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CellarDweller:
Boneless here as well, but 18, so a wee bit warmer than you!
Brown Eyes:
Brrrr! It was 11 F here in Pittsburgh this morning!
But, yes, I hear things are supposed to start getting warmer this afternoon.
MaineWriter:
I've been meaning to ask this for weeks. What the heck is a "boneless blue morning" anyway?
LOL.
L
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on March 04, 2009, 10:17:56 am ---I've been meaning to ask this for weeks. What the heck is a "boneless blue morning" anyway?
LOL.
L
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I don't have The Text in front of me, but surely you recognize "boneless blue" as Annie Proulx's phrasing? In this context I've always taken "boneless" to mean "cloudless," though I can't exactly say where I picked up that notion and it may predate my reading of Annie Proulx.
I know, for example, that a ship moving fast enough to create a white wave at the bow is said to have "a bone in her teeth," so I may be projecting from "bone" = "white wave" to "boneless blue (sky)" = cloudless, clear blue sky.
If I remember correctly, Annie's use occurs in her narration of the last horsepacking trip in May 1983.
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on March 04, 2009, 08:13:34 am ---Hey cowboys and cowgirls...here's something to add to your wishlist...boot purses!
http://www.artofarizona.com/bootpurse.htm
Made from genuine cowboy boots!
Flipping cold here in Maine this morning...4 below zero. Brrr. I'm sick of winter and ready for spring.
L
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:laugh:
Where DO you find these things?
Who knows, maybe they'll make their way to the western shop in Brussels.
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