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Falderal is a charming, utterly delightful nonsensical word that has been around since at least the 1600s. Falderal is also known as falderol or folderol since, naturally, a nonsensical, gibberish sort of word would have multiple spellings! Blithely saying "oh, falderal and fiddle-dee-dee" (a nod to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella) while going about my day… Continue reading Word Nerd: Falderal
Temporary Anemone Tattoo by oanabefort on Etsy So fades summer once more, memories turn with the earth yet etched upon my skin the season lingers like a perfect scent for all time. Through the fiery browning of Autumn, into the sharpness of Winter and the damp blooming of Spring, Summer shall remain a gentle kiss… Continue reading Poetic Inspirations : Summer Fading
August, especially late August, is always a time of extreme flux for me. I'm usually done with the Summer weather (the major humidity, really), the somewhat erratic scheduling (it's a lot of fun at first, but it does get a bit old), and I'm ready for change, crisp air and a more regulated schedule (I… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 23 ~
Morbs - now here is an utterly fantastic bit of Victorian slang that needs to be brought back into vogue immediately! Morbs is an abstract noun coined from the adjective morbid and It's actually used in phrase form, as in "got the morbs". Got the morbs was actually the entire, correctly used slang, but I… Continue reading Word Nerd : Morbs
Smiles are so wonderful - they are universally understood, easy to share, free, contagious and make everything and everyone they touch happier, healthier, and more attractive. Smiles are truly one of those amazing gifts of human nature that can be so easily taken for granted and their power and effects are often underestimated. Let's all… Continue reading Monday Mantras 22
I sometimes sit and ponder, what all this means to me -The world, my home, my hopes and joys all pale in sight of thee. What has come upon me, so sudden and yet foretold, what shall become of me, when the feeling does grow old? Melancholy, maybe, but in still my soul, a kind… Continue reading Poetic Musings
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