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Yes, thank goodness. I am glad society and my neighbourhood in particular made some space for someone different and he got help so he could return to merely eccentric rather than someone who might hurt himself or others setting fires or using a crossbow.

Yes. He looked like an old bearded, heavily tattooed pirate, complete with parrot. Once he got some help he was much calmer but always colourful.

him to get some treatment. After a few weeks he returned. He was a colourful neighbour afterwards, not relaxing to those next door but no more yelling, fires or crossbows for the remainder of his life.

reassurance that there was not a drunk armed man experiencing a different reality looming above us from his garage (from where we learned he had set a fire on his next door neighbour’s garage) - was actually a great sign.

They managed to get a team of appropriately trained people to come and take

We were concerned we had made a bad decision in buying the house. But, actually, this event was how we met all our new neighbours.

And the way they gathered as a community to make sure our tattooed pirate-like neighbour with parrot got mental health support safety, and the rest of us got the …

My husband was reminding me that we moved her just before Victoria Day 11 years ago, only to find that our neighbour behind us spent his long weekend on top of his garage, yelling about Queen Victoria watching him “like the all-seeing Eye of Sauron” —with a bottle of whiskey, a crossbow and a parrot

My husband was reminding me that we moved here just before Victoria Day, 11 years ago, only to find our neighbour behind us spent his weekend on top of his garage, ….

yelling about being watched by Queen Victoria “like the all-seeing Eye of Sauron,” with a bottle of whiskey and a crossbow.

Made it to Z! More, slow work in progress on my linocut animal alphabet quilt with letterpress letters.

#linocut #printmaking 🧶 #quilt

It was astonishing to see my supervisor so much better afterwards; within hours of transplant he was looking pink and happy and afterwards he like a new man.

It’s amazing what they can do and I always tell people to sign their organ donor card & inform family of their wishes.

When my supervisor got his transplant it was amazing how rapidly he changed. I hope your son makes a similar rapid recovery. The transplant team here are really amazing and take such good ongoing care of recipients. I trust your son is getting similar care and your year becomes much easier for all.

I hadn’t heard your family was going through this! My PhD supervisor had a very rare terminal liver disease & I came back to Toronto to run his research group while he awaited & after transplant.

I know what it’s like & am so sorry you’ve had this stress but that’s wonderful her got a transplant.

He really didn’t specify but I interpreted what he wrote to mean in orbit around the Sun, somewhere midway between Earth and Mars.

The nature of the trajectory of the imaginary teapot doesn’t make any difference to the philosophical argument.

I can’t judge him for measuring tape hoarding. My mother once said I was “like a crazy person hoarding newspapers, except with books.”

A large stash of measuring tapes is definitely more discreet and less heavy.

With the carpenter husband at IKEA…

Him: Where’s my measuring tape?

Me: It’s on my belt

Him: No, the other one. I picked one up. Ah! It’s in my pocket. It’s only $2.99. …

Me:

Him: I may have a measuring tape problem.

I’m sure that would be! What a learning experience for teachers to work with!

One ran out between two houses on a busy Toronto street, right in front of me last year. It’s so weird to see them in an urban environment.

The thing I remember about when Mt St Helens erupted was that we called my grandfather 264 km from the volcano in Victoria, BC and he told us about hearing the boom. It made a big impression on little me.

china teapot revolving in an elliptical orbit, but nobody thinks this sufficiently likely to be taken into account in practice."⠀
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, the extra teapot, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune.⠀
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Russel used the teapot in arguments against religion but it could be used against any dubious, outrageous claim, offered without proof. He wrote, "nobody can prove that there is not between the Earth and Mars a 🧵3/

alledged china teapot, in orbit between Earth & Mars is his analogy to make the case that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making unfalsifiable claims, rather than shifting the burden of disproof to others.
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Below the orbiting teapot are symbols for the solar system: Sun, 🧵2/n

Happy birthday to #philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) who, amongst other things speculated about a teapot orbiting in space. 🐡🧪 #histsci This lino block print of Russell's Teapot is part of my series of Imaginary Friends of Science of charismatic thought experiments. In this case, the 🧵1/n

Here in Toronto we have an “official” bee, also green: Agapostemon virescens. It’s green on to but more yellow on the bottom.

