Fixin’ books in the Wild West
Each of these last few phases really does something radical to the appearance of the Vespiary’s future home. We recently finished wiring and insulating, as well as putting up all the drywall and paneling. We ran out of sheep’s wool and for speed’s sake, we opted for regular ol’ insulation to finish the job. Working [...]
As you know from a previous post, I listen to a steady diet of podcasts while I work, one of which is Stephen Fry’s podgrams (you may know Mr. Fry from his character in “V for Vendetta”or for “Wilde”). He also happens to be the darling of the BBC and an insatiable bibliophile. [...]
One of the loveliest summers I ever spent was in the employ of the Oregon State Department of Agriculture. I set and check both gypsy moth and Japanese beetle traps. I worked out of my own home, set my own hours, drove a hilarious beater government K car, drove around the fringes of [...]
Lately, I’ve been reading the Archimedes Codex - How a Medieval Prayer Book is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity’s Greatest Scientist. I can’t remember how I originally came across it, but if there was ever a Holy Grail of conservation work, this was it. This may be old news to some [...]
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