Yearly Archives: 2002

Well, it doesn’t look like much progress, but it was another productive day today.

There just aren’t a lot of choices for names beginning with “Q”! QUEENIE : Pronounced: KWEE-nee Origin(s): English Meaning: Pet form of an old nickname derived from the Old English word cwen meaning “woman, wife”. British literary critic Queenie Dorothy … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday, and I’m taking the day off to get some more work done on the deck project. It’s coming along slowly but surely.

PERCIVAL : Pronounced: PURS-uh-val Origin(s): Latin, French, English Meaning: Destroyer, Piercer. The spelling was altered under the influence of Old French percer val “to pierce the valley”. In Arthurian legend Percival was a chivalrous knight who was given a glimpse … Continue reading →

OPHELIA : Pronounced: O-FEEL-ya Origin(s): French, Greek Meaning: Serpentine, “help” from Greek ophelos. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Ophelia is Hamlet’s girlfriend, who eventually goes insane and drowns herself. Ophelia is also one of several moons of Uranus. OSCAR : Pronounced: AWS-kur … Continue reading →

…and purple hair! I finally got a chance to continue work on the deck project, and now the beams are in place, ready to receive the joists. From this point forward, the rest of the deck should go a lot … Continue reading →