Drifting through life

Following on again with Toni's A-Z "a...is for" meme, this week's letter is S S...is for..... Soap. And Soapwort. and Soap making. (Disclaimer: A lot of what you are about to read is taken from the wikipedia pages and other googled sources). Soap making history goes back many thousands of years. The most basic supplies for soap making were those taken from animal and nature; many people made soap by mixing animal fats with lye.  Today soap is produced from fats and an alkali. The cold process method is the most popular soap making process today, while some manufacturers still use the historical hot process. There are many tutorials and classes available these days for people wishing to learn to make their own soap, either for their own home use, or to start a small business. They are quite popular with those wishing to use a more natural product free from modern chemicals and artificial fragrances.  Soap and Soapwort Sapo...

Following on again with Toni's A-Z, "a...is for" meme, this week's letter is Q Q....is for ........hmmm, Q, Q, Q....Q....q....qqqq, ...........nope, got nuthin' I'll have to get back to you.................oh! Wait! I've got something! Q....is for Qantas.  Known the world over as the Flying Kangaroo. Here are some of the older logos, from 1944 to 2007. The oldest logo was modelled on the kangaroo on the pre-decimal Australian penny. I quite like this one with the wings. Flying friendly skies. The Qantas uniform has seen a few changes over the years too. The summer uniform from 1948 to 1959. Here we see a few of the uniforms worn over the years by the Air Hostesses. Are they still called Air Hostesses? The latest uniform was revealed this week in the media and I think it looks really nice. What do you think? A trench coat!    I do like a trench coat. Q...is for Qantas

Following on again with Toni's A-Z, "a...is for" meme, today's letter is P. P....is for  Paleoanthropology The study of the prehistoric human past is called "paleoanthropology". Anthropology itself refers to the study of human beings.  Paleoanthropology is the study of human ancestors in the distant past.   Since we cannot travel back in time to observe these ancestors, scientists must use other kinds of evidence to understand what happened.   The people who study the human past do not call themselves archaeologists. There are historians and paleontologists, anthropologists and paleoanthropologists , forensic archaeologists and forensic anthropologists. Archaeology is the study of the relics of past humans and their behaviours . Paleoanthropology is the study of our near-human ancestors. I'd always been interested in this, but had a renewed interest in this subject when I first read the book "Clan o...

Following on again with Toni's "a...is for" A-Z meme, this week's letter is O. I was having a bit of trouble finding something to write about for the letter O , so I asked no-one for help. She sent me this sentence. "Orchid. You can use the fun fact that the name orchid comes from the Greek 'orkhis' literally means testicle. Heh. Apparently so named because the roots of the plant look like testicles. Which is funny since so many people find it really romantic to be given a bunch of Orchids." Well after reading that, of course I had to google* orchid roots and found out they didn't look like testicles at all.  They do, however, resemble sperm. See? Sperm.   I wonder if my mum was aware of this when she insisted I carry a spray of white orchids at my wedding and my bridesmaids carry sprays of pale green orchids. here are some images* for you >>> Imagine this type in white, (mine), a...