Last week we were off for surprise medical matters. This week let us return to our significantly more disastrous run-ins with historical recreations.
Issue 40, containing: Soap, Local Wanderings, Notes from the Fall Collection, Perhaps a Smidgeon of Medical Horror After All, Commonplaces, &c.
Hello, new Gentle Readers, who may be coming here due to a questionable subscription to the regular blog.
Some construction, whee
I've done a MAJOR overhaul of the site, and it's still technically ongoing-- in short, though...
Issue 39, containing: Some Nonsense (in Brief), &c.
Oh, Gentle Readers-- you may not have heard the recent news, but in short, both Apple and Patreon have made some Decisions with regard to money and cost and such-- specifically...
A Minor Thought: GOO
I'm in the workshop making lip balm because I have been INTERVIEWED by my alma mater and have been asked for action photos of me working that AREN'T just terrible soap mistakes or free advertisements for Dunkin Donuts coffee.
Issue 38, containing: 27 March 2023, A Brief History of Putting Pearls in Things (in Europe)(and also My Workshop), The Incredibly Big Difference Between Essence of Pearl and Seed Pearl in Fine Powder, (Mystery Solved) Or Is It, (Consumer-Grade Pearl Powder) Also No, Finding Some Real Goddamn Pearls in This Degenerate Age, The Reading Society, &c.
It should be said directly: None of what I describe in the below should be repeated by any reasonable persons. *Do not make my mistakes.*
A Minor Thought: Chymistry
It's wild to me that I am, in my adulthood, in a way, coming to chemical science and formulation.
A Minor Thought: Challenging the Metal Detectors
I'll be going to the UK for a week in October, due to serendipity and an opportunity for odd research into immersive game design-- which I'll no doubt speak more on shortly, but! I have JUST DISCOVERED that the Royal College of Physicians has a collection of apothecary jars, *guided medicinal garden tours*, AND a brand-new exhibition on HOUSEHOLD RECEIPT BOOKS, how can I POSSIBLY pass that up.
Issue 37, containing: Home Improvement Through Hacksaws, Soap, Regarding Medlars, The Reading Society, &c.
What is a week? A lie and a fallacy. But sometimes weeks are real (SOMETIMES), and herein are some stories about them.
A Minor Thought: this is fine
Welp...