She may be opening a hinged wax tablet. Wooden boxes were made with both the 'lid' and the 'base' filled with melted wax. One would use a stylus to write on the wax, carving the writing into the soft surface. Afterwards, the box could be closed to protect the writing. When the message is no longer needed, the wax could be smoothed out again. In the movie "Ben Hur", I believe, there is a scene in which a tablet of this kind is struck by a signet ring, to 'sign' the message (now that I think of it, I think Ben Hur was indicating that he had been adopted into the family of a Roman official, and so had authority to 'sign' documents with the ring). There could potentially be an even better relief sculpture somewhere, showing a person writing on a tablet with a stylus!
Aah! Here's a very good video introducing kitchen knives. While the chef's accent is difficult to get around, his explanations are clear and concise, and his presentation is really well organized. Several other kitchen knife videos I viewed felt very badly done, with lots of extraneous words, disorganization and fast talking. Be sure to learn how to properly sharpen and maintain your kitchen knives. They are a joy to use when they are sharp.
That's a beautiful Damascus-pattern knife. Don't those cost a lot of money? Miss C., you should use a chef's knife. A butcher knife is not appropriate for this kind of work.
I love the "What the f*** do you mean that doesn't sound American?!" story. My wife took our two daughters to Juarez, Mexico from El Paso, TX. She is white, while I am Asian, and so on return, the border guard questioned whether she was their actual mother. "What the hell do you mean, I'm not their mother! I have the stretch marks to prove it! I went through 24 hours of labor without effective pain control for this one (pointing to our eldest)!" The border guard let them through. He either decided that he wasn't paid enough to deal with her, or entitled outrage is a shibboleth to prove that you're an American.
We once had a cat that looked really worried all the time, because of her facial markings. We named her "Yohei", after this character from "The Seven Samurai".
When they transplant the ear back onto a human, will that person have to shave their ear all the time? This would, however, be great for surgical cosplay. Using your own cells, grow pointed ear extensions with tufts of fur on the tips, and then have them implanted on your own ears!
In the movie "Ben Hur", I believe, there is a scene in which a tablet of this kind is struck by a signet ring, to 'sign' the message (now that I think of it, I think Ben Hur was indicating that he had been adopted into the family of a Roman official, and so had authority to 'sign' documents with the ring).
There could potentially be an even better relief sculpture somewhere, showing a person writing on a tablet with a stylus!
Be sure to learn how to properly sharpen and maintain your kitchen knives. They are a joy to use when they are sharp.
Miss C., you should use a chef's knife. A butcher knife is not appropriate for this kind of work.
"What the hell do you mean, I'm not their mother! I have the stretch marks to prove it! I went through 24 hours of labor without effective pain control for this one (pointing to our eldest)!"
The border guard let them through. He either decided that he wasn't paid enough to deal with her, or entitled outrage is a shibboleth to prove that you're an American.
(This is my favorite scene in all of the Indiana Jones movies)
This would, however, be great for surgical cosplay. Using your own cells, grow pointed ear extensions with tufts of fur on the tips, and then have them implanted on your own ears!
I know, I know, but it had to be said.
Dunno . . .