Virescent ~ WordWayzzz™ March 2023

Getting Your Shamrocks in a Bunch  

Ahhhh, the beginning of Spring (we hope) calls for a special word of transformation. Breathe deep and observe the changes …

VIRESCENT (vǝ-′re-sᵊnt; 1826) adj. – 1) beginning to become green : greenish; 2) developing or displaying virescence. [WW #327] 

A perfect word for horticulture writers, right? Unfortunately, it often refers to abnormally green plants with a hormonal imbalance. While that may be technically (and boorishly) so, in the strict definition of the word, it can also be used in a more lyrical or literary definition … virescent strips cover the winter white and boorish brown, turning to fresh, frolicking green.

The virescent condition may also be caused by environmental influences, so there is more to this word than meets the green eye.

Even those of you not enamored with all things floral, may have need for virescent in your fiction writings, to describe the frolicking of the characters often observed around the middle of March, turning a tad green around the gills, at neighborhood taverns.

Oh, don’t get your shamrocks in a bunch—unless, you’re going to pair them with a bottle of Guinness for a gift! I am not vilifying the Irish—my heritage is Irish and yes, I loves me green beer on St. Patrick’s Day … or pretty much any day. And I still imbibe more than my fair share, but my virescent days are long behind me. 😊

Monthly Song of Note ♪ 

Well, ya can’t get much greener than a crocodile, and this month, we celebrate Piano Day (March 29^th) noting Elton John’s jaunty “Crocodile Rock”! Elton bopped it up to the top of the charts last month, and it’s still barely hanging onto KSTN/Stockton, California’s March 9^th Top 40 chart at #32.
       The toe-tapper is Elton’s homage to 1950s early Rock, and I just have to give it its due before it slips into the swamp … ♪ Well, Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still ♪ ... 50 Years Ago this Month   

Word Challenge: VIRESCENT. There are infinite ways to use this word in your writings, from chats about gardening to your St. Patrick’s Day partiers, as you fit virescent into your month of shamrocks and casual conversations.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. Sláinte! (L.Rochelle)   

Cheers to learning a new word today!
@PenchantForPen
@Irishwriter

WordWayzzz^TM is currently created for your literary pleasure every first Wednesday of each month. Thank you for stopping by! Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t harmful to your health! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and WordWayzzz comments.

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in her Blast from Your Past series (of three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

LR Notes: 1) Dictionary definitions are quoted from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary – Eleventh Edition, unless otherwise noted. Yes, we sometimes present them out of “official” context—but that’s half the fun! Think of it as “creative context.” 2) a] Recent dictionary additions to definitions include a date of first use, if known; b] words in small caps indicate “see also.” 3) Neither I (LinDee Rochelle) nor Penchant for Penning are responsible for how you use information found here, that may result in legal action.
       And please note, I do not receive compensation from any company or person for commercial or commodity links I may include in my posts.

E-N-Dzzz   

 

 

Bijouterie ~ WordWayzzz™ February 2023

Love is … a Collection of Moments  

Today is February 27, 2023 and I decided to post the very brief blurb I have for February, to concentrate most of my effort on producing the March WordWayzzz article (which may still be a day or two late), while playing catch-up to get back on track. Life is like that at times. 😊

Suffice it to say, February was/is, of course, all about LOVE, which leads me to …

bijouterie  (bi-'zhü-tǝ-(,)rē; 1735) n. – a collection of trinkets or ornaments : jewels; also : decoration. [WW #326]

Like music, objects can often spark a memory of happiness, gratefulness, and moments of love. Do you have a bijouterie of special memories in your keepsake box, holiday box, or jewelry box?

February is a great month to add to and lovingly review your bijouterie, whether you’re in love, spring cleaning, or pouring over the special moments of your life.

I am often chided by family and friends for being a “collector.” You know, the kind who says, “Oh, I might need this some day,” and you just keep filling up your closets and storage.

However, a question and word of advice for those who prefer a life “without clutter,” or even, sadly, without sentiment. As we age, dementia and Alzheimer’s are looming threats to our memories. Treatment might include reminiscing over old photos, greeting cards, or travel mementos. If you’ve recently decluttered or lived a life without even a small bijouterie, scaled down to only intangible digital images, what will you have to work that magic?

Monthly Song of Note ♪ 
Lively, sexy and hopeful, “Love is What You Make It”by the Grass Roots grabbed the bottom rung of KXFM/San Bernadino, California’s, Radio 59 Playlist at #30––and to save space, the station ran the band’s name together … Grassroots …
       With swinging Pop hits through the mid-Seventies, they regrouped in 1982 and toured through 2010, when I managed a Rob Grill autograph at the San Diego County Fair—adding to my own Rock and Roll bijouterie—just a year before he died …  ♪ And if you make it with me | We'll make it all right ♪ …50 Years Ago this Month  

Word Challenge: bijouterie. Great word to associate with a fictional character or discuss happy, loving moments with your family and friends, as you fit bijouterie into your month of thoughtful writings and casual conversations.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word today!
@PenchantForPen
@Irishwriter

WordWayzzz^TM is currently created for your literary pleasure every first Wednesday of each month. Thank you for stopping by! Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t harmful to your health! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and WordWayzzz comments.

