artteajannell: Giraffes and Birthdays

Words I had to look up

quondam, lupin, argot, prefatory, cassis, confit, seraglio, philtre, animus, gravamen, spancel, langoustine
antimacassar, blancmange, ingesta, perquisite, plaice, palanquin, cantonment, sepoy, antimonial, pteridomania, weskit, dehiscence, crape,
intrepidity, faro, adamantine, recrudescence, Ribauldequins, interregnum, tarasnish, louche, exigeant, panegyric, persiflage, aumbries, conturbation,voussoir,
patois, occuponomous, chanson, dolour, gyre, dree, coruscating, recreant, votaries, pennon, tocsin, plenishings,
architraves, chunner, barathea, fetor, vendeuse, gilet, chancre, buskin, spatterdash, searce, moiety, moidores, Poll (bird),
pukka, garum, quenelle, castimoniale, must (winemaking), crapoix, nef, prenant, lateen, catalan, sward, collop,

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Giraffes and Birthdays

On Sunday W. turned 11. We went to the zoo in the afternoon, and it turned out to be a very giraffe-y day. She got "Willow" the stuffed giraffe for a gift, and we saw the new three-day-old giraffe at the zoo, along with a hungry giraffe.