Wednesday, September 26, 2012

V is for Viburnum Plum Tree


  • Vanilla - America's top-selling ice cream
  • Venus, the second planet from the Sun. 
  • V = Roman Numeral 5
  • Vermont and Virginia, the two U.S. States starting with V.
  • Vim, vigor and vitality
  • V-8 juice, venison, and vinegar
  • Velvet - both mom's and my bridesmaid dresses were made of velvet.
  • Virgo - the 6th astrological sign in the Zodiac.  Symbol:  Virgin maiden.
  • VP and VIP
  • Valentine's Day, Vincent van Gogh
  • Veronica, one of the women from Jerusalem who followed Christ on His way to Calvary. 
  • Velveeta Cheese and V-neck
  • Verdant pastures, Vespers, Vestibule
  • Veterans and Victory
  • Vodka-tonic-lime.....voila!
  • Mt. Vesuvius, volcano in Italy that erupted in 79 AD destroying Pompeii.  
  • Virtue, value, volunteer, victory, vivid, vertical, vast
  • VOCABULARY and VISA
  • Violet and Virginia Bluebell
  • The official state vegetable of Georgia is the Vidalia Onion.
  • Saddle staplers have an inverted "V-shaped" saddle for stapling pre-fold sheets to make booklets.
  • When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice.  They named the country "Little Venice," which translated into Spanish as Venezuela.
  • A vigintillion has 63 zeroes
  • A violin contains 70 separate pieces of wood.
  • V-formation, called a skein, is the V-shaped flight formation of migratory birds.
  • V- sign of peace