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Armenia of 1980s

#armenia #1980s #travel

spritenick

Every retail job ever.

tastefullyoffensive

Oh deer. (via mostlyh20)

notagiraffe

Me: *shows basic human decency to cashier

Cashier: ??!?! Thank you! You’re the nicest person ever!

Me: are you ok

bravadopinfire

Reblog if politeness to retail and service workers is important to you.

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ultrafacts

That species was the Thalassocnus

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thehistorygirlnj

Today we visited our 50th @NationalParkService unit, the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, #Pennsylvania. Though Poe lived in many houses over several years in Philadelphia (1837 - 1844), it is the only one which survives. Poe rented the house early in 1843 and is believed to have lived there for about a year (or less) along with his wife Virginia and his aunt/mother-in-law Maria Clemm. While he lived in this house he penned two famous stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Gold Bug.” It is widely believed that the basement of the house served as an inspiration for his story, “The Black Cat.” The home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and established as a National Historic Site August 14, 1980.

#pa #SpreadTheHistory #pahistory #FindYourPark #nps #nps101 #OptOutside #jerseycollective #explorepa #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #architecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #edgarallenpoe #author #writer #poe (at Edgar Allan Poe Nat Hist Site)

Blanket Time

I love this time of year when I get to pull out the blankets and quilts my grandmothers have made me.

#minnesota

sworntovalor

Here’s a “life-hack” for you. Apparently concentrated Kool-Aid can be used as a pretty effective leather dye. I was making a drink while cutting the snaps off some new straps for my pauldrons and I got curious, so I tried it, thinking, “ok even if this works, it will just wash out.” Nope. It took the “dye” (undiluted) in about 3 seconds. After drying for about an hour and a half, it would not wash off in the hottest tap-water. It would not wash out after soaking for 30 minutes. It did not wash out until I BOILED it, and even then, only by a tiny bit and it gave it a weathered look that was kind of cool. Add some waterproofing and I’d wager it would survive even that. That rich red is only one application too. Plus it smells great, lol. So there you go, cheap, fruity smelling leather dye in all the colors Kool-Aid has to offer.

hammerhide

WELL THEN!

pomegranateandivy-deactivated20

this may be important to some of my followers *and certainly not just getting reblogged because of my costuming and my boyfriends desire for leather armor*

armeleia

When I was in middle school we used to use it to dye our hair. Potent stuff.

baedlyweathered

If you’re dying anything with kool-aid it’s best to use SUGAR-FREE ones otherwise the thing you’re dying might get all sticky

samthor

the flavor only packets where you are supposed add sugar are the best. they will dye any natural fiber: leather, wool, cotton, hair, flax, jute, silk and so forth. heat the dye water so it is more potent. let dry then rinse excess out in cold water. there’s a whole system to this.