An Olio of Words!

olio: (n.) a miscellany or hodgepodge; a dish of many different ingredients

philter: (n.) a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with a specific person; a magic potion for any purpose

funambulist: (n.) a tightrope walker

paradisiacal: (adj.) of, like, or befitting paradise

Well, today just happens to be Valentine's day, and I thought it would be fitting to post at least one word about love, right? I don't want to be a thief, so the picture on the left is a fabulous photo by RafiMI. I got the other one off of a Google search, so I don't exactly have a verifiable source. Anyway, happy Valentine's day!

Ponceau

ponceau: poppy red

Hello! So, this one's about poppies. Well, actually, the color, but poppies are cool enough to be this whole post's topic. The reason I chose ponceau was because, when I was in 5th grade, I was a munchkin in the local high school's musical (The Wizard of Oz). It was super awesome, and I had so much fun. But, there was the one part where the Wicked Witch poisoned the poppies to make Dorothy et al. fall asleep. In our version, the Wicked Witch sprayed a perfume bottle and said "Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!" It was wicked (haha, I'm so punny). So, that scene is actually what comes to mind when I think of poppies. Well, that and Inkheart (Cornelia Funke). And the Warriors series. But I won't get into those now...

So, again, I don't have a prompt, but yeah. Writing. It's good for you. Do it!

Cabochon

cabochon: highly polished convex gem

Hello all! So today's post is about cabochons (is that the right plural? I'm not sure.)When I saw this word on the Phrontistery, I had a total 'blast from the past.' When I was in elementary school, I loved gemstones, and I had a little pocket handbook about them that I read multiple times. I was such a nerd :)

I'm sorry, but I don't have a prompt. I'm writing this relatively early, but I had to get up at 6 am to 'practice for school.' So, I'm tired and don't have those creative juices flowing yet.

PS: I'm apologizing too much, aren't I? Oh well.

Sacchariferous

sacchariferous: bearing sugar

Soo, yeah. I know sugar cubes aren't exactly sacchariferous, but they are made of sugar. Whenever I see the word 'sugar,' my "knee-jerk" reaction (as my mother would say) is candy. Then sugar cubes. These cubed pieces of sugar have flowers and fruit on them! I was amazed when I saw this. There are a few more pictures of these tea party treats here.

I'm sorry, but I don't really have a writing prompt today. I'm kind of preoccupied because I'm being badgered to clean(oops. I guess I wasn't actually straightening up the table...).

Knosp

knosp: unopened bud of a flower, ornament shaped like a bud

I love this  picture of the sunflower bud. It is just beautiful; especially the orange tint that the flowers have compared to the green. It makes me smile. Before we moved, we used to live near a community garden that our friends had a plot on. They would grow sunflowers, and the stalks would get so tall that the heavy flowers would be hanging over the fences! Not to mention the tomatoes that they grew (those were the best)... Ah well. 

Sorry about the promptlessness of this post, but I couldn't think of anything and Easter egg dying was calling!

Ranunculaceous

Ranunculaceous: of, like, or pertaining to buttercups

Okay. First of all, I want to apologize for not posting in FOREVER. I have been lazy and procrastinatory (if that really is a word). I will really try better this time!

Now...buttercups! Have you ever picked one and held it up to your chin to see if you like butter? That was one of the major staples of my summers in Princeton, going up to everyone to see if it was true. It was really just the reflection.... *sigh*

Prompt: I'm sorry, I don't really have one. :( More Next time!!!!

Auriphrygia

auriphrygia: gold embroidery

Isn't this so pretty? What if someone was wearing a dress that was covered in embroidery like this? I think it would be really heavy! But, there would be *practically* a halo around it from all of the light bouncing off it!

I'm really sorry that I don't have a prompt today. I have to study for exams (which are next week!!)