Britain is experiencing a cold snap and consequently there is talk of how to keep warm. This has made me look at old ways to keep out the cold. .This is a detail of a tapestry which hung in a hall in Medieval England. It was a barrier against the cold drafts which crept inContinue reading “Warmth in a cold snap”
Category Archives: Then and Now
Airmail envelope
The lightweight, blue and red airmail envelope is hardly used anymore, replaced by the sending of emails which is quicker, cheaper and easier than posting a letter. It is set still more firmly in the past with it’s Woolworths branding and price tag. For more on packaging, see categories >>
Old English architecture, as seen
Polaroid
The Polaroid is now a museum piece. There is much pleasure in taking a polaroid. Each shot is treated as special, there is the mechanical sound and feel of the paper ejecting, the waiting and watching and the slow alchemical change on the surface of the paper. I wonder if someone will make a digitalContinue reading “Polaroid”
The soles of my shoes
Eye liner from Ancient Egypt
Part of the identity of the Ancient Egyptian is the wearing of heavy dark make up around the eyes. New research adds another dimension to this. It seems that the eye make up may have helped to prevent disease. Were the Egyptians aware of this? Cleopatra’s eye make-up ‘had health benefits’
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