BELL
Wild Word Friday!
I love to hear BELLs, see them, decorate with them, and enjoy their music. How better to greet the New Year by ringing it in with BELLs!
The word BELL comes to modern English from an Old English word – bellan – which means to roar! I’m wondering if those very first BELLs didn’t sound quite as lovely as ours do today. How joyous that the voices of our BELLs today sound more like music than like bellowing (which is, by the way, a related word)!!
Do you own any BELLs? I have one on my kitchen window sill. Tell us about your BELL!
Blessings!
Sue
(Information from WEBSTER’S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY, UNABRIDGED. Photos from Wikipedia.)
Those bells must be beautiful, Patti! What a joy!
Mom and I both collected bells. In each case, the collections began with school bells. We were both teachers and on occasion, had noisy classroom activities that required gentle bell-ringing if we needed to get the students’ attention to give directions, etc. Over the years, parents and friends gave us beautiful hand-painted porcelain, ceramic, crystal, brass, and even partially wooden bells. Thanks for reminding me of a lovely shared interest that I had with mom. 🙂
What a great way to brighten up a child who is not feeling well. Those are good memories, Deb!
We have one small bell that is not very pretty because it resembles a small cowbell with a few painted flowers on it. It has a little iron handle at the top and has lingered with my family through out the years. Its one of those things we run across from time to time and remember its significance. When my kids were smaller and bound to the couch with sickness, either the flu or a bad cold, they were given the bell to ring if they needed my attention. Its not that I didnt check on them regularly, but more of a fun thing to brighten their day a little by having me run to them at their beckoned call. I enjoyed spoiling my babies with attention when they needed me most and the lit’l, black bell will always remind me of those times that were otherwise, bad and easily forgotten.