A new day dawns and all's right with the world. When I took this, I hadn't opened my emails and - as is now a daily occurrence - there was at least one whose author's intention was to "objurgate" me:…
DelDecember 14, 2014
"Pampero" - 'A wind blowing across the South American pampas; spec. a piercingly cold wind which blows from the Andes across the pampas to the Atlantic, accompanied by rain and thunder', (OED). There was no rain or thunder and so…
DelDecember 12, 2014
I wore high 'eels today for the first time in ages, but oh my, didn't the soles of my feet hake by the end of the day. The bus was late, so I had to get my skates on. OMC…
DelDecember 11, 2014
As soon as I saw today's word "filk" ('Among science fiction and fantasy fans: a type of popular music, commonly performed at fan conventions, characterized by the use of familiar or traditional songs whose lyrics have been rewritten or parodied…
DelDecember 10, 2014
The denizens of Chelsea were far too busy today to be moping around in a "lovelorn" ('Unhappy as a result of unrequited love or the loss of a lover; pining from love', OED) state. And I was far too busy…
DelDecember 9, 2014
"Nonplussed" meaning 'Brought to a nonplus or standstill; at a nonplus; perplexed, confounded'(OED), was something of an understatement in describing my reaction to this notice. I'm not sure which was more perplexing - the spelling mistake or the value of…
DelDecember 8, 2014
Today's word was "maleficent" ('Of a thing or spiritual agency: harmful, hurtful, malefic. With to', OED). And since we are a kind household, there was very little choice. I therefore opted for this besom, which once belonged to a miniature…
DelDecember 7, 2014
I can't think of many things that would be more "oorie" ('Dismal, gloomy; cheerless; miserable as a result of cold, illness, etc.’, OED) than Saturday night in the launderette. Day #336 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is…
DelDecember 6, 2014
The fridge is looking a bit bare, so I suppose figuratively, it could be considered to be "gracile", meaning: 'Slender, thin, lean. Also fig.’, (OED). And if you want a gracile figure, then a diet of beer is not the…
DelDecember 5, 2014
The modern-day remedy for "mogigraphia" ('Writer's cramp', OED) Day #324 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
DelDecember 4, 2014
Today's word was "rawin" meaning: 'A measurement of atmospheric wind speed and direction made by tracking a balloon-borne target with radar; (also) the balloon-borne radar target, often combined with a radiosonde (cf. rawinsonde n.). Freq. attrib', (OED). There was certainly…
DelDecember 3, 2014
Clearly an order for an opsomaniac ('A person with an excessive craving for a particular food, esp. a delicacy', OED). Day #332 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
DelDecember 2, 2014
It was cold in SW3 today, but not so cold that we need to live in a "quinzhee", which is 'A snow shelter of a type originally used by North American Indians, consisting of a mound of snow with a…
DelDecember 1, 2014
Oh shame on the pair of us - even MisterMac forgot it was Saint Andrews Day and I only remembered when I noticed the saltire reference in the google doodle. The OED didn't forget and so the word of the…
DelNovember 30, 2014
An early morning example of environmental "adiaphory": 'Indifference, impartiality, neutrality; spec. religious indifference; adiaphorism', (OED). It's not a terribly good fit for today's word, but it was all that was on offer. Day #329 of a 365 project, where the…
DelNovember 29, 2014
Oh where's Penny when you need her? For today's word was "philotherian", which means: 'A person concerned with or interested in wild animals', (OED). This poor pigeon is just one of the deformed-foot variety of London pigeon. There are various…
DelNovember 28, 2014
Another lovely obsolete word - "regratulation" meaning: 'The action of thanking or expressing gratitude in return for something. Also as a count noun, in pl.: expressions of gratitude, thanks', (OED). Plastic does seem to be the most appreciated form of…
DelNovember 27, 2014
@Wilcey - why did we go to Merthyr Tydfil? Somewhere much closer to home is now just as "adnubilated" ('Darkened by clouds, clouded. Also fig.', OED) Day #326 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED…
DelNovember 26, 2014
I have to admit to not having watched any recent day Dr Who - I think the last time I saw an episode, Tom Baker was the doctor. In those days, the daleks were very "pauciloquent" ('That uses few words…
DelNovember 25, 2014