A little meme

This is how it works: Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Write ten words beginning with that letter in your journal, including an explanation what the word means to you and why, and then pass out letters to those who want to play along.

margaret67 gave me the letter "O"

Opal - the earrings I inherited from my grandma (dark opals)

October - the month for Libra, autumn leaves and long-sleeved tops

Ollivander - I think this is a great surname and I love the Harry Potter books

Olives - because I hate the taste, but I love the symbolism and the look of the trees

Ongoing - describes my search for a job

Ottoline - I love unusual names

Occidental - I feel proud I know this is the counterpart to...

Oriental - has so much more mystery than 'eastern'

Owls - beautiful birds, symbolic of night and wisdom, Athene's favoured familiar

Orthodox - I love Orthodox hymns, whether I'm a listener or a singer