Reggie Homework and Snack

During our last class we were working on the Carolingian hand. During his reign, 768 -814 CE, Charlemagne (Karl der Grosser, Charles the Great), engaged English scholar, Alcuin of York to create a bookhand that could be used across the empire and provide continuity. The hand Alcuin came up with was a miniscule Roman hand. Modern readers and writers would recognize these letters as lower-case.

Time got away from me so I didn't do the exact assignments, but at least I have something to show during confession the show and share portion of class.

A traditional Scottish prayer: From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord deliver us. The spider wearing red Connies, is descending from his web. The white gel pen didn't show up very well.

A self-portrait piece to celebrate the Halloween season. When I got done the broomstick looked more like a paintbrush so that's how it was colored. This will eventually change into an avatar with me riding a dip pen.

You're not old enough is a phrase that Reggie says a lot during class. If he's in the middle of a lecture or demo and someone asks a question, but he hasn't gotten to the point in the lecture, he will say, "You're not old enough."

Besides all the supplies we need for class, we're also asked to bring in a snack to share. Some of you were wondering what I was going to use the cinnamon chips I found a couple of weeks ago. They are part of the snack I bring. I like a snack I can nibble while at my workstation. It comes from the days of being a computer programmer when we didn't have time to leave to get something to eat. The snack needs to be portable and relatively neat. My snack is a pseudo- trail mix. I use an apple cinnamon cereal, rice cereal, dried cranberries, and some animal crackers. (When I first made the snack, everything was gluten free. With 24 classmates, I thought it would be best to be safe. gluten free, nut free. So I found these gluten-free animal cookies. They have a very nice, vanilla flavor and not too sweet. After seeing what others brought in for snacks, gluten-free didn't seem to be an issue, but I really like these cookies.) During the last class, when I wasn't able to find the cinnamon chips, I made something else, and my tablemate was disappointed. So I'm happy I found the cinnamon chips. I also found some dried apple to add to the mix. If the mix is too sweet, I have some candy ginger pieces that can be thrown in. I don't measure just dump a bit of this and that into a 2-gallon ziplock bag. The mix can be scooped into paper cups and kept close at hand while working. Sometimes official class breaks are sometimes few and far between so a cup of this mixture prevents me from gnawing my pen. 😋