tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3701157685976137978..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-63253846540318936082011-09-28T08:19:46.328+01:002011-09-28T08:19:46.328+01:00Gretchen beat me to it. I too was wonder whether ...Gretchen beat me to it. I too was wonder whether penser was a related word. If "pensive" came from weighing something soberly in the mind, does that mean there was a different word for light, frivolous thoughts?<br /><br />The purple-grey yarn is pretty.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-84767665339829816152011-09-27T17:39:18.588+01:002011-09-27T17:39:18.588+01:00Your "pensum" reminded me of "pensi...Your "pensum" reminded me of "pensive"; a day's work as a thoughtful effort. Turning to my dictionary, I find that "pensive" derives from French "penser"= to think or reflect, with "penser" itself derived via Latin "pensere" from L "pendere"= to weigh. So there we are.<br />-- GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69482703554764741062011-09-27T12:59:45.657+01:002011-09-27T12:59:45.657+01:00I actually had a some of that sock yarn in my bask...I actually had a some of that sock yarn in my basket, but left it behind at the checkout. I just didn't like the feel of it. I will wait for your opinion when the socks are finished. I can always go back and get some. Golly, I am glad you thought of your word. I find it very irritating when I can't think of a word - I often can say it in English or Spanish but not both. I hope you permit us to use your word. It is lovely.<br />Ron in CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com