Thursday 30 October 2008

Meaning is in the person not the word. But these are a few words we're using to describe our accommodation as we're struggling for a better name for our 'camping barn'; arcadian holistic warm cosy hyggli (Danish, pronounced 'hoogly', no direct translation but it's the feeling you get when safe, comfortable on a big warm sofa during a winter's evening with a cup of hot chocolate and a smile on your face) woolly woody relaxed earth contented natural entertaining nook touch look welcome comfy family sharing happy flexible double pond settle glory source home conscious insulation projection meeting fair calm underfloor instinctive sustainable curious different adventure practical simple peaceful plateau story tale eat meal content rest breath curve dry envelope local history myth friendly unusual untreated free kindling art paint russet tranquil undisturbed content stable soft sheltered protected listed generations full pleasurable satisfying

See if our meaning fits your meaning, stay at Fernhill Farm

The Mendip Mind

1 comment:

Jon Hole said...

hilly and fertile,One of the birthplaces reported for Zeus is Mount Lycaeum in Arcadia. Lycaon, a cannibalistic Pelasgian king, was transformed into a werewolf by Zeus. Lycaon's daughter was Callisto. It was also said to have been the birthplace of Zeus' son, Hermes.

Arcadia remained a rustic, secluded area, and its inhabitants became proverbial as primitive herdsmen leading simple pastoral unsophisticated yet happy lives, to the point that Arcadia may refer to some imaginary idyllic paradise, :) Achaea Kernos :)