The following brewing process was first published by Gervase Markham in The English Housewife in 1615. The English Housewife was reprinted numerous times during and after Markham’s lifetime as part of a larger work titled A Way to Get Wealth. The English Housewife...
Playing with numbers — Ordinary Beer in 1615 England
Reade all ye Glibs.
The Three Thousand Dollar Shirt
The following image is from Topographia Hiberniae (The Topography of Ireland), Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales), 1188. It shows an Irishman dressed in a basic linen shirt (the leine) and a pair of woolen pants (the trius). This would be representative of...
Falling
Down and out.
The 70s Called. They want their solar collector back.
The Future was here…in the 1970s.
Tis the Season, Redux
Part 2.
Smooth as Glass
Build and finish… a guitar.
Walnut Panel Chest
Something like this…
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
Boot theory.
Blowin’ Through the Jasmine in my Mind
In a field one summer’s day…
The Black Death Brings Beer to London
Throughout the Middle Ages, this ale was basic sustenance.
It’s Such a Shame
Rachael left the office building and headed down the street to the bistro where she met up with a bunch of friends from other offices.
Mother Wasn’t Wrong
It was good being essential.
The Way She Moves
It was Friday night and Joey had cash in pocket.
Tis the Season
Sam pulled a dining room chair up in front of the china cabinet and climbed up.
And the orchards will be in blossom.
A properly pruned apple tree should maximize the amount of sunlight that reaches every fruit-bearing branch in the tree all the way to the center of the tree.
Apples to Apples
So, you go to the grocery store and look at the apples.
Under The Apple Tree
How do you like them apples?