Wednesday Word of the Day

 

Pettifog \PET-ee-fog\, verb:

1. To bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
2. To carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
3. To practice chicanery of any sort.

~Now isn't this a word!  I would never have put this word with the definition, it reminds me more of Southern belles and puffy skirts...not bickering and shiftiness.~

Pettifog comes from the Middle Dutch word voeger meaning one who arranges things and the word petty meaning insignificant. ~dictionary.com

A Day in the Life of Serena

Song of the Day:  She by Green Day  "She... She screams in silence.  A sullen riot penetrating through her mind"  You know what I love about this band?  Meaningful poetry set to loud, driving rock music.  Yep, a fabulous combination, IMHO.  :)

 

Currently Reading:  More Than a Mistress by Mary Balogh.  A fabulous historical with strong main characters.  An enjoyable read, for sure.

 

Currently Writing:  Ideas and plot for werewolf story.  Editing:  The Submission - still working through those "was'" or would that be "was-i?"  That one's for you Darling Diva!  lol

 

Quote of the Day: 
Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.

- Patricia A. McKillip

 
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Friday Retro Musing....

Wedding?  Coming out ball? Private dress-up time?  What's her story?

Alexandretta reached once more for the mirror, praying the wolf beneath her skin would stay hidden long enough for her to get through this sham of a wedding.

~My muse is needing to play.  So often she encourages me to search for pictures she can create ideas about.  It's been a while for her sooooo  I might be on a graphic's hunt today!~

A Day in the Life of Serena

 

Song of the Day:  Ready to Run by The Dixie Chicks

 

Currently Reading:   Legally Hot by Lora Leigh, Cheyenne McCray & Red Garnier

 

Currently Writing:  Werewolf idea   Editing:  The Submission (I've been doing much more of this lately...attacking my wild overuse of the word WAS!  LOL  slippery slope that word, once you use the beast, it seems as though you can't stop using it!!)

 

Wicked Wake-Up:   "Charly Horse, Charly Horse"  yep that was me screaming this morning at my wonderful hubby who was having problems of his own - numb arms from sleeping on them all night.  What a picture we made.  LOL  My CH subsided and hubby did regain the use of his arms, but I always wonder what this will mean for my day.  Definitely a sore calf muscle...let's hope that's it! 

Wednesday Word of the Day

Tramontane \truh-MON-teyn\, adjective:

1. Being or situated beyond the mountains.
2. Beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.
3. Of, pertaining to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.
4. Foreign; barbarous.

noun:
1. A person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians.
2. A foreigner; outlander; barbarian.
3. A violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France.

~I love coming across words I've never heard of before.~

Tramontane comes from the Latin word trānsmontānus which meant beyond the mountains. It is made of three roots: mont meaning mountain, trans meaning over, and -an, a suffix denoting "coming from."  ~ dictionary.com  

A Day in the Life of Serena

Song of the Day:  Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down (yep, I'm still on this one...the music has an underlying darkness that suits my mood lately.)

 

Currently Reading:  Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy

 

Currently Writing:  Friday's Shapeshifter blog & work on a werewolf idea I have brewing  Editing:  The Submission