Dictionary Word of the Day: fettle
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 06:56AM fettle \FET-l\, noun:
A state or condition of fitness or order; state of mind; spirits -- often used in the phrase "in fine fettle."
Well, vacation is officially over. The attic and much of the basement is "in fine fettle." I have spent some time reorganizing my physical fitness and personal goals and hope that with some adjustments, that area of my life will soon be fettled. (Is that a word? **smile**)
I must admit that, at least for this morning, my state of mind and spirits are decidedly 'unfettled.' Sad that vacation (even a working vacation) is over, sad that Tom is going back to work today, sad that my all my fun is over.
But it's a cool, crisp September morning and the day is calling and promising to be bright and cool. The leaves are turning and the dogs are ready for a walk. My Hebrews study is on track again and I get to meet with my friends on Thursday to discuss what we are learning. My drawing board is (relatively) clean and organized and I have work to do. School is going well and we'll be adding another class this week.
And so it turns out that the fettling process continues. Vacation may be over but still I must renew my mind and discipline my body and give thanks.
Reader Comments (8)
I hope your walk is refreshing. It is a cool crisp day here as well! God bless.
hmmm. Can't say this word can apply to me today! :0)
I begin each week hoping to put my house into a fine fettle, without much progress. By the end of the week, it's even more unfettled than before. But we're having fun and I suppose that's all that matters. Our spirits are certainly in a fine fettle.
XO
Hmm...I need to fettle a few things around here, too:-) Can I do that? Can I use it like a verb? LOL
It's a cool crisp October morning here, Kim !!
I don't know if 'fettle' is a legitimate word, but I like it anyway!
My house is definitely in desperate need of fettling right now. It will have to wait. We have autumn sunshine and I'm going to take the dogs for a walk!
Happy blogoversary!
That's right! I had forgotten! Thanks for the reminder! : D
Now I'll celebrate!
to fettle in yorkshire dialect is to clean
there is a yorkshire proverb
wheeir ther's muck ther's brass [muck = dirt; brass = money]
to which my reply is
aye bu' mooast onit gans i fettlin [i.e. most of it goes (is spent) on cleaning]
of course the original proverb means there is is money to made out of antigues [one man's junk is another man's treasure]
on my photoblog you asked
Is Kelly the gentleman's name?
I'm wondering, what does Sithenah mean? Is it Gaelic? Welsh?
kelly is the generic name for someone from the isle of man - an invention of the IOM Tourist Board many years ago.
sithenah is yorkshire dialect - si [see] the [thee = you] nah [now]
an expression mostly used in the sense of adieu - see you now again in the future.