On the one hand, I'm grateful we'll soon be pulling out of the -40s (celsius) soon. On the other, it looks like worse chaos to come in lieu of bitter cold. At least it is Christmas colours?
Jill N
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Following the academic exodus from Twitter because I'll miss the mini-classrooms the most. I live in BC, am a real human being and very much enjoy pictures of your pets. She/her.
Easily one of the coolest things we have done as humans is creating massive digital archives accessible to anyone with an internet connection and a wandering mind. I think I'll start sharing some of my favourite finds on Mastodon.
Here's a painting of Anna Maria van Schurman by Jan Lievens. You can view it in hi-res at The National Gallery's website. 1/3
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-lievens-portrait-of-anna-maria-van-schurman
I’ve been enjoying the old school bird site vibe here, particularly the community of historians. I recently came across this beautiful brooch, circa 1900 by Robert Koch (source: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-an-art-nouveau-enamel-and-gem-set-pendantbrooch). Given the time frame and the name, I was curious about the creator. I wasn’t able to find much.Short thread follows. Caveat: IANAH (is that a thing? Like IANAD?). #histodon #histodons 1/7
-30 celsius with the wind chill for the next few days so I made my dog fur boots and she hates me. But, I think I nailed the “make the boots stay on” part- the store bought always fall off. Adapted from this pattern… https://romprescue.com/2013/01/easy-diy-dog-boots/ #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
Drama on the bird site tonight, and this is the first time my feed has felt sort of the same as pre-the takeover in terms of content and volume.
Anyway, I recommend long walks in the snow with a friendly dog as a social media break. Some kind soul at my local off-leash dog park decorated a tree at the top of our hill and that was charming.
Still feeling this out but figured I would follow the trend and do a first post/intro with a pet picture. I work in post-secondary administration and I have a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (political science/history with a focus on genocide studies). I miss being a student terribly and regularly talk myself out of a late-in-life PhD. This is my doggo Nellie in a coat I made for her (I also enjoy sewing).