There are so many bees! Since I have been making bee art I have sometimes correctly diagnosed where someone else lives by their bee art or photos but only certain telltale species.

Sweat bees live just about everywhere. I think this is Agapostemon sericeus.

No, Canada

Cute little sweat bee on chive

The ink jet labels are also supposed to be permanent on fabric but I have never tried them.

I don’t know they compare in terms of longevity with the textile block printing inks. But I am sure some quilters are using them for art-making not just label-making.

Thanks!

They are designed to be permanent. They should be ironed to heat set them. I have quilts last over a decade but something laundered regularly (and unlikely on gentle) like a tee shirt would definitely fade.

Yes, though I place responsibility at the feet of “Dr” Mercola and those who deliberately spread lies about vaccine safety.

It made me cry for this young stranger and their family and the problems we as society have convincing more people that vaccines are as safe as possible and save lives.

This is a tragedy.

Thanks!

It needs ironing and proper photos but the alphabet quilt is slowly progressing with my linocut animals and letterpress letters…

#wip 🧶 #linocut #printmaking #quilt

Thanks Marianne 😊!

I remember my best friend’s father wanted to recommend the movie “Remains of the Day” and when he couldn’t remember the title, settled on ‘Bits and Pieces’

Thanks!

Look at these gorgeous illustrations by Margaret Fountaine!

[Alt text: gorgeous hand painted and lettered illustrations of the lepidopterist’s collected specimens from 1908 of 6 larva and 3 pupa of 5 species with some leaves and branches of host plants from South Africa & what is now Zimbabwe]

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One of my favourite scientists. Her sketchbooks are exquisite.

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I love when scientists are also scientific illustrators. Her illustrations are so lovely!

She died butterfly net in hand at 77 in Trinidad, likely of a heart attack, discovered by a local monk.

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then got collection commissions. Neimy confessed he was secretly married & died before he divorced in 1928. His loss & her sister’s hit her hard. But, she began to receive professional recognition & find herself the star of entomological gatherings. 🧵7/8

her knowledge freely with entomologists & though not dedicated to writing up her scientific results, her reputation was such that she was invited to join the prestigious Linnean Society in 1912.

WWI hit & her investments plummeted in value; for 1st time she needed to earn money as a cataloguer 🧵6/

Europe, Africa, South America, Indian, Australia & S Pacific.

Much of this work was done in partnership with Damascus dragoman (a sort of local fixer/interpreter/guide) Khalil Neimy, 15 years her junior. He declared his love for her, & they spent many tumultuous years together. She shared 🧵4/

in Milan. In 1895 saw the immense butterfly collection of Henry John Elwes, FRS. Butterfly collecting was not uncommon for Victorian ladies, but Margaret realized this could be her life's purpose. Unlike hobbyists she sought to document & breed species & travel tracking elusive species through 🧵4/n

the Royal Entomological Society in 1898.

The eldest of 7 kids, her Norwich clergyman father died when she was 15. The next year, she began keeping a diary. At 27 the death of a wealthy uncle gave her freedom few could enjoy.

She toured France & Switzerland by bike with her sister, then settled 🧵3

Record and Journal of Variations, expert on tropical butterflies, discovering, documenting, breeding & gathering specimen in 60 countries, talented scientific illustrator, lectured internationally & bequeathed 22,000 specimens to the Norwich Castle Museum. She became the only female fellow in 🧵2/n

Happy birthday to #entomologist Margaret Fountaine (1862-1940), here in my #linocut with many butterflies from her collection. 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬#histsci

Her posthumous books featured her "wild and fearless life," but she was also a trailblazing famous Victorian lepidopterist, published in The Entomologist's 🧵1/n

I mean, I think the reef sharks think they’re delicious…

The scanners we own are both Canons, and have worked well.

My husband was a photojournalist and had to scan huge numbers of photos and has been entrusted with archiving family photos and he’s actually not that fussy about the scanner itself. All the big companies put out similar quality products, as long as you scan at a high resolution.