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I’m researching Anglo-Saxon decorative metalwork, knitting socks and doing cryptic crosswords, but not all at the same time.

The secret of getting things done is to act -Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

I love everything that's old ; old friends, old times,
old manners, old books, old wine." 

Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, Act i., sc I.

May the great galactic kitten always purr you to sleep.
– Anonymous

Welcome to The Attic. Like all good attics, expect it to be crammed with a miscellany of the past; mostly concerning matters archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, literary, knitterly knitting away ….and anything else that strikes me as post-worthy.

“A Farrago of Antiquities routed out of the Rusts and Crusts and Fusts of Time!”- from a letter from John Mulso to Gilbert White, 2nd June 1782

Published on Thursday, 8th February, 2007 at 11:22 am Comments (9)

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  1. On Tuesday, 6th November, 2007 at 6:17 pm adraina Said:

    Hi, what a weird and interesting site you have here, I keep getting lost in various bits of it. Just spent ages in “a dress a day” getting side tracked. Anyhow would love to hear from you. Raina

  2. On Wednesday, 27th February, 2008 at 6:36 pm Neko Said:

    Hello! Thanks for the linkage :)

    I researched metal work too, though for my undergrad, so some time ago and not in any great detail.. I shall look forward to lurking about this blog :)

    Neko (the girlwithtrowel)

  3. On Wednesday, 27th February, 2008 at 10:19 pm saesferd Said:

    Hello Neko – You’re welcome – glad to have you lurking :)

    I like the comment on your ‘About’, that archaeology does
    NOT involve dinosaurs….if I had a pound for every person who wants to talk fossils and Jurassic Park…!

  4. On Friday, 25th April, 2008 at 3:57 am anthropologist Said:

    I just noticed the quote you have above, by Dante Alighieri. Very appropriate to me today, I finally forced myself to sit down and stay in my pajamas all day and do some writing . . . :-)

  5. On Friday, 25th April, 2008 at 9:26 am saesferd Said:

    Thank you for your comment, anthropologist. Dante’s quote is an excellent maxim for procrastinators like me!

  6. On Monday, 4th August, 2008 at 2:26 pm katknit Said:

    Hi saesferd,
    Your blog has been nominated for an award!
    http://yourehistory.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/565/

  7. On Monday, 4th August, 2008 at 7:12 pm saesferd Said:

    Thank you, katknit, it’s very kind of you to consider my weblog as meriting an award.

  8. On Tuesday, 21st April, 2009 at 2:32 pm Katherine Said:

    I’ve been reading the blogs in your links. Absolutely fascinating. It reminds me how isolated I am in the “great flyover” know as Indiana. I’m honored to be in such elegant company.

  9. On Tuesday, 21st April, 2009 at 3:12 pm saesferd Said:

    Thank you for your comment, Katherine – I’m pleased that you are getting so much enjoyment (a I do) reading the interesting and quite varied blogs in my links.


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