Nonnie's Observations

painting by Heinrich Schlitt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome If you are like me when you hear the word 'gnome',  the image above is what comes into your mind. But when I went to Phronistery , I learned a new meaning. Chinese gnome or proverb :  A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.  On another site, I came across this quote that I found interesting- “I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than planes.” ~Charles Lindbergh (interview shortly before his death- 1974) joining other for the fun at ABC Wednesday created by Mrs. Nesbitt and hosted this week by Roger Hoosier Quote: “Robins are the most indulgent parents of all birds.   I’ve seen a mother robin lead a youngster right up to a worm  and point it out, but in spite of all she can do, she finally had to pick it up for the youngster and hand it to him.  Young robins will ...

A is for aerophilately I hadn't thought of myself as a collector of stamps till I ran across the definition on The Phronistery. I became a collector by happenstance  of receiving postcards from other countries via Postcrossing . definition according to  The Phrontistery : collecting air-mail stamps sharing with ABC Wednesday created by Mrs. Nesbitt hosted this week by Roger Owen Green

Xenodochium , sited on Ellis Island where the Rudes entered.  My pa's ancestors from Stratford-upon-Avon emigrated here.    defintion of xenodochium :  a building for reception of strangers I think that the building on Ellis Island certainly qualifies as a xenodochium since it received innumerable strangers faring their way into our country. Eternal thanks to my brother's widow who began the search for both of our parents' ancestors many, many years ago.  Additionally, it was through her efforts that our family's name is posted on a wall at Ellis Island. my middle son  standing by our family's name sharing with ABC Wednesday

Ting Ting at the top, Jax in the bottom portion, checking out Momma. Neither of my kitties is ecaudate;  Jax has a fluffy tail and Ting Ting has a sleek one. Ecaudate: definition found here linking to  ABC Wednesday , created by Mrs. Nesbitt, hosted this week by Roger

Justice is a clothing shop for girls. You can visit their web site here . The word 'facia' means nameplate or sign above shop. Justice, a strange name, in it girls' clothing, footwear- all the latest trends. While visiting   The Phrontistery ,  I spied the word 'fagin.' That brilliant author Dickens used this noun for the crooked character's name! So I had to share it even though, thankfully, I had no photo of such a person. fagin: an adult who instructs others in crime. linking with extreme pleasure to ABC Wednesday hosted by Roger Green

using the dry hill as an example of my mouth's inside regions have e X cellent fun by heading over to ABC Wednesday for more 'X' words! I told my doctor that I constantly suffered from dry mouth, or xerostomia as I discovered on Phrontistery today. He explained that one particular medication I take could be responsible for it. His solution? Drink more water! Of course, if I cared to read all the pages of side effects of all my medications, I'd probably want to forego them.

quarterlight , terminology, new to me! Quarterlight: small triangular ventilation window in a car   thank you, Phrontistery , for helping me once again to pick a word for ABC Wednesday !

'I' is for ideogram:  A symbol that stands for a concept rather than a word. No dogs, even leashed allowed in Oakhurst Gardens, protecting the plants. Venture over to ABC Wednesday for more words. Other unusual words are here .

G, for grandeval , an age group in which many would likely place me. What is amusing to me is a granddaughter  says that I'm not old. However, she calls  her momma an old woman! Age, relative term? From The Phrontistery comes the definition of grandeval:  of great age, ancient more 'g' words here

Balaniferous, deciduous tree laden heavily with snow. definition of balaniferous according to- http://phrontistery.info/b.html means acorn-bearing more 'b' words here

My younger son categorizes me as being ultraistic because of my opinion of the way  young women dress nowadays.  linking to ABC Wednesday ultraistic, adjective: described as holding an extreme opinion on a subject.

The late Monsignor Cyr designed our parish church in 1968. I hazard the guess that he studied tectonics at the university he attended .  Tectonics: the science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms. definition derived from  http://phrontistery.info/t.html linked to  http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/

linking to ABC Wednesday The river can be seen through the ramage of the trees.  ramage: boughs of a tree according to The Phrontistery