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!

Sleeping

somnambulism: the act of sleepwalking

somniloquence: the act of talking in one's sleep

somnial: of, like, or pertaining to one's dreams

somniate: to dream

somnifacient: sleep-inducing

somnipathy: sleep produced by hypnotism or meserism; a disorder of sleep

somnolent: half asleep

So, I've decided to start putting more words on each post, and less about me. Sounds good, right? I have actually been thinking a lot about sleep lately :) Maybe it's because I'm not getting enough lately! Hopefully, this content of more words/less me will motivate me to post more often, right? I think that it will.

Prompt (look at the picture on the left): I have dreamed of this life before....

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.

Hippocrepian

hippocrepian : horseshoe-shaped

Hello friends! So, today's post is about horseshoes. This is a photo of a horse made out of horseshoes. Isn't that awesome? I think this is out somewhere in the midwest, like in one of those states that begin with an 'i'. So, yeah. When I saw this, I kind of freaked out because it's so cool.

Prompt: What would you think if this horse came alive and walked past you on the street? Describe the scene. How would you feel? What would the general public reaction be? Would this horse make noise when it walked? What would it sound like? Could someone ride it?

Obeliscolychny

obeliscolychny: a lighthouse

Ahh. I love the ocean. I've written so many poems about it, it's not even funny. This lovely picture is of the Point Arena lighthouse. It's one of the many in California. Actually, my family stayed there overnight once last summer. We stayed in one of the little itty bitty cabins you can barely see on the right of the lighthouse. It was so breathtaking. I miss living by the ocean :(

So, yup. Prompt: the ocean compelled her to... (so, base a story or poem off of that. or other type of creative writing. heck, make a scrap books page, if you want!)

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...).