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Katrin How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity. I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Katrin Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
Bruce Hieroglyphs.
23. Februar 2024
I think the closest English equivalent would be 'Down the rabbit hole'. It has one entrance (No, not...
Harma Spring is Coming.
20. Februar 2024
I'm definitely jealous! Mine disapeared except for one pathetic little flower. But the first daffodi...

An Assortment of Links!

I have a stack of links to throw at you again - but before that, here's proof that our garden knows which month we have:

maigloeckchen
These are called Maiglöckchen in German - which literally translates to "May Bells". The German language seems to like flower names with a time of year in them - we not only have "Easter Bells" (daffodils) and "May Bells", but also "Whitsun Roses" (peonies).

Cathy from Loose Threads has something else: a list of tutorials. I haven't looked at any of them yet, but they range from medieval things to Victorian, and you might just find something that amuses you - or might prove helpful.

Erik Kwakkel at the medievalbooks blog has a fascinating post about medieval scripts, including a picture of a scribe's advertisement sheet.

Aisling has a list of tablet-woven bands from the Anglo-Saxon and Viking period found in Great Britain and Ireland.

Rainer Schreg has some thoughts about the Vienna Statement about the threat to cultural heritage in the Near East and North Africa. If you want more about that topic and don't mind a gruesome read, check out Heritage for Peace's newsletter about damage to heritage sites in Syria.

To end with a lighter note: There's a new Jane Austen film, "Love and Friendship", coming to theatres tomorrow. It's a screenplay adaptation of "Lady Susan" (a short epistolary novel). Here's an interview with filmmaker Whit Stillman. If you'd like to pass the time until then with more Austen film adaptations, you might want to check out this list.

 
 
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Catherine Raymond (website) on Donnerstag, 12. Mai 2016 20:14

Hi, Katrin! Thanks for taking notice of my latest post; hope it's helpful to your readers. (I haven't tried out any of those tutorials either--I've spent too much time this spring either sick or busy with taxes.) Have a good day!

Hi, Katrin! Thanks for taking notice of my latest post; hope it's helpful to your readers. (I haven't tried out any of those tutorials either--I've spent too much time this spring either sick or busy with taxes.) Have a good day!
Harma on Freitag, 13. Mai 2016 14:12

Meadow cress (Wiesen-Schaumkraut) is in Dutch called "Pinksterbloem" something like "Whitsun flower", although it flowers around Eastern nowadays. Daffodils are in local dialects often called "Poaskebloumen", Eastern flowers.

Meadow cress (Wiesen-Schaumkraut) is in Dutch called "Pinksterbloem" something like "Whitsun flower", although it flowers around Eastern nowadays. Daffodils are in local dialects often called "Poaskebloumen", Eastern flowers.
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