Words Furrows from Emily: sanguine limpid luging animal husbandry stuffed animal fondler petter There were only a handful of petters that were allowed in the zoo. This was due to the harsh and random attacks that the humans would inflict on beings if they weren’t properly trained and disguised. Untrained beings were too sanguine; the [...]

Word Furrows from Lily trudge ameliorate defile collectable earwig erstwhile There are many friends in a lifetime, they add up over time. They start as acquaintances, become friends, and later advance to the category of erstwhile friends. Friends belonging to some prior time. An erstwhile time. The erstwhile friends form a collection in my mind. [...]

Word Furrows from Lily: gamey divot drapery salacious tinder rudimentary Her rudimentary attempts to turn tinder into salacious drapery went unnoticed by the shy but gamey boy, so she pushed him just so near a divot and down he went. – or – “Oh, that gamey broad would wear anything”, her former-best-friend-to-be declared, “but that [...]

Word Furrows from Lily gamey divot drapery salacious tinder rudimentary Note : I confused divots with dimples, so divots is not found in this post. Oops. I hate golfing with Ted, well doing most anything with Ted, but I don’t say that to him, or to his wife, or to anyone else for that matter. [...]

Word Furrows from Emily: gristle bantam weight tumescent luminesce knocked up Tumescent thought he was, to luminesce was beyond this poor bantamweight’s ability (having been raised on only gristle), so he was forced to find his way back in the dark, by which time his betrothed had already been knocked up. They were married in [...]

Word Furrows from Lily beast tawdry antimacassar spurious cylindrical salt Antimacassar. Noun. A piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils Sometimes, I’d like an antimacassar to drape over my heart. It needn’t be spun of beautiful yarn, it needn’t be ornamented, knitted, or crocheted. Any old rag would do. [...]