@sandyrowoldt I needed a more economical way of funding my year-round chilli sauce addiction. Learning to make my own tortillas turned out to be an economical gateway to an expensive vice....
Those of my dear colleagues who have an imperfectly suppressed fascination for the Dark Arts have alerted me to this splendid site for Scottish witch trials, sortable by date, gender, social class https://t.co/6qL2aeRgaE
@shaletown Geriatric cat, Millie, terribly gaunt now but about to begin her treatment for hyperthyroid problem. Still alert and strong. Talks a lot. I'm looking forward to her recovery.
Ancient Greeks in the Arctic. In 325 BC the Greek geographer Pytheas made a voyage of exploration into the Arctic Circle, reaching the polar ice and witnessing the midnight sun. (Art by Mateusz Przeklasa)
@janeyellene I'm not sure if it just a side effect of staying still for the photograph, or if that sergeant of 1917 has one of the earliest thousand-yard stares to be photographed