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Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Petrichor is formed from the Greek petra, meaning "stone", and īchōr, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology. Petrichor was named by two Australian researchers, who discovered that the smell is an oily essence emitted from rocks… Continue reading Word Nerd : Petrichor
This air. It's so perfect in it's rich, chill seduction today. I want to breathe it all in, take great, greedy gulps and fill my lungs, my very being, with the pure, lush greatness of it. The air is touched with magic, with the very Divine gracing it with it's presence. It's Winter air with… Continue reading Fresh Air Seduction
Word Nerd Wrap-Up 2015 In Month Order - Wangle, Somnolent, Hiraeth, Sophrosyne, Librocubicularist, & Latibule. Another year of outstanding, spectacular, quaintrelle, and down-right quirky words has flown by! These are a few of my favorites, by month and I really must say that picking only one per month was a bit difficult since I liked… Continue reading A Word Nerd 2015 Wrap-Up
August may be over and September well on it's way, but its memories still linger on in the form of one of the most delightful InstaChallenges I've participated in. Mary of the always inspiring and utterly rainbow-tastic blog Uncustomary Art created her first Instagram challenge with Uncustomary August and let me just say that she… Continue reading The Uncustomary August Instachallenge LaWhimsy Style
Ghost Feet You hear them on the wooden floor so soft and slightly creaking, yet you know you are alone, just what is it that's come creeping?They dance and spin, stirring up the dust of passing time, of memories long forgotten, of past emotions, bittersweet, and motions once begotten.You see their prints upon the ground,… Continue reading Ghost Feet ~ A Song from the Soul Poem
I made a new version of my (to me) rather charming "Nerd? We prefer the term Intellectual Badass, thank you." graphic. This one is going to take a delightful place of honor on the side of my blog, reminding everyone who visits that you, too, are Intellectual Badasses and you should take pride in your… Continue reading Intellectual BadAss
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