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Blaghaargghagaa with mama

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is 10pm too late in the day to try my hand at spiral finger loop braiding for the first time? probably yeah. let's see how far we get

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Deep in the middle of second lockdown in the UK my housemate and I, missing doing shows and feeling incredibly silly, put our kit on and went outside at 9pm for a photoshoot. What emerged from that is a series of incredibly cursed photos that really encapsulates how we were all feeling around that time. Featuring my old yellow dress, that I miss dearly, and debuting the rare cryptid that is Beige Man, my old combat kit that very rarely sees the light of day.

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Oooh, what’s the pattern? I’d love to learn this one

is 10pm too late in the day to try my hand at spiral finger loop braiding for the first time? probably yeah. let's see how far we get

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This is also the point that I am viscerally reminded that I own four tents (not including the parts to make the medieval tent)

I’m moving house atm, which involves sorting and packing the stuff I have stored in my shed, and I am reaching UNPRECEDENTED levels of “I have never seen this fabric before in my life”

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I’m moving house atm, which involves sorting and packing the stuff I have stored in my shed, and I am reaching UNPRECEDENTED levels of “I have never seen this fabric before in my life”

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Unusual Saints To Pray To

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Youth today have no respect. Earlier, I saw a husband greet his wife with a kiss! Keep that behind closed doors, we are not in France, thank you very much!

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15 year old monk whispering "do i lust for men?" and then flipping to a random page in the bible to see what it says = medieval equivalent of modern "am i gay quiz"

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I've been looking for a fun/quick little animation sideproject to flex my frame-by-frame muscles, so introducing Margie! A cat-goose dragon based on this little fella from this medieval manuscript

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My two yr old is looking through a book about prehistoric art and she saw a picture of those cave painting of hands and she held up her own and said "hand!" And I gotta be honest. That hit

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“Why are my legs so sore after coronation, it was basically all sitting” girl. the curtsying.

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posting this outside the long post to say that my 15th century nun is finished!

I am very happy how it turned out and can't wait to wear it at the Oslo medieval festival next weekend!