So I've been running a little blog in the background for the past couple months. Trying to get into the rhythm of writing regularly.

Anyway, a certain half sized human got in the way of work for me this week.

https://www.anchoritegames.com/blog/toddler/

#gamedev #blog #CHARGE #anchorite

@CandaceRobbAuthor This find is so interesting! The #LadyOfClare supported the #anchoress Anne de Lexeden, & her records of expenditure also give some insight into the reclusive lifestyle in the #MiddleAges.

Extract from 'For Her Good Estate' by Frances A. Underhill, p.162 of the 2020 edition: https://barnes1.net/FHGE/

#14thCentury #15thCentury #anchorite #hermit #medieval #medievodons #histodons @medievodons

I guess I shouldn't be surprised about practices this extreme, but I still am. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-mysterious-skeleton-revealed-unusual-lady.html

Since I had no idea what an anchorite or anchoress was, I had to look it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite

#Christianity #anthropology #anchoress #anchorite #monasticism

"This medieval woman was buried in a tightly crouched position within the apse of the church foundations, a small room located behind the altar."