, over the years collected (and assembled) more than my share of Billys, Gronlids, Ekeros, etc, etc. […]

words

Some assembly required….

Assembly is our writing word for today. Given that I have recently assembled a few purchases from Ikea, I’m not surprised that this word, just popped into my head 🙂 In fact, if the truth were known, I have, over the years collected (and assembled) more than my share of Billys, Gronlids, Ekeros, etc, etc.

words

Shadow

Our word for today is “shadow.” I’ve written about shadows before – The shadow knows. Shadow is an old word, from the mid 1300s in Old English via Dutch and German and possibly, Greek. Such a word will have developed many meanings. Ultimately, shadow means the interruption of light by something opaque. This is its

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Obsession

 Our word for today is “obsession.” Its synonyms are – passion, mania, compulsion, addiction, craze, hobby horse… wait hobby horse? How did that get in there? I had to find out. Well, one of my obsessions might very well be words – their meaning, usage and origin, as a start. So how do you get

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Obsession II

In an earlier post, I wrote rather lightly about our word for the day, obsession. It is anything but light. Obsession is a passion. It may, however, manifest itself, in what others consider light or frivolous. Obsession is anything but frivolous. It is for many, a reason to live. A reason to get up in

travel, words

Starter

Our word for today is “starter.” I had been writing about making a starter, a leavening agent for bread, so it’s an interesting word to explore. Beginnings, “starts” are always challenging. I remember, in my twenties, when I was about to begin a planned trip to live abroad, in Europe, for a few years, I

travel, words

Starter

Our word for today is “starter.” I had been writing about making a starter, a leavening agent for bread, so it’s an interesting word to explore. Beginnings, “starts” are always challenging. I remember, in my twenties, when I was about to begin a planned trip to live abroad, in Europe, for a few years, I

Food, words

Artisnal…

Our word for today is “artisanal” or artisnal. – made in a traditional, non-mechanical way – made by hand. It applies mainly to food or drink, such as, bread kneaded by hand, possibly using a homemade starter. Artisnal also refers to locally made cheeses, beers, preserves…the list goes on. These foods are a little more

Art, needle felting, words

Felt…

Our word for today is “felt.” As as noun it means a cloth made by pressing or rolling fibre together. As a verb, to felt, is the process of pressing fibres together to make a cloth or a shape. Felting, in fact, is an art form, with artists creating amazing pieces in every dimension!! They

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