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  Jargon Stretched ~ ❖ ~ Origins of the word "Jargon" "Jargon,” adopted from French in the 14th century, originally meant “unintelligible talk, gibberish; chattering, jabbering.” It wryly took on its current meaning, “phraseology peculiar to a sect or profession,” in the 1650s due to the fact that such speech was unintelligible to outsiders. https://uselessetymology.com/2018/05/23/the-etymologies-of-jargon-jabber-and-gibberish/ "The French word is believed to have been derived from the Latin word gaggire, meaning "to chatter", which was used to describe speech that the listener did not understand. The word may also come from Old French jargon meaning "chatter of birds". Middle English also has the verb jargounenmeaning "to chatter", or "twittering", deriving from Old French." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon ~ ❖ ~ The Conversation "In the English conversation I am more lenient with my jargon-words." (George)...

  Jargon Gerek ~ ❖ ~ Oorsprong van die woord "Jargon" "Jargon,” adopted from French in the 14th century, originally meant “unintelligible talk, gibberish; chattering, jabbering.” It wryly took on its current meaning, “phraseology peculiar to a sect or profession,” in the 1650s due to the fact that such speech was unintelligible to outsiders. https://uselessetymology.com/2018/05/23/the-etymologies-of-jargon-jabber-and-gibberish/ "The French word is believed to have been derived from the Latin word gaggire, meaning "to chatter", which was used to describe speech that the listener did not understand. The word may also come from Old French jargon meaning "chatter of birds". Middle English also has the verb jargounenmeaning "to chatter", or "twittering", deriving from Old French." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon ~ ❖ ~ Die Gesprek "In die Engelse opname werk ek sagter met my jargon-woorde." (George) Elemente Uit ...

  One Word Reaction Painting presented by the app, DailyArt . "Morgan le Fay" Painter: Frederick Augustus Sandys (1864) The painting is described as follows in DailyArt: "Morgan le Fay, the sorceress of Arthurian legend, was King Arthur’s jealous half-sister, resentful of the power and devotion he inspired. Consumed by envy of his moral strength, she sought again and again to undermine both his life and his reign. In this scene, she stands before a loom where she has woven an enchanted robe meant to engulf Arthur’s body in flames. As she waves a lamp back and forth in her hands, she chants her spells. Fortunately, Arthur commanded his messenger to don the garment first—thus escaping her deadly trap. Her appearance here—with loosened hair, forceful gestures, and a leopard skin draped across her body—conveys an image of dangerous, untamed female sexuality. Edward Burne-Jones created a gouache study of Morgan le Fay in 1862, yet it is Sandys’s rendering that remains the mos...

  Eenwoord-Reaksie Skildery aangebied deur die toepassing, DailyArt . "It All Depends On The Point Of View" Skilder: Franciszka Themerson (1975) In die toepassing, DailyArt , word die skildery as volg beskryf: "Franciszka Themerson’s "It all depends on the point of view" is a painting that immediately points to its message: what we see is never absolute. Our gaze is shaped by perspective, habits, and the frames (both literal and cultural) through which we look. Themerson—painter, illustrator, and stage designer—who, throughout her life, accompanied her husband Stefan in avant-garde artistic experiments, from the very beginning used the language of images as a tool of analysis and intellectual play. It is no coincidence that this work opens the new (Inaugurated today on 17 October 2025) permanent exhibition, *[Ways of Seeing](https://utm.guru/ui5v0),* at the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź. Placed right at the entrance, it sets the perspective from which the entire journe...

  'n Week Later Met al ons liefde. George & Matilda

  A Week Later Much love from this side. George & Matilda

October 2025 Progress Report “The only journey is the one within. But sometimes the outer places - the houses we rebuild, the gardens we tend - mirror that inward journey and carry us further along.” Rainer Maria Rilke                        “A house that has been lived in, that has weathered storms, can be lived in again. Its strength is a kind of love, holding those who come after.” May Sarton                                                  “May your home always be a place of refuge,  a place where the weariness of the world  can fall away,  and the heart can find rest.” John O'Donohue                                              With our love. George & Matilda  

  Oktober 2025 Vorderingsverslag “The only journey is the one within. But sometimes the outer places - the houses we rebuild, the gardens we tend - mirror that inward journey and carry us further along.” Rainer Maria Rilke                        “A house that has been lived in, that has weathered storms, can be lived in again. Its strength is a kind of love, holding those who come after.” May Sarton                                                  “May your home always be a place of refuge,  a place where the weariness of the world  can fall away,  and the heart can find rest.” John O'Donohue                                              Met ons liefde. George & Matilda...