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in her Blast from Your Past series (of three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

LR Notes: 1) Dictionary definitions are quoted from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary – Eleventh Edition, unless otherwise noted. Yes, we sometimes present them out of “official” context—but that’s half the fun! Think of it as “creative context.” 2) a] Recent dictionary additions to definitions include a date of first use, if known; b] words in small caps indicate “see also.” 3) Neither I (LinDee Rochelle) nor Penchant for Penning are responsible for how you use information found here, that may result in legal action.
      And please note, I do not receive compensation from any company or person for commercial or commodity links I may include in my posts.

E-N-Dzzz   

 

AMBIVERT ~ WordWayzzz™ 01/01/2023

Who (or What) Will You be this Year?    

Well now, isn't this a revoltin' development?! Only those "of a certain age" will know my vintage television reference, but still, its meaning is obvious. Life happens, and as we know, not always the way we expected, planned, or hoped.
       So here we are, a full month into the New Year, and January’s article is skimpy and late; and February’s is “not yet ready for prime time.”

All we can do is move forward as life allows … New Year, new words to explore! But how do we possibly top December’s expansive vastitude? With a word that exemplifies its broad-based definition in an unusual way … pretend it’s still January 2023 …

Back in the day (don’t ya love it when your oldsters start a conversation with that? LOL), our radios covered a vastitude of cities, counties—and in Wolfman Jack’s expanse of broadcasting, countries—to bring us new music or our favorite music from every era—similar to now, except we had live disc jockeys behind a mic, and you could actually call them! So for January, we celebrate the Radio Disc Jockeys and Announcers who truly defined an …

AMBIVERT ('am-bi-,vǝrt; 1927) n. – a person having characteristics of both extrovert and introvert. [WW #325]

Why apply ambivert to DJs? In the essence of time (I still have a February word to explore), I’m not going to expound MUCH on this month’s word, and really, just by its spelling, you should have deduced it’s the middle ground of extrovert and introvert.
       Radio DJs, in the vastitude of broadcasting, have the best of both social worlds—they can talk to a globe of humanity, yet not be seen by anyone. The quintessential ambivert.

I will, however, treat you with a tie-in to songs of yore, JANUARY 1973 …

Monthly Song of Note ♪ 
Have you ever experienced a psych test or been asked in a job interview, “If you could be an inanimate object, what would you be?” Here’s my response ... “You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio.” (Although she didn’t make it to our BFYP Featured Radio Survey [KRIZ/Phoenix], “Radio” was a solid #15 on WCFL/Chicago’s Super CFL Survey (January 27, 1973).
       Joni Mitchell poured her heart out to her honey in the ambivert form of a radio, and dedicated it at the beginning of the song, “To all the DJs in my fans and audience, it’s called, ‘Well honey, you turn me on, I’m a radio ...’” ♪  As a big fan of pioneering Rock & Roll Radio, I know truer words were never spoken …
       ♪  ... If you’re driving into town | With a dark cloud above you |

Dial in the number | Who’s bound to love you ... ♪ Our DJs were there for us through love, rejection, life turbulences and summer fun.
       My Blast from Your Past big bro site is all about radio ... I bring the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s back to life with fun and frolic behind the mic of the DJs who brought music to life for all of us. Enjoy! … 50 Years Ago this Month.   

Word Challenge: AMBIVERT. Ask yourself, are you an extrovert, an introvert, or as you fit ambivert into your month of self-reflecting writings and casual conversations, does it depend on your mood?

February’s word is coming soon … think sparkly fun!

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word today!
@PenchantForPen
@Irishwriter

WordWayzzz^TM is currently created for your literary pleasure every first Wednesday of each month. Thank you for stopping by! Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t harmful to your health! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and WordWayzzz comments.

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in her Blast from Your Past series (of three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

LR Notes: 1) Dictionary definitions are quoted from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary – Eleventh Edition, unless otherwise noted. Yes, we sometimes present them out of “official” context—but that’s half the fun! Think of it as “creative context.” 2) a] Recent dictionary additions to definitions include a date of first use, if known; b] words in small caps indicate “see also.” 3) Neither I (LinDee Rochelle) nor Penchant for Penning are responsible for how you use information found here, that may result in legal action.
       And please note, I do not receive compensation from any company or person for commercial or commodity links I may include in my posts.

E-N-Dzzz