Where the Name Comes From
Long before I ever had the gloriously life-altering experience of first setting foot on French soil, I fell in love with the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Written in installments for a London periodical it weaves a harrowing story of love, desperation, and redemption set amid the French Revolution. The novel has been read by English literature students around the world, and is cherished by millions.
The Meaning Behind Evre’monde
Dickens enthusiasts will recall that Evre’monde is the original family name of the protagonist in A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay. A recent google search of the French patronym led to my choice of the name for this blog entry. Breaking down Evre’monde into its English and French elements, “every” and tout le monde–suggests an Anglo-French cooperative, association, or merger. Strictly from the French perspective, “evre” and “monde” give us “fever” and “world,” thus: “Feverworld.”
What Is Feverworld?
The portmanteau feverworld suggests to me an enormous space and state of being that’s full of passion, totally alive in the moment, potentially contagious and capable of eliciting great changes in those who are exposed to it. As we explore fresh and unexpected ways of adorning our living and working spaces through Cinq Femmes, we also look to renovate– if you will–our internal worlds.
Renovating Our Internal Worlds
How so? By releasing tired, engrained and automatic responses to people, situations, and challenges; by shaking off habits that no longer serve us; and by choosing to be motivated by inspiration rather than obligation– recognizing what we can have when we accept and follow our truest selves.
The Power of Words
We know that words– and the power they wield–can play an enormous role in life. Whether the source is much-loved literature or song lyrics, we can find guidance and encouragement there for our individual and collaborative journeys.
“We Love You All the More”
Modern-day British author and illustrator, Charles Mackesy, offers this bit of validation and acceptance in the book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,
“So you know all about me?”
“Yes.”
“And you still love me?”
“We love you all the more.”
Margaret Lawhon Schott
Founder/Owner/Manager
Margaret Lawhon Schott is a Baton Rouge-based creative with a career spanning broadcast journalism, acting, and writing.
