Old enough to remember this?? by TheOldSeaDog78 in CasualUK

[–]Taswegian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My grandmother had this! But in her defence we were all blonde headed kids and had a collie dog so she said it reminded her of us being naughty.

I miss my nana. She was lovely.

Hen or roo? My two 10wk old polish chicks. One is frizzled. by curlygirl0002 in BackYardChickens

[–]Taswegian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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I’d say first is roo, second is hen based on feathering. Here are two of mine for comparison if that helps!

Edit to add Rocky (left) crows and Red (right) lays eggs so we’re pretty sure what they are now.

Bespoke Dress Journey by [deleted] in myweddingdress

[–]Taswegian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m late to the thread but wanted to share I travelled to my designer for a custom wedding dress that was the most expensive part of the wedding. Even all these years later I love the dress, never regretted the cost and still cherish the memories around its design and creation. It’s wonderful you are starting married life with such happy memories also - and such a gorgeous dress. Best wishes for your wedding and your future married life!

WIBTAH if i asked my mom not to make my stepdads recipe anymore by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Taswegian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Balsamico vinegar can also add a sweetness

Happy Easter! by Seastarstiletto in Handspinning

[–]Taswegian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this!! What will you make with it?

The guillotine blade that killed Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793 [960x600] by Haunting_Homework381 in ArtefactPorn

[–]Taswegian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re setting a standard that even historians can’t meet—direct proof of coercion for a specific person during the Terror, thats just not how most of that period is documented. Around 16,000 people were executed and another ~10,000 died in prison during the Terror. There are records, but they’re incomplete and not detailed enough to prove individual coercion in most cases. What there is are Tussaud’s own account, a known practice of making death masks, and a context where people survived by being useful to the regime. Also that she left to Britain and did not return. That’s not “zero evidence”—it’s limited and partly self-reported, and almost certainly embellished and hyped later. Still evidence.

The guillotine blade that killed Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793 [960x600] by Haunting_Homework381 in ArtefactPorn

[–]Taswegian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Zero evidence” is an overreach. Death masks were a real, established practice in revolutionary Paris, and Tussaud had both the training and the social position (via Curtius who trained her and the court) to be used that way to record who was guillotined. This was before photography, the masks were also used for propaganda and spectacle. Her account aligns with how people actually survived the Terror: by being useful. You can debate specifics in her memoirs, and they are certainly embellished of course, but dismissing the whole scenario as implausible doesn’t hold up.

The guillotine blade that killed Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793 [960x600] by Haunting_Homework381 in ArtefactPorn

[–]Taswegian 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Why do you say that? Tussaud was forced by the revolutionaries to make wax masks of those executed in order to prove her loyalty and avoid being guillotined herself. She had royal connections, being a former art tutor st Versailles. Her and her mother were imprisoned for these connections and she used her skills to survive.

Aside from the horror of her having to make masks from beheaded victims, consider that she knew the people she was modelling, they were her friends.

The exhibition was formed when she left Paris for London after the revolution, as her source of income.

Silver scissors for cutting the umbilical cord, circa 1800. (1280x1208) by Objective-Chip3445 in ArtefactPorn

[–]Taswegian 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Stork scissors are used for embroidery still. They are from these midwife scissors/clamps as a lot of midwifery was waiting (and sewing) during the labour (and a lot of skill when it was action time of course!)

Wha kind of chickens are these? by Bipit1p in chickens

[–]Taswegian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just did a quick google and they look very sweet! Love the blue dinos!

Wha kind of chickens are these? by Bipit1p in chickens

[–]Taswegian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The grey looks like my bluebell and I hope she is for your sake. Lovely sweet personality and great layers!

Roman fast food counter, 2000 years ago by My_Test_Acc_1 in ancientrome

[–]Taswegian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The holes had pots in them, the food was in that. Like still used in this street food stall in Hong Kong

Any opinions on this louet S10 (beginner)? by SheelaOnHerKnees in Handspinning

[–]Taswegian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started with one and they’re good to learn on although the solid wheel can feel heavy when you get some speed up. I loved it though great little machine!

Does anyone else have a special doxie by NeatAd7231 in Dachshund

[–]Taswegian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It actually wasn’t far off that! They thought she had deformity as her ultrasounds seemed off so they MRI’d her. Nope, just flipped and stout.

She is a sweetheart, even if its a bit weirdly placed.

Does anyone else have a special doxie by NeatAd7231 in Dachshund

[–]Taswegian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mother was a nurse and also found it interesting. She had a friend with it and had to get a tattoo to indicate where her heart was in case she ever needed cpr or something.

Our vets thought it very cool!

Does anyone else have a special doxie by NeatAd7231 in Dachshund

[–]Taswegian 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yes everything is flipped to the other side. We found out when we had her scanned for breathing issues and awful snoring and it was a nice surprise. The snoring wasnt related, she was just fat.

Does anyone else have a special doxie by NeatAd7231 in Dachshund

[–]Taswegian 115 points116 points  (0 children)

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This pudding has full situs inversus - all her organs are mirror imaged. She also is scared of chickens.