tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post7992790771184521970..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: Book 5 - What the Things You Eat say about The Medieval YouAlishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-42339635895365407702010-11-25T12:34:38.320+00:002010-11-25T12:34:38.320+00:00Hope your Dad's okay.
Love the sound of this ...Hope your Dad's okay.<br /><br />Love the sound of this book! *adds yet another book to wishlist*nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-76908266093985513312010-11-24T19:47:25.067+00:002010-11-24T19:47:25.067+00:00Alis - I'm so sorry about your dad. I do hope ...Alis - I'm so sorry about your dad. I do hope he recovers quickly.<br /><br />And thanks for the info about rags and drawers. Hmmm.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-9499302946524866022010-11-24T17:15:09.587+00:002010-11-24T17:15:09.587+00:00Tim - Yikes. Can't count. Has been a bad day f...Tim - Yikes. Can't count. Has been a bad day for me, I'm afraid. My Dad smashed his knee up yesterday when he slipped whilst carrying one end of a pool table (yes, pool table, though not, I assume, full size...) and is in hospital waiting to have various tendons re-attached and something restorative done to his patella. So I'm not at my best. I'll have to do No 4 next!<br /><br />Nevets - you are clearly a kindred spirit!<br /><br />Frances - Yes, these are not subjects you see discussed in most history books. I think in Ian MOrtimer's book he said something coy about women only wearing drawers 'when nature made it necessary' or something like that. Women kept cloths for the purpose but it must all have been messy and unpleasant. Glad I live now!!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-85295612571211657262010-11-24T15:19:44.679+00:002010-11-24T15:19:44.679+00:00This all sounds really fascinating, Alis. I think ...This all sounds really fascinating, Alis. I think one of the things that intrigues me the most about life in the middle ages (and later) is sanitary arrangements and problems such as menstruation. These seem to be glossed over in less specialised history books. We learn about buildings, clothes, work, agriculture etc, but these less delicate (but equally vital) issues tend to be omitted. I'm sure you know the answers, Alis, but I wouldn't know where to start looking, and I have often wondered how women esepcially managed before all the aids (modern sewage disposal, for a start) that we now take for granted.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-39663161976726989732010-11-24T14:18:23.439+00:002010-11-24T14:18:23.439+00:00Another fascinating book I have to pick up. lol
I...Another fascinating book I have to pick up. lol<br /><br />I used to love reading through ANE archaeology magazines because of things like Sumerian recipe tablets and market receipts. So much great info about life in that stuff.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-73775046468735551012010-11-24T13:13:21.705+00:002010-11-24T13:13:21.705+00:00What happened to Book 4?
Delighted to see Salster...What happened to Book 4?<br /><br />Delighted to see Salster on our pages again!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.com