Handmade hand-made/ˈhændˈmeɪd / Adjective Made by hand “Whatever you have to have, try to have something which is handmade.” Nirmala Srivastava (1923-2011)

Artificial art-i-fici-al / ˌärdəˈfiSH(ə)l/ Adjective assumed, insincere, affected “Better an honest enemy than an artificial friend“ English proverb created by humans, not naturally occurring “The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.” Scott Jurek (1973)

Token to-ken /ˈtōk(ə)n/ Noun a thing serving as a physical representation of an idea “Get not your friends by bare compliments but by giving them sensible tokens of your love.” Socrates (470-399 BC)

Familiar fa-mil-iar / fəˈmilyər / Adjective/Noun   Adjective having prior knowledge of something or someone “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” Lin Yutang (1895-1976) Noun a demon tending and obeying a witch “You see, a witch has to have a familiar, some little animal like a cat or a toad; he... Read More

Latke lat-ke/ˈlätkə/ Noun Potato pancake “I am a latke, I am a latke and I am waiting for Hanukkah to come.“ Debbie Friedman (1951-2011)

Pious pi-ous / ˈpīəs/ Adjective   Devout, religious “The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.” C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)

Elf elf / ɛlf / Noun a small, often mischievous supernatural creature   “Joy’s a subtle elf, I think man’s happiest when he forgets himself.” Cyril Tourneur (1575-1626)

Origami ori-ga-mi /ˌɔːr.ɪˈɡɑː.mi/ Noun The art of folding paper into shapes for decoration “My origami creations, in accordance with the laws of nature, require the use of geometry, science, and physics.“ Akira Yoshizawa (1911-2005)

Waltz waltz /wôl(t)s,wäl(t)s/ Noun/Verb Noun A dance in three-fourth time performed in pairs “It is a real piece of art if you can make a waltz sound like it is the easiest piece of music to play, because it’s really not.” Andre Rieu (1949-) Verb To dance a waltz “You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging... Read More

Sunflower sun-flow-er / ˈsʌnˌflaʊ ər / Noun a plant with large, yellow-rayed flower heads that produces edible seeds and oil “If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.” Matshona Dhiwayo (1982-)