Tuesday, April 21, 2009

ABC Wednesday - "N" is for nieces



THE best word in the N section of the dictionary is "niece" :


Middle English nece granddaughter, niece, from Anglo-French nece, niece, from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis; akin to Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew
Date: 14th century
1 : a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
In this case, they are the daughters of my brother Rob. My neices Sarah (l) and Amanda (r) are coming to visit us this Friday (I'm the thorn between the two roses in this photo) from Newfoundland. We are going to take in a performance of West Side Story at the Stratford Festival and generally just hang out and have fun together for a few days. They're 20 and 23 respectively now but it seems like only yesterday that they were wee little girls.
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16 comments:

  1. photowannabeApril 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Sounds like a delightful time. I love West Side Story. have fun and enjoy your nieces.

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  2. TYRA Hallsénius LindheApril 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Niece is nice!

    Happy ABC my friend/ Captain Tyra

    Navigare Necesse Est

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  3. EG CameraGirlApril 21, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    I hope your nieces see this post!

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  4. Rune EideApril 21, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Small girls grow into large girls... :-)

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  5. Leslie:April 21, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    It must be lots of fun to have nieces, but I was only blessed with nephews. Have a wonderful time at Stratford.

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  6. gigiApril 21, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    You are not the "Thorn" you are the awesome AUNT that they want to spend some sweet time with. Yall have a blast!

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  7. spacedlawApril 21, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Good choice for N!

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  8. JanieApril 21, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    They've certainly grown into pretty young women. Hope you have a wonderful visit.

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  9. Jane Hards PhotographyApril 21, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    I didn't know that about anglo-french. Me liking all things french too. Too soon we all grow up, but they will always be your little nieces.

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  10. Sylvia KApril 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Niece is definitely NICE! And what a lovely and fun post for ABC! Time does fly, but family is family. Thanks for sharing the fun!

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  11. Roger Owen GreenApril 22, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Speaking of Anglo-French, i've been fascinated by the fact that the pronunciation of the French city Nice is niece.

    Anyway, I have only nieces, no nephews. On my side, they are 30 and 18. On my wife's side, they're 8, 8 (twins) and 7. I have a daughter, so no boys on either side.

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  12. A ScatteringApril 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Roger, you're surrounded by estrogen! That can be wonderful AND scary.

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  13. JayApril 22, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    "it seems like only yesterday that they were wee little girls"

    Yes, children do that to you, don't they?

    Interesting etymology lesson!

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  14. annies homeApril 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    sometimes the aunts are the best people to know

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  15. DragonstarApril 23, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    They grow so quickly...

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  16. Pat - ArkansasApril 23, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Your nieces are lovely young women. Wishing you a wonderful and enjoyable visit. NICE "N"

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