Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know

Greetings.  What's your synonym, definition or example for:

 

 

Example: She was recovering from the flu and still looked a bit peely-wally.

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 Did you know, that like many of us, cut flowers have a sweet tooth?  They remain healthy longer if soaked in sugary water.

 

 

40 Mind-Blowing Facts About Flowers That Make Them Truly Amazing | TheFragrantGarden

 

Eggs are Back and Sugar is Out

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So the latest government guidelines are suggesting sugar should be limited to ten percent of our daily caloric intake--the equivalent of a soda--but it's probably okay to eat more eggs. Since I'm a vegetarian and always scrounging for protein, the egg thing sounds good to me.  But cut my sugar to ten percent? Uh huh. Like that's going to happen.
What about you? Are you giving up your chocolate, ice cream, jams and jellies, and sauces or are you one of those disgusting, err, healthy people that don't care for sweets?

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Time Warner had an outage in our area Sunday (NFL Playoffs). Needless to say the HH was not a happy camper.