The thought just struck me that I like the name Lilith. It
conjures an image of a beautiful, pale, moon-touched woman, cast into the
wilderness by some bozo with poor taste in women.
I’ve no idea where that came from. Best guesses are:
Something to do with the rain currently lashing the kitchen
and bathroom windows.
The fact that I’m listening to the 12” remix of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill.
The number of scotches I’ve had, coupled with the fact that
my alcohol tolerance seems to have diminished a little lately.
* * *
I think it’s bed time, and the bedroom is going to be a
touch chilly. All the more reason to hunker (American) or snuggle (Brit) I
think we got you there, Yanks.
11 comments:
You should read Moon Magic by Dion Fortune. The main character is called Lilith Le Fay (previously Vivien Le Fay in The Sea Priestess). Given your affinity for priestesses I think you would benefit from knowing Lilith, although she may raise the bar as far as priestesses are concerned ;-)
Rob.
A wonderful name. Had a black bunny named Lilith.
I've only ever heard older kinda country or redneckish people say hunker, like hunkering down to hide or something. Snuggle is used much more often, and is somewhat synonymous with cuddling, like snuggling or cuddling with Liam. Or a bunny named Lilith. Or someone may say snuggled up in bed, or describe a snuggly bed. And we have Snuggle fabric softener. Smells nice.
Mad Kate is definitely conducive to conjuring up all manner of wilder-ladies or she demons, she has that otherworldly touch.
Thanks. Rob. It's just gone on the list of books to get for reading by the winter fireside. Raise the bar? How interesting.
Thank you for putting me right, Andrea. I've only ever heard Americans use 'hunker,' so I thought it was the standard term. I remember Lilith bunny. What happened to her?
Don't know what happened there. The comment page went weird and wouldn't let me use hard returns.
So, Mel, maybe it's to do with her Irish heritage and the fact that she has a birthday in common with Emily B. A prodigious talent in any event.
Definitely is! Same as Madam Bronte eh? How lovely. Have to send you a picture, an old school friend morphed my face with Madam C Bronte, it's quite good and I think you'll appreciate it.
From what I've seen so far, I think you're a bit better looking Mel. I'll reserve judgement!
When i moved into the apartment i'm living in now we were told we weren't allowed to have pets so i had to give her away :( Fortunately i found a very good home for her. Since then we've learned that we were misinformed. But its for the best anyway. I couldn't have had her around Liam due to her need to be out of the cage and her biting and scratching and her habit of sometimes leaving little poops in corners.
I've read several books by Dion Fortune. She's good.
I thought I remembered something about Lilith having to be given away. That must have been difficult.
I just read up a bit on Dion Fortune. Seems she was an influence on Marion Bradley when she was writing Mists.
Did you ever read any of the sequels to Mists by Bradley or Diana Paxon? I tried but just couldn't get into them. Actually i should call them prequels rather than sequels, even though they were written afterwards.
No. Mists was a special book for me. It helped clarify some of my own attitudes, while suggesting alternative roads for others. It stood on its own. I think that sequels and prequels are often contrived simply to capitalise on commercial success, and I'm inclined to avoid them - but not always.
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