Be Still and Know...Then and Now

We all use them. The common place expressions and phrases! I found a really great website that has the origins to all of those phrases we say and where the origins of the expressions came from. I find it fascinating to find out just where certain expressions come from. Having just dealt with a sick grandbaby and having a slight tinge of her tummy bug myself I was thinking about the expression Under the Weather. Thankfully I only felt a little under the weather and did not experience the unsetting side effects that Muffinhead did in the back of my van . I did however feel not exactly well later that evening and the next day I was feeling a bit icky! No matter how hard you try to clean things up it is nearly impossible to be completely thorough especially when you are have unpleasant substances all over your hands…..but thankfully my sufferings were minor compared to Muffinhead’s! Here is what I found! Copied from The Phrase Finder “What is the origin of the phrase, "I'm fee...

1. egg en cocotte - egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin

So I’m watching the morning news yesterday and there’s Donny Osmond, didn’t we all dream of being Mrs. Donny? Anyway he used the phrase “It scares the living daylights out of me!” and I started to wonder exactly what this meant. What are the living daylights? Inquiring minds need to know! Well here is what I found. "Daylights" is very old slang for the human eyes, dating back to at least the early 18th century. This makes a certain amount of sense, since the eyes are the "source" of all the light we see. And the practice of equating the eyes with lights or windows is very old: one Latin word for "eye" was "lumen," which literally meant "light." "To beat (or scare) the daylights" out of someone therefore, originally meant to beat or frighten someone so badly that the person's eyes, at least figuratively, popped out. "Daylights" was also used in an extended sense in this context to mean any vital organ...

vociferous Huguenots hostel cuisses doublet Gascon Bearn vade mecum hostler aiguillettes portmanteau   I had to look most of them up, my brain hurts, and this is in just the first five pages!   Can y’all guess what I'm reading now? Blessings Robin   And don’t forget my giveaway!!! Leave me a comment on this post or click on the button below to find out more about the giveaway!!   Good Luck!!

If y’all are regular visitors, you already know that I am a foodie. I love all things Food Network. One of my favorite shows on the food network in “Iron Chef America” I will even admit to watching the original series "Iron Chef" with the bad dubbing of the Japanese commentary and the ornate costumes of the chairman. This past Sunday on an episode of Iron Chef America one of the judges, Andrew Knowlton used the word unctuous to describe one of the dished he tasted. Granted I had heard the word before but in all honesty being the grammatical challenged individual that I am I was not entirely sure I knew exactly what this description meant. As it was nearly 11:00 PM and I was nearly asleep in front of the television anyway I ignored my desire to do a word search to find the definition and went to bed instead. The next morning I woke up and completely forgot about the undefined word that had been placed before me on the prior evening. But wait there’s more… You se...

Over the last several weeks I have had this nagging feeling or this constant source of irritation whirling around in my thought life. You see I’m a muller, I’m a dweller, and I have this lovely habit of letting a situation have free reign in my thought life for days, weeks, and months even. The problem is that I may be temporarily distracted from these thoughts by something with a higher priority, but sadly when the priority is removed the difficult thoughts move back in and set up camp. I have often wondered why I have such a difficult time releasing these problematic thoughts and the feelings associate with them. Why can’t I simply let them go and move on? As I woke this morning I was so disappointed to find that the very first thoughts I was able to recognize were of “The Stuck in My Craw” situation I am currently processing. I had a fairly good idea of what this term meant but being the word junkie that I am I did a bit of Internet research and found the following. ...

Over the last few days as I have browsed and read the many wonderful blogs I visit from time to time a phrase popped out at me not once but twice .   One fell Swoop, what does it really mean. Where did it originate? Isn’t the internet great, within in a few moments I had my answer. Here is what I found out.   http://www.wisegeek.com/where-did-the-phrase-one-fell-swoop-come-from.htm   People have been using the phrase “at one   fell   swoop” in English since the 1600s, and like many idioms, many people are entirely unaware of its origins. This phrase is generally used to mean “all at once,” in a very rapid and final sense, although one could be forgiven for wondering what falling and swooping have to do with something happening suddenly and perhaps violently. Unlike many idioms, which seem to have appeared in the English language with no apparent origins, we actually do know where “one   fell   swoop comes from.” To understand the origins of this phrase, we are going to n...

I'm a bit of a word junkie. I love finding  out where expressions come from and their origins. As I was working on yesterday post I began to wonder about the expression " dyed in the wool "  Here is what I found: The expression " dyed in the wool " refers to a state of steadfastness, especially with respect to one's  political ,  religious  or social beliefs. The expression comes from the fact that  fabric  can be  dyed  in a number of ways. The  woven  fabric may be dyed after it is complete, or the threads may be dyed before they are woven. When a color is "dyed in the wool," the wool itself is dyed before being spun into  threads , so the colour is least likely to fade or change. Dyed in the wool first appeared in the 16 th century as a metaphorical expression. Blessings Robin