Author Archives: Art for Housewives
“Do not let your adorning be external”…
Below, reblog’d article so interesting….. manuscripts recycled for statue clothing via the blog (Roughly) Daily: (Roughly) Daily In 2011, textile conservators discovered fragments of medieval manuscripts lining the hems of dresses at the Cistercian convent of Wienhausen in Northern Germany. … Continue reading
Herbal Demon Repellent. No, really!
Originally posted on Lilith's Apothecary Herbal Body Care:
A friend recently passed along a fabulous blog called BibliOdyssey, as well as a post with illustrated manuscript belonging to a 15th c. herbal text titled the Codex Sloane 4016. Like…
Herbs: Beyond Spice
Originally posted on The Plant Farm:
We all know that herbs, especially fresh herbs picked right out of your garden or from your window box, can transform a simple meal into a flavorful feast. But herbs are so much more…
Simon and Garfunkel
Last year I wrote a post, Learning how to surf the waves of time, about the difference in the way singers interpreted songs in their youth as opposed to how they did so in their more mature years. I would like to add … Continue reading
Exvotos Parte II: Una mirada al folklore mexicano
Originally posted on The Unfabulous Mr. Badgerous:
Bueno debido a las confuciones que creo el post anterior, aqui van los detalles: Si el 95% de los exvotos de la entrada anterior son reales(la unica que es digamos a proposito es…



