DROP BY...

lovely, lovely sis-in-law's home ~ 2.20.11

visiting family in So California...

spent the night at SIL's "lovely" home 

(as magnificent as a "5 star" hotel)

& "chatted-up-a-storm" with cousins

visiting from OH!!  

 

:: FYI ::

WEEKWORD = 

"L-A-G-N-I-A-P-P-E"

"Lagniappe"

(lan~yap)

 

Thank you, Belinda @ UPSIDE DOWN BEE 

for introducing a new word! 

Also, I copied the following info from her BLOG

to get the creative juices flowing!

(lan‘yəp, lăn-yăp‘)

Chiefly Southern Louisiana & Mississippi (origin circa 1844)

1. A small gift presented by a storeowner to a customer 

with the customer’s purchase.

2. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 

Regionally, also referred to as "boot."

Etymology: Creole < Fr la, the + Sp ñapa, lagniappe < Quechuan yapa

Interesting fact ~ Napa comes from yapa, which means “additional gift” in the South American Indian language, Quechua, from the verb yapay “to give more.”

 

DROP by BELINDA'S to let her know 

if you are participating in WEEKWORD!!