Thanks to my friend at The Pith and The Peel I give you... vacillate From websters.com [vas-uh-leyt] verb (used without object), vacillated, vacillating. 1.to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader. 2.to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger. 3.to oscillate or fluctuate. verb (intransitive) … Continue reading Vacillate
In The Works!
We have been planning a few things for the next several months that I'm super excited about! 1. In October- the Boston concert! A list exists (in my head) of about 10 bands that I would love to see live before they retire into old age oblivion and Boston is one of them. Such an … Continue reading In The Works!
Fluffy’s Reign
When I was a child there was a myriad of stuffed animals in my room. I had quite a few and a great variety. There were different bear types and some dog types, (never really did cats) and a nice big Papa Smurf even. Oh I loved him and his soft white beard and happy … Continue reading Fluffy’s Reign
Nonplussed
I sit up straighter and have an air when using this word. It just cries for such gallantry. Thanks again to Farmer Farthing's beautiful vocabulary for providing another great word! http://farmerfarthing.com/2014/08/08/dancers-of-the-deep-weekly-photo-challenge-texture/ nonplussed non·plus [non-pluhs, non-pluhs] verb (used with object), non·plussed or non·plused, non·plus·sing or non·plus·ing. 1. to render utterly perplexed; puzzle … Continue reading Nonplussed
Hairless Wonders
It was last Autumn when my coworker was sharing that she was going into town to have laser hair removal treatments once per month. She said, it's much cheaper than in the states and not painful at all. She is a very petite woman and goes in for 30 minutes now that she is close … Continue reading Hairless Wonders
Purloin
I have been away from the blog a bit mostly due to my step-daughter visiting but I'm back and will have new posts soon. Lately, I haven't run into any super interesting words to post about. Leave it to Aussa's blog to step up, well one of her followers (Anonymous) left a comment that had … Continue reading Purloin
Vociferous
This week's word is Vociferous which was used by Farmer Farthing in the form of "vociferously". I like this word, it sounds rather proper and dignified. A nice way to say loud and obnoxious. haha What does it mean? Borrowed from Merriam-Webster Dictionary: vo·cif·er·ous adjective \vō-ˈsi-f(ə-)rəs\ : expressing feelings or opinions in a … Continue reading Vociferous
Wacky Wonderful Words
After reading a blogger I follow Fish Of Gold's post, I have been inspired to start a new section for this blog which will highlight different words I run across that are simply awesome. I love cool words, whether they are cool by meaning or just are fun to say. FOG's blog post gave me … Continue reading Wacky Wonderful Words
The Week of June
Well I managed to survive the week of June without much incident. From Father's Day through the 20th was a tough week and is every year, so much so that the rest of June seems incredibly insignificant. The Solstice came and went without much fuss and to my disappointment. I do this to myself. My … Continue reading The Week of June
May-June 2014 Goings-on
Lets see, what have we been up to lately... Since my friend deserted us to return to her home in the U.S. We have been keeping around base mostly, gearing up for my step-daughter to be visiting in a few weeks. On base a few weeks ago they put on a Wine Tasting that was … Continue reading May-June 2014 Goings-on