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Gerda Wegener (Danish, 1885-1940)

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Ballade of Midsummer Days and Nights by William Ernest Henley (1849–1903).

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@ltwilliammowett do you know of have any resources/demos about how this would have been used? I’m familiar with garment making bodkins but I’ve only seen them with a clip or some kind of eye to hold the thread/ribbon .

I’m interested to see how sailors would keep the rope from slipping off. Just tying a really good knot, probably?

A scrimshawed bodkin, 19th century

This tool was made out of whalebone and was used for sewing and stitching sails or others fabrics by sailors

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literary kinsey scale time

i’m just curious what mix of fiction and nonfiction the average tumblrina is consuming

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Wisdom tells me I am nothing, love tells me I am everything. Between the two, my life flows.

―Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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~Remnant of ancient wisdom~ Papyrus Oxyrhynchus fragment of Plato’s dialogue of Republic in ancient Greek.

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cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, nutmeg, clove, star anise, black pepper, allspice, cumin, fennel, turmeric, coriander, bay leaf, sumac, juniper, fenugreek, ginger, mace, mustard seed, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, lavender, oregano, basil, tarragon, sage, chervil, dill, parsley, mint

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"Les Jardins de Nuit" (censored version) - Mixed media: colored pencils, pastels, ink, and gold leaf on paper. I created this artwork in 2020 for my book Forgotten Gods.

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“..the June nights are long and warm; the roses flowering; and the garden full of lust and bees..”

— Virginia Woolf in a letter to Vanessa Bell c. June 1926

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2024.10.08 - bumble in the morning glory

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The Sun, Robert Fludd from Utriusque Cosmi (1617),

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The Sun! I miss it!

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KUPALA'S NIGHT - a playlist for the wild midsummer night of love, dancing, fires and mystery. and love, once more. love.

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Last year’s solstice roses vs this year:

I actually think we will have more blooms overall but there has been so much rain that they’re behind on the blooming by a good two weeks

solstice roses