Esmi 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@esmi
Retired ex-science type. Pottering around with no real idea of what she’s doing here.
That’s why it drives me nuts that in every Tudor drama, Katherine of Aragon is played by someone with olive skin & black hair (stereotypically Spanish). Katherine was a strawberry blonde
And, for those who might be intrigued by references to the headline image being only part of an infamous portrait… Eye bleach on standby…
Books arrived safely. So that’s my summer reading sorted, thanks to @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
They say Terry Pratchett had a quote for every occasion. That's not a premise that I’ve personally tested but he definitely had one for this…
"Tetanus Following Gunshot Wounds," 1809. By the surgeon and artist Sir Charles Bell, the painting depicts a soldier suffering from tetanus.
Sustastic Effects Bioyarn Yarn made from brown algae, dyed using natural pigments. Can’t wait for this to get to the stage where I can try it out! https://www.instructables.com/Sustastic-Effects-Bioyarn/