In the last months I saw him on social media regularly: the Plague Doctor, often accompanied by the words 'Wash Your Hands'. I doubt that plague doctors ever said that, because in their time running water wasn't available for everyone. Besides: people didn't know about bacteria and viruses back in the days, so washing your hands wasn't common use. People knew you could get sick by having contact with another sick person, though. The plague doctor wore a leather gown, a mask with glass sight holes and a beak that was stuffed with flowers and herbs to hide the stench of reeking wounds, all to protect him from contamination by sick people.The long stick was for poking people to see if they had the plague and if they were still alive. In a way his gear looks like what we are still wearing nowadays when we have contact with people that are infected by dangerous contagious diseases. In my hospital we wear protecting gowns, special masks and goggles and glo...
It is lovely the necklace and after purple, green is my favourite :)
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Thanks, Lluisa!
DeleteI too love the color green! Enjoy your new necklace! ;)
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DeleteThis turned out beautiful! Thanks again for linking up at Anything Goes last week. I would love it if you stopped by to link up a post or two at this week's link-up. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! http://www.joyfocusedlearning.com/2013/11/anything-goes-link-up-2.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for inviting me! I linked up some projects from november.
DeleteI would love to make jewelry! You did a wonderful job! It's just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jeannie!
DeleteThis is so pretty, I know you'll have lots of fun wearing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katy!
DeleteVery pretty.
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Thanks, Sherry!
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