Surveying the passing scene and cracking wise. Knitting, spinning, a bit of art, words, history, sci-fi, and who knows what. Come sit here by me. *pat pat*
@t_gainsborough@artist_reynolds Misleading to post this Gainsborough without noting that it’s an *exact* copy he made of the famous 1638 van Dyck painting.
World champions and Olympic favorites Ilia Malinin and the ice dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates turned the final night of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday into less of a competition and more of a coronation. https://t.co/Q6poCPUY9R
@LaurenCDeutsch@madparisfr Son of heaven seems an odd name for a dress. The word fils also means threads. Fils du ciel could translate to threads of heaven (or the sky).
don’t understand why pastry production is skewed in favour of morning people. It’s 7pm and I’m want a fresh pastry but they’re nowhere to be found? What necessitates pastry chefs waking up at 6am to bake for the morning crowd? For what sin are evening dwellers being punished?
@TheAntiM Maybe? Have been thinking about Threads, except for that pesky non-anonymity thing. I like my comforting cozy pseudonym. Miss my old Twitter friends, though.
Thermopolia were found throughout the #Roman Empire. Food and drink was kept in earthenware jars embedded in the holes in the counter, helping to keep them warm. The food they served was designed to be eaten on the move