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Build Your Vocabulary | Kith

Word of the Day TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2021 kith [ kith ]     noun acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com  Photo Credit: Giphy.com         

Build Your Vocabulary | Crapulous

Word of the Day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 crapulous [ krap-yuh-luhs ]     adjective given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com  Photo Credit: Giphy.com  

Build Your Vocabulary | Grisly

Word of the Day SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021 grisly [ griz-lee ]   adjective causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com   Photo Credit: Giphy.com

Build Your Vocabulary | Revenant

Word of the Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021 revenant [ rev–uh-nuhnt ]     noun a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com   Photo Credit: Giphy.com. 

October Squares | Perspective

Talk about perspective…Does this view from the observation deck of the Empire State Building (New York City) remind anyone else of a motherboard from a computer? 

October Squares | Spiky

I felt a “spike” of anticipation during my trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Imagine…snow in 90 degree heat!!  🙂  

Build Your Vocabulary | Manticore

Word of the Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021 manticore [ man-ti-kawr, -kohr ]     noun a legendary monster with a man’s head, horns, a lion’s body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com Photo Credit: Giphy.com

October Squares | Lines

“Art is a line around your thoughts.” – Gustav Klimt Are you thinking what I’m thinking?  🙂

October Squares | Blue

“There were times when I could feel my soul turning a delicate blue.”   ~L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island, 1915 This quote was certainly true when I traveled to the Caribbean Islands for the first time! The aqua waters were a new sight to me and, oh so beautiful! This aerial view made the sky and ocean appear as one palette, interrupted only with a delicate trim of lacy clouds and thin…

Build Your Vocabulary | Quickhatch

Word of the Day SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 quickhatch [ kwik-hach ]     noun a wolverine. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com  istockphoto.com

October Squares | Bright

“Look at the light — the way it slants from the trees. You only see light as sharp as that in winter.” ~Hayes Davenport and Alena Smith Join the  #PastSquares photo challenge and highlight some of those random pictures on your camera roll. If you have a great shot that represents one of the categories below then share it with the rest of us “squares.”  The challenge runs through the end of…

Build Your Vocabulary | Scrimp

Word of the Day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2021 scrimp [ skrimp ]     verb (used without object) to be sparing or frugal; economize.  Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com      Photo Credit: Giphy.com      

October Squares | Top

Today is the first day of October Squares, a fun photo challenge from Becky over at The Life of B. This year she’s celebrating the past four years of Squares and opening up all the previous topics with the tag #PastSquares. Click on the link above for more details. There’s a multitude of ways to participate, so if you enjoy taking photos (and have more on your camera roll than you know what to do…

Build Your Vocabulary | Codicil

Word of the Day SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 codicil [ kod–uh-suhl ]     noun any supplement; appendix.   Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com    Photo Credit: Giphy.com

Build Your Vocabulary | Serotonal

Word of the Day TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 serotinal [ si-rot-n-l, ser-uh–tahyn-l ]     adjective pertaining to or occurring in late summer. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com Photo Credit: Giphy.com 

Build Your Vocabulary | Iridescent

Word of the Day MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 iridescent [ ir-i-des–uhnt ]   adjective displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com  Photo Credit: Giphy.com   

Build Your Vocabulary | Yore

Word of the Day SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 yore [ yawr, yohr ]     noun time past.  Word of the Day Credit: Dictionary.com  Photo Credit: Giphy.com