Collective nouns

A congregation of alligators. A shrewdness of apes. A cloud of bats. A sleuth of bears. An erst of bees. A piteousness of doves. A leash or skulk of foxes. A richness of martens. A superfluity of nuns. An unkindness of ravens. A parcel of sheep. A lamentation of swans. A cohort of zebras. 

Who knew that collective nouns could be so much fun? Isn't the English language deliriously fascinating sometimes? 

In other news, I recently started flipping through 'The Woman's Dictionary and Encyclopedia', illustrated, and published in 1909. I'm not particularly certain that it can be defined as a dictionary. The book is quite selective in what information it offers. Then again, it was pre-Suffragette. Whatever the case, an interesting piece of history, and has been a welcome addition to my collection of etiquette and home-makers books (pre-1950s). 

A little bit batty

Who loves bats? This gal loves bats. Bats are adorable, freaky little beasts. I have nothing but fond memories surrounding bats. If I could support any endangered animals, I would happily give money to bats, bat conservation, bat house building, and research to stop white mold in bat caves. The works. Bats are fuzzy little beauties, and I love them. Bats and foxes. Foxes and bats. My favourite beasts. I keep thinking that it would be really cool to have a tattoo of bats flying. Or a big flying fox with its wings outspread (for the record, flying foxes are a type of bat that lives in the Philippines and a few other places around there. They have a six foot wing span, and they're so adorable).

That being said, here are my favourite Etsy creations inspired by bats! There are some beauties. As always, links to the items are located below the images, and be sure to check them out!

Bat Hoodie Jacket by veraseyecandy

Bat cluster necklace by CherrylocoJewellery

Twinkle Twinkle Bat Sweatshirt (Mint) by hellocavities

Hand painted tea cup by  BurkeHareCo

Black bat wing scarf by CuteCandyClouds

Beautiful, batty, things!

Ending the day with cinnamon buns

Today was one of those days. I stayed home (knowing that I wouldn't miss anything), and worked on  my grad work. I got a lot of beading done, as well got some more work done on my grad paper. All the while feeling lousy. The day was finished off with watching Modern Family, drinking tea, and  eating cinnamon buns. The cinnamon buns are from Safeway, but I made butter icing to go on top. Delicious. Now, another long night of darkness. Is anyone else as bummed out about the time change as I am? Seriously, not excited about it being dark earlier. It's only seven o'clock. Depressing.