adjective:
1. Doing nothing or given to doing nothing; idle; lazy.
2. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
According to Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Charles II was no faineant half-wit but a conscientious and reflective king.
– David Gilmour, “The falsity of ‘true Spain’”, The Spectator, July 22, 2000
Faineant is from French, from Middle French fait, “does” + néant, “nothing.”
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Lately, the hubs has been home, rather than globe trotting, so certain, er, “issues” have arisen. It doesn’t help that I’m still grumpy. Sure, Kid started preschool again, but she has today off and waged WWIII had a playdate that began like an aggravated, stalled-out engine and turned into Satan’s off-trail motocross.
But my [...]
My mom sent me this article about Scooter, the 1 1/2 year old pug who escaped from home and got picked up by another family who then wrote a letter to the owner of Scooter informing her that he was safe, warm and cared for by her daughter
….and not coming back!
Oh, and they included $20 [...]
This time of year always has me drinking more and more. Tea, I’m talking about. Especially since our replacement Insta-hot is working great.
I recently succumbed (hey, 2 for $4!) to Celestial Seasonings holiday teas. I got these three (purposely avoiding the “sugarplum” one since it gagged me last year and then the stupid [...]
Yes, that is Waldorf Salad.
She has branched out from cake, blueberry muffins and snowmen. Now, LTK has added a little roughage and fruit.
A neighbor had brought her delicious version of the salad and left it outside in the cool air prior to our Thanksgiving meal.
Guess who also was outside?
Not for all that long. [...]
This was Kid’s proclamation prior to our little 4-day Thanksgiving weekend trip to Grandpa’s house. She’s 4. I said, “okay, here’s your bag.”
She packed her essentials.
By essentials, I mean, a Pocahontas dress, three skirts (no shirts), four nightgowns, one swimsuit (two sizes too small) and six dresses ranging in season from Spring to [...]
After reading Janice’s blog, I decided to join Skittle’s Place Heads or Tails for Tuesday.
10 Clean Things in my House…..here we go:
1. my teeth
2. 23 coffee mugs
3. 1 bathroom mirror
4. Kid’s extra princess sheets
5. dog’s water dish (dog is on vacation, sniff, sniff)
…….hmmmmm, this is [...]
