Minimus

virtuosew, 1 month ago to random

I spent some of yesterday doing experiments with possible techniques for the the overlays, and ended with with hands like Lady Macbeth's (always assuming that Duncan's blood was purple acrylic ink!). For such tenacious colour, the effect on the gauze was disappointingly feeble.

I'm concerned about the inktense because the first gauzes are beginning to look much muddier than when I started, but I think acrylic ink is not a better solution, in the end.

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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXL
Silvius mentham prope patrem hilariter vibrat (Silvius is waving mint cheerfully near his father). Minimus abhorret: mures mentham timent (Minimus recoils in horror: mice are afraid of mint)!
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXIX
Silvius patrem adiuvat murem pictum de musivo reparare (Silvius is helping his father to mend a mosaic picture of a mouse). tesserae minutissimae sunt (The tiles are really tiny)! Silvius tesseram caeruleam tenet (Silvius is holding a blue tile).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXVIII
Minimus et Silvius in columnas Ionicas stant. (Minimus and Silvius are standing on Ionic columns). Silvius triumphanter stridet, quod procerior est quam tata! (Silvius squeaks triumphantly, because he is taller than Daddy!)
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXVII
Vibrissa* Silvium in horto curat, ne in stagno cadat aut vespam vexet (Vibrissa is minding Silvius in the garden, so he doesn't fall in the pond or annoy a wasp). Silvius manum felis amplectitur (Silvius hugs the cat's paw)
*iterum Merlin
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXVI
cur Minimus et Silvius in frutice insident? (Why are Minimus and Silvius perching in a shrub?) ros marinus est; mures folia odorata ad lavationem colligunt (It's rosemary; the mice are collecting the fragrant leaves for bathing).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXVI
Minimus et Minima resticulam versant, dum Silvius transultat (Minimus and Minima are turning the skipping rope while Silvius jumps). mures cantant "sal, acetum, sinapi, piper" (The mice chant "salt, vinegar, mustard, pepper".
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXV
Silvius matrem in culina adiuvat (Silvius is helping his mother in the kitchen). Minima manubrium molae trusatilis versat et triticum molit (Minima turns the handle of the quern and grinds wheat). Silvius farinam colligit (Silvius collects the flour).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXIV
Silvius et Minimus orchides purpureas in margine viae inveniunt (Silvius and Minimus find purple orchids by the side of the road). Minimus filium in umero tollit ut melius videat (Minimus lifts his son onto his shoulder so he can see better).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXIII
eheu! Silvius in latrinam lapsus est! Minimus et Minima pedes filioli vellunt et tandem extrahunt (Oh dear! Silvius has fallen in the loo! Minimus and Minima pull their little son's feet and finally extract him). Silvius risum effundit (Silvius bursts out laughing).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXII
Silvius conum e cortice betulae gramine, bellidibus et musco implet (Silvius fills a birch-bark cone with grass, daisies and moss). in conum inscendit (He climbs into the cone). ecce fasciculus murinus! (Here's a mousy posy!)
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXXI
Silvius pupas circum hortum in plostello trahit (Silvius is pulling his toys round the garden in his little wagon). nomina nova eis Spiculus et Amelia sunt. (Their new names are Spikelet and Amelia)
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXX
Silvius cupit flores hyacinthorum vice tintinnabula tinnire (Silvius wants to jingle the flowers of the bluebells like bells). Minimus eum patienter sustinet (Minimus patiently holds him up).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXIX
mures et amici prandium subdialem partiunt (The mice and their friends share an al fresco lunch). Silvius frustulum casei habet (Silvius has a morsel of cheese). caseus Spico et Fuscae corniculae non placent (Spike and Dusky the crow don't like cheese)!
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXVIII
Silvius ramulum mali perite scandit (Silvius is skilfully scrambling up an apple branch). quam pernix musculus (What a nimble little mouse!)
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Stop-motion animation of Silvius, the baby Latin mouse, climbing up a budding branch of an apple tree

Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXVII
Minimus et Silvius primulas veris inveniunt (Minimus and Silvius find cowslips). num Britanni flores ex labris vaccarum nominant? (Surely the Britons don't name them after cows' lips?) Silvius summissim cacchinat (Silvius giggles).
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXVI
mures ingentem arborem ruinosum in prato scandunt (The mice climb up a huge fallen tree in the meadow). Silvius rotundam lacunam exesam invenit (Silvius finds a round hollow cavity). idonea est sedi muribus (It's an ideal seat for mice)!
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Minimus, 1 month ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXV
nonne aranea in aere pendet (Is the spider floating in the air)?. Silvius propius spectat: Minimus caudam tenet ne cadat (Silvius takes a closer look: Minimus holds his tail so he doesn't fall)! aranea in tela tenue sedet (The spider is sitting on a delicate web)
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Minimus, 2 months ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXIV
Silvius et murus laneus petasos floreos caeruleos gerunt (Silvius and his woolly mouse are wearing flowery blue hats). difficile est flores vernos rubros invenire (It's hard to find red spring flowers)!
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Minimus, 2 months ago to random

fabula murina (mouse story) CXXIII
Minima loculum rubrum Silvio suit (Minima has sewed a red satchel for Silvius). laetissimus est (He is very happy). cras Silvius et mus laneus una hortum explorabunt (Tomorrow Silvius and the woollen mouse will explore the garden together)!
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