Oh it was pretty normal back then, at least among royalty. Here's a picture of one of those three-headed kings.

Late summer grilling. Good way to get me and the kids to eat more veggies!

Here's a somewhat clearer version of the diagram in another 12th century copy of Macrobius, Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis (Parchment, 50 ff.; 23.9 × 14 cm; Southern France). Date: ca. 1150. Source: Copenhagen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, ms. NKS 218 4°.

Linked: a fun post on cloves in Early Modern England. Dr Soon mentions Chaucer as an earlier example, but cloves were valued in England well before that: Henry of Huntingdon (ca.1140) wrote a poem in praise of cloves, in food and medicine, in his #herbal "Anglicanus Ortus":

Help, funnel spiders everywhere! I’m glad they’re harmless but this is kind of disturbing.

Perfectly twee scene in the yard. Snowshoe hare by the chicken house and quince bush.

Wild blueberry season has begun. Thing #2 is big enough for real help now. Easy 5 cups on first trip (apart from snacking) and many more to come.

Met some curious friends on a hike. Twins exploring away from mom?

This is Matilda. And I’m enjoying your Strixhaven book!

I don't know. Have you seen those initials? Hot stuff.

Thanks for a good laugh this morning, Bennett & Kerr. #medievalhumor

Circle of life in my chives. Green crab spider nabbed a thirsty sweat bee.

Our boletes are very personable. Some kind of myconid gathering under a tree.

Of course, here it is. Great presentations all around. The workshop was a real success.

Just landed in Toronto, excited to welcome amazing #medhist #histmed #manuscript scholars from around the world for two days of "Languages of Authority: An International Workshop on Editing Medieval Medicine", organized by Sarah Star and me with support from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca.

Prepping for my next history of medicine class. Don't tell them all the answers are right here:

Apparently no smelling lilacs for me. Always look before you sniff. Green crab spider not as well camouflaged as usual.

Flamboyant screaming forest chicken is making it hard to drive the kids to school.

I cannot mow the lawn. Very very late spring means legions of adorable wildflowers and mint are all here at once, in my lawn. Oh no.

Gorgeous evening by the shore. Lucky to live here. So many baby ducks!

Not much grows well here, but lupins and chives are happy in this very late spring.

My favorite Magic joke. Shadowfax shows the meaning of haste.

Some things are okay.

Pretty visitor sunning in the garden. Shame she’s here to eat the spring peepers but we have thousands of frogs and this is our first yard snake (seen) in years.

Much #medieval #history #manuscripts #histmed next week @stfx-university.bsky.social! I'll be presenting “From Henry of Huntingdon to Henry Daniel: Creating a Uniquely English Herbalism” at the Canadian Society of Medievalists Annual Conference: canadianmedievalists.org/Annual

Cute and brave little chonker cleaning up under the bird feeder. She (?) didn’t do this all winter so I’m guessing babies are here or on the way.

Getting ready for Strixhaven prerelease! Love that Book is now an Artifact type. Also happy to support a LGBTQ+ positive wizard school.

I always wanted the class to go to the Hormel plant in Beloit, WI, where I loved seeing the CHILI SILO. They probably didn't actually want anyone seeing the inside of that factory... www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/sto...

New UM tagline is up there with:

A nicely detailed manicule, with a "nota" reminder, followed by "hed ake". Henry Daniel, Herbal, London, BL, MS Add. 27329, fol. 127rb.