Bonhomie

Bonhomie [noun] (bah nuh mee)

1. Good-natured geniality
2. Atmosphere of good cheer

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Looking to improve your workplace bonhomie?  Two words: Silly Putty.

If, for some strange reason, you do not have a well-loved container of this pliable gunk, I highly recommend running out to the closest dollar store you can find and buy some!  Putty is perfect for kneading, molding, ripping, destroying, and repairing - all things that one is bound to want to do on an overly hectic day!  Heck, it's even fantastic for creative pursuits!


Looking for a job in the fashion industry?   Say, hello, to the House of Putty!

Fashion and Putty.

Or maybe you're more of a stylist?

I Love Lucy (the Duck).

Into the pursuit of zeros and ones?  Shout your love for web traffic in moldable rubber!

"Very Unique Visitor"

 But, if you're like me and enjoy patterns, perhaps you'd rather just play and see what happens:

Pebbles.  Or bubbles.  It's up to you.

Thanks to Maureen for letting me post some of her gifts of Putty art!  A prettier dress and banner were never crafted. 

Glower

Glower [verb] (glow uhr)

1. To glare
2. To stare angrily and intensely

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Frown, be gone!  The stark glare of winter has lifted and the effervescent blush of spring is upon us!

Don't believe me, do you?  The fact that today is the first of May, the temperature is in the 50s, and birds are signing their merry song isn't enough to stir hope in your heart?

Oh, I see: You need proof - photographic evidence.  Well, evidence you shall have:

Ta-da!  Greenery!

See that?  That's the color green.  You may not recall this verdant hue, as it has been a good 6-months since it's made an appearance in nature.  Nonetheless, it is here now.  Welcome, green!  You will always be appreciated in our halls.

[Unless, of course, you come in the form of mold, mucus, or the teal tone of gangrene.  If you arrive under such circumstances, you will surely make us glower once again.]

With a backyard full of new life and vegetation, let the countdown begin to the blooming of those lilac buds, another season of (endless) lawn care, and my arrival in one of the greenest isles around!