Avoidance

What I am doing right now. Avoiding work. Being quite successful at it, too. I've caught up on my blog reading. Now I'll do my blog writing. And then, I absolutely, positively must get to work. Or I'll have no one to blame but myself for the problems that will ensue. LOL

My Moxie canvas update:

I was here yesterday. All threads gathered, canvas painted, plan in my mind.

 I got to here last night:

 I'm outlining my letters with a very dark navy Vineyard silk. Oh how I love Vineyard silk on 18ct canvas. So easy to work with. 

Moxie is truly a regional product. If you didn't grow up in New England or possibly in an area of Pennsylvania, you have no idea what Moxie is. First of all, despite the orange can, that is not its flavor. It looks like a cola, but tastes nothing like a cola. It's slightly bitter. And this may help explain why there are six different bottles of bitters on our bar right now - Bittermens' Burlesque being my current favorite. But that's another story. 

Another interesting fact is that most of you are familar with moxie as a word. Well, the soda is where the word originates! 

noun Slang.

1.

vigor; verve; pep.

2.

courage and aggressiveness; nerve.

3.

skill; know-how.

Origin:
1925–30,  Americanism; after Moxie,  a trademark (name of a soft drink)

 

Yes. We do a tiny bit of Moxie memorabilia at our house. A couple of tin signs and a couple of old bottles. My favorite is the sign that says "What this country needs is plenty of Moxie."