fun scythe vocab, gleaned from the very weird world of the online scythe community: the way you sharpen a scythe is hitting the edge with a hammer, known as ‘peening”, and the little tool that assists with this is the “peening jig”

the handle is called a snath, the grips are nibs, and the blade has a knob, a neck, a beard, a tang, and a heel, among other things.

basically any guide to doing anything with (or to) a scythe ends up sounding either goofy or outrageously but indefinably sexual. or both.

who wants to see a picture of my parents’ wedding cake from 1992?

those sure are walruses