The other day, when we got our first snow, I was sitting by the large window in the kitchen, eating my breakfast (at one o'clock in the afternoon, I know). I saw birds and snow, so I immediately ran upstairs for my camera, intending o get some good photos. Of course, as part of the whole "it's snowing" aspect, there was not enough light for the ( Read more... )

I have added the palaeographical distribution I mocked-up to the 'Nugae' section of the Latin Scrabble Website. Comments on character choice and scoring are appreciated. Also, please check the Latinization of 'Palaeographic Latin Scrabble' I used...I am a little iffy on it...

On other news, the two-letter word list has been re-compiled (by me) and is now available on the 'Strategia' page of the Latin Scrabble website. Look here.

This should be of interest to those who are not currently in MA Latin. It is one of those fantastic general-purpose quotes that one occassionally comes across:

Sicut enim videndo tenebras, nichil videmus, audiendo silentium, nichil audimus, sic intelligendo yln, nichil intellegimus.

Vulgate Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses, I.24 Marginal

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Not entirely satisfied with the quality or the price (rather expensive) of the Latin Scrabble sets that can be purchased from the guy that made the ones the Centre uses, I have decided that a good Summer project for me is attempting to make my own. Also, I seek to rectify our lack of Anglo-Saxon scrabble tiles, as apparently we have a distribution ( Read more... )

Well, I was too busy to get much done in the way of photography, and my temperamental camera has decided to lock up on me, but I did get a few quick pictures. The final edits I like best are these two of apple blossoms, which I have sized for background screens:

Apple Blossoms (Original) at 1600 x 1200
Apple Blossoms (Cropped) at 1280 x 1024There ( Read more... )

Since I will not be posting while off at Kalamazoo, I feel I should leave something for my loyal readers (all two of you!). So, here, without further ado, are....*gasp*....more bee quotes ( Read more... )

"O, the Summer time is coming/and the trees are sweetly blooming ( Read more... )

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