Homemade hobbies
This was really hard to take a picture of, but it’s a home-made diorama of Arundel Castle keep, which extends out so you can look through the entrance archway right to the back, viewing various scenes on the way.…
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Day 293. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
19th May 1860:
Saturday 20th. Pumped ship and washed decks 6 to 8…
Reading the Collections, Week 16: Kew Gardens
“The petals were voluminous enough to be stirred by the summer breeze, and when they moved, the red, blue and yellow lights passed one over the other, staining an inch […]
Day 292. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
18th May 1860:
Friday 19th. A Nice breeze. Steering…
19th century humour (?)
Today’s gem from the Maitland Dougall trunk is a book of conundrums, with questions at one end and answers at the other. They are mostly quite groan-inducing.
Day 291. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
17th May 1860:
Thursday 18th. Still calm. Hands…
Day 290. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
16th May 1860:
Wednesday 17th. Becalmed all day.…
Lovely locks
Another Maitland Dougall find is this charming record of the hair of a whole generation. These locks are taken from the 12 children of James Heriot Maitland and his wife Margaret Dalgleish. James Makgill, the…
Day 289. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
15th May 1860:
Tuesday 16th. Steering S and by W, ½ W. Going 7 ½…
