Well, it is, but with regards to my alphabet, G is for:
Gee up:
exclamation - to command a horse to go faster
verb - to command a horse to go faster or to encourage or rouse people to go faster
origin - from what I could find, early 17th century but exact origin unknown
Here are some horse-themed charts to accompany the phrase:
Hobby Horse by JBW Designs
Wild Horses by Orchidea
Four Horsemen by Ruth Thompson (HAED)
My personal Gs are:
gymnastics - in my distant (and much slimmer) youth I was a fairly good gymnast. However, joint problems at the age of 11 forced me to give it up or risk long-term damage.
Guides - after Brownies I was a Girl Guide. I wish girls had been allowed in Scouts back then as I would have much rather enjoyed survival skills rather than girly games and hobbies.
guinea pigs - I currently have four very friendly no-so-little furballs who definitely know when it's feeding time!
My finished G projects have to be these five, telling the story of a greedy little harvest mouse:
Harvest Mice by Framecraft
Stitched early 2001 in between bouts of very bad morning sickness whilst pregnant with my daughter! Very vivid memories!!
Tomorrow's H has been a challenge to find any related items for!
Rachel x
12 comments:
Very cute mice:))
Wow, that's great you were a gymnast too !! I wasn't good at sports at all. Harvest mouse series stitching looks cute!!:) hmm, probably seeing him eat everyday gave you more morning sickness;)
Ooooh this harvest mouse series is so cute!!!! You did a great job and they are all framed too. Are these up on your walls at home?
I will be using this ---. I think it is a great way to tell someone I am working with to Hurry Up... Thank you for sharing.
We had guinea pigs in the common area of my "pod" in elementary school! I enjoyed your pieces for today too, the harvest mice are very cute :o)
Your mice are adorable Rachel. You do such a great framing job.
Linda
Love the harvest mouse series, so adorable!
Another great alphabet post, I have really been enjoying reading them.
Carrie
Crafting Paws
Your mouse is so sweet! Great frames too. I'm really enjoying your posts!
And another new word for me. But I doubt if I ever will be able to use it as I have no connection with horses. And will never have as they are too tall for me, lol.
Your Harvest Mice are so so sweet, I just love this little series. Isn't it funny how we can sometimes exactly remember the circumstances under which we stitched a special project?
I adore those little mice, especially the first one swinging like a gymnast from the branch!
"G"reat post. Love the series of mice you did. How cute!
Love the mice! I also love horses I think they're so pretty
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