Affirmation Mondays

Affirmation Mondays 350 ~ She is art. What the fuck do you expect from Her, other than confusion, beauty, and goddamn soul?…

"She is art. What the fuck do you expect from Her, other than confusion, beauty, and goddamn soul?" ~ Unknown We are all art... "She is art. What the fuck do you expect from Her, other than confusion, beauty, and goddamn soul?" What an absolutely divine quote! When I came across these gorgeous words my… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 350 ~ She is art. What the fuck do you expect from Her, other than confusion, beauty, and goddamn soul?…

Word Nerd

Word Nerd: Heliotropic

Heliotropic is the property of some plants of turning under the influence of light. Heliotropic is derived from helio- (a combining form meaning “sun”) and -tropic (a combining form with the meanings “turned toward, with an orientation toward”). Heliotropic was first used around 1870-1875. Heliotropic is a word often used in the plant world since… Continue reading Word Nerd: Heliotropic

Affirmation Mondays

Affirmation Mondays 349 ~ Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket…

"Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket." ~ Unknown Native American Time change is truly the bane of my existence... "Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 349 ~ Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket…

Word Nerd

Word Nerd: Suffragette and Suffrage

Suffrage is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums. Suffragette is a woman who advocates suffrage for women. Suffrage and Suffragette both derive from the Latin suffrāgium (vote or support) with the additional -ette which is an English suffix that designates a feminine role or identity. Suffrage was first used between 1350–1400… Continue reading Word Nerd: Suffragette and Suffrage

Affirmation Mondays

Affirmation Mondays 348 ~ I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman…

"I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." ~ Virginia Woolf How many of the Anonymous contributors to so much throughout history were women... "I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." Since… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 348 ~ I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman…

Word Nerd

Word Nerd: Melomaniac

Melomaniac is an individual that is inordinately and abnormally affected by musical or other tones in certain ranges of sound. Melomaniac derives from the Ancient Greek melos (song, melody, tune) and manía (madness, compulsion, mad desire). A Melomaniac is someone with an abnormal fondness for music. Melomaniac goes hand-in-hand with the word melomania, which is… Continue reading Word Nerd: Melomaniac