Are the soles of your favorite cowgirl boots wearing thin? Have those dusty travelers seen too many miles? I know, you can’t bear to throw them out. Neither could I. So I turned them into …
I just couldn’t put this tree ornament away. Sitting on my desk now, it reminds me that glamping season will come soon enough.
A girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do.
Have you been to Guatemala? My husband, Lucas, and I will be traveling there soon for work, so I looked up a few facts that probably won’t aide me in my travels, but you never know.
Has anyone else seen this new brand of duct tape? I haven’t opened it yet but love the tag line.
Mel lif …
Melli … foo … lus?
Nope, that’s not it.
FLU.
M-E-L L-I F-L-U U-S
Mellifluous
Got it!
Now that I’ve untwisted my tongue, here it is: mel·li·flu·us.
Doesn’t that have a sweet ring to it? The fact is, this dulcet adjective is defined as “flowing with sweetness or honey.”
It can also be used to describe a particularly melodious sound (I awoke to the mellifluous song of a meadowlark at dawn.) Think melodious, mellisonant, ariose, euphonious … ahhhhh.
I dare you to use it in casual conversation.
I double dare you to master its other fabulous forms:
mellifluence (noun)
mellifluousness (noun)
mellifluously (adverb)
mellifluently (adverb)
Sweeeet!
Western meadowlark singing mellifluously. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Alan Vernon.
If you’re having one of those days when keeping your chin up feels a little too much like Olympic weightlifting, then you came to the right place.
This little tin lady is looking to adorn your washroom. $4 plus shipping. Measures 12″ x 16″.
All proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit …
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
