Tiota SramJust in case someone here happens to have one: anyone have a link to a post-COVID union contract that has COVID-19 safety provisions in it, bonus points if it's at an academic institution?
Boosts appreciated for reach.
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Adam Yates@StudioCaroline @secretsloth I can see straight away that there is a little insectivore jaw in there (either bat or shrew I guess).
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And so it begins! These just arrived in the mail—a few additions to my perennial edible collection. Tuberous sweet pea produces edible tubers, and cinnamon vine has edible underground tubers and edible aerial bulbils (baby bulbs), plus flowers that smell like cinnamon!
I wasn’t planning on buying more seeds this year, and then I thought, surely bulbils don’t count? And then I thought, maybe a few seeds : )
#gardening #perennialveg #permaculture #vegetables #foodforest
Spring is here and trilliums are emerging! Here’s a charcoal sketch I made a few years ago of trilliums, fiddleheads and a few morels hiding out surreptitiously, as morels do : )
TomPeppers day 29, and the grape cuttings.
Pepper temperature is 63F/17.5C without any heat and it's 60F/15.5C in the tent with the soil temp about 80F/26.5C at the very bottom of the pots on the heat mats.
The thompsons and pink/Delaware got a little hot on the new heat mats so I put some new cuttings in a week ago and re-cut some of the ones that weren't cooked.
The Moore's Early are leafing out and the Thomcords I bought are starting to.
YadiMarA forest garden near the home is convenient and practical for food and medicine also an invitation to wildlife.
From the Willow tree blossoms during January and February to the evergreen Ivy blossoms during October and November searched and found by honey, carpenter and solitary bees, butterflies, hornets…
Spring flowers, blossoms and nectars to Autumn berries, fruits and nuts available for people, insects and small animals.
Sarah MatthewsI went to my first audio described theatre event since Hamilton in 2019 last night and it was a truly memorable evening! We went to see Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre in London and it kicked off with a touch tour, organised by VocalEyes. Getting down to the stage was a challenge as I’m a blind wheelchair user but the access team had been in contact in advance and there was an entrance at the back which meant fewer steps so we were taken there by the incredibly helpful staff. There was a large group of us for the tour and not much time so unfortunately we weren’t able to do any intros. This would’ve been so good as when you’re blind it’s so hard to get chatting to new people. As it turned out someone I know from social media was there but I only heard about it the following day so missed out on the opportunity to finally meet them in person!
The tour was in two parts; firstly we met a few of the understudy actors who told us entertaining stories about the world of theatre and we were able to feel some of the costumes used in the production, including hats, wigs, galoshes and a full 3 piece suit and bow tie. In the 2nd part we went on stage and felt the set which was a hotel room from the late 1960s in cream and gold. It was particularly good to feel the tasselled lamp shades by the bed, the dressing table with make up case, the mantelpiece with an ash tray on it and the mid century modern furniture.
We had an hour before the start of the show so headed next door to The Savoy Hotel and were taken to one of their lovely bars for cocktails! I’ve never been there before so it was such a treat.
When we returned to the theatre I was given my headset ready for the live audio description and a member of staff took us to our seats. We ordered ice cream and drinks for the interval using a handy app.
The #AudioDescription started with an intro track which gave a picture of what the various characters looked like and an overview of the play. The live description during the performance was done very effectively, telling us the movements of the actors, what they picked up, and notable things about their appearance like a wide brimmed hat. At times it was fast paced and because there was so much dialogue the describer had to speak quickly where they could find space. Info about facial expressions and body language was limited. It’s certainly an art in itself. Every now and again my audio would cut out and I realised just how valuable these snippets of info were to my enjoyment of the play.
Plaza Suite was very entertaining, funny and a little bizarre at times, with the final section being a full on farce. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are actors I remember well so their voices were very distinctive and easy to follow. I’m not a frequent theatre goer so the fact their were only 5 actors in it helped. I’ll definitely now be on the look out for more events like this from VocalEyes in future.
#blind #theatre #accessibility
The tour was in two parts; firstly we met a few of the understudy actors who told us entertaining stories about the world of theatre and we were able to feel some of the costumes used in the production, including hats, wigs, galoshes and a full 3 piece suit and bow tie. In the 2nd part we went on stage and felt the set which was a hotel room from the late 1960s in cream and gold. It was particularly good to feel the tasselled lamp shades by the bed, the dressing table with make up case, the mantelpiece with an ash tray on it and the mid century modern furniture.
We had an hour before the start of the show so headed next door to The Savoy Hotel and were taken to one of their lovely bars for cocktails! I’ve never been there before so it was such a treat.
When we returned to the theatre I was given my headset ready for the live audio description and a member of staff took us to our seats. We ordered ice cream and drinks for the interval using a handy app.
The #AudioDescription started with an intro track which gave a picture of what the various characters looked like and an overview of the play. The live description during the performance was done very effectively, telling us the movements of the actors, what they picked up, and notable things about their appearance like a wide brimmed hat. At times it was fast paced and because there was so much dialogue the describer had to speak quickly where they could find space. Info about facial expressions and body language was limited. It’s certainly an art in itself. Every now and again my audio would cut out and I realised just how valuable these snippets of info were to my enjoyment of the play.
Plaza Suite was very entertaining, funny and a little bizarre at times, with the final section being a full on farce. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are actors I remember well so their voices were very distinctive and easy to follow. I’m not a frequent theatre goer so the fact their were only 5 actors in it helped. I’ll definitely now be on the look out for more events like this from VocalEyes in future.
#blind #theatre #accessibility