maypowers

Bricoleur. Dog lover. Future librarian. Girl Detective.

[librarianproblems]

WHEN I GET TO VISIT ANOTHER LIBRARY

[thewanderingnautilus]

Meet Huxley.

My furry little village companion.  When I was younger, I had an uncontrollable love of animals - however perhaps bitterness and a jaded disposition on innocence has come with my cantankerous old age, but as soon as I saw this little guy in a friend’s compound all of those thoughts were drowned out by a voice in my head saying “but look at his little ears!” Thusly, a friendship was forged.  Huxley’s current hobbies include: chasing chickens around the compound, gnawing on wood, frolicking in the garden (pictured above), and climbing up my skirt (also pictured above).  

[maypowers]

Those ears!

[sci-universe]

These are the depictions of the most intense meteor storm in recorded history – the Leonid meteor storm of 1833. The Leonid meteor shower is annually active in the month of November, and it occurs when the Earth passes through the debris left by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. While the typical rates are about 10 to 15 meteors per hour, the storm of 1833 is speculated to have been over 100,000 meteors per hour, frightening people half to death. Here’s how Agnes Clerke, an astronomer witnessing the event, described it:  “On the night of November 12-13, 1833, a tempest of falling stars broke over the Earth… The sky was scored in every direction with shining tracks and illuminated with majestic fireballs. At Boston, the frequency of meteors was estimated to be about half that of flakes of snow in an average snowstorm.” (x)

[librarianproblems]

HOW I BEGIN STORYTIME

[librarianproblems]

THE LIBRARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEMESTER

THE LIBRARY DURING FINALS WEEK

[librarianproblems]

WHEN I WANT TO PLACE A HOLD ON A BOOK I JUST READ A REVIEW OF BUT IT ISN'T IN THE CATALOG YET

Submitted by Penny

[librarianproblems]

THE END OF SUMMER READING

Submitted by Paul

[maypowers]

Tee hee

[awaywesew]

I call this outfit “so you want to look like Taylor Swift.”

The skirt is the By Hand London Anna Dress made in a linen-rayon blend. I just added a waistband. The fifth picture shows the lapped zip (first one I ever did) and button closure. I love the skirt.

The shirt is another story. I have no idea if I will lever leave the house in a crop-top. Probably not. Also, even with my walking foot, and using a long-length zig-zag stitch, the neckline of this got super wavy/gap-y. See the fourth pic for proof, because it didn’t look as bad in the photos as it does in person.

The shirt is a mash-up of the By Hand London Anna dress sleeves and neck-line, and the Cake Patterns Hummingbird Top without the peplum. The fabric is a rayon-lycra blend jersey from fabric.com. It fits well, even if I never get up the courage to leave the house in it. 

[maypowers]

i think you're totally rocking the crop top, awaywesew ... and the maxi skirt!

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[maypowers]

Burke Library / Union Theological Seminary

[gladyourenothere]

"Dear Aunt Kay & Aunt Judy: We are still having the grandest time ever. Tell you all about it when we see you Love, Mary & Bill" New York, NY Postmarked 1941

[staff]

[gladyourenothere]

"Wish that all the year were summer and Atlantic City the only place in the world. yrs Sam" Washington, DC Postmarked 1904

[gladyourenothere]

"Come see us - we’ll show you our town - love Effie" New Orleans, LA Postmarked 1948

[zoologyillustration]

It  was dead week in the studio. The squirrel I had found just after being hit by a car, and the sardines are for an article I am illustrating. 

[maypowers]

Whoaaaaa

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brooklynbotanic

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