winston, clementine, and marigold

According to Colorscope, Winston Churchill is a Sagittarius and his main color is orange.  After a little research, I discovered that his wife was named Clementine and his daughter was named Marigold.  Churchill surrounded himself with his Colorscope colors.  Isn't that a neat connection?  

word of the week

Our Word of the Week

that I added to the fish bowl on my desk

is...

collywobbles (noun)  1. bellyache

notebooks

Two new notebooks.  

I love this gang of cats, especially the small one, so I wrote a caption for him. 

"Don't worry, little guy.  You're protected."

With this notebook, I covered it with terrific wrapping paper.  

On the first page, I wrote, 

"I gather my ideas like a jelly maker, simmering words into jam."

word of the week

Our Word of the Week

that I added to the fish bowl on my desk

is...

diligent (adjective)  1. characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

belly flop

This cloud 

reminds me of a person 

belly flopping 

into a pool of 

cold water.

word of the week

Our Word of the Week

that I added to the fish bowl on my desk

is...

bumfuzzle (verb)  1. to confuse or fluster

board book continued...

Here's the cover of my first board book.

I made it for The Racecar.  

We visit the Silver Lake Library on Monday mornings and

I thought he'd enjoy reading about things we do together.

At the library

We sit on the rug.

We look at books.

We dance!  We sing!

We learn how to count.

We listen to the librarian.

We shake our shakers goodbye.

word of the week

Our Word of the Week

that I added to the fish bowl on my desk

is...

hunker (verb)  1.to settle in or dig in for a sustained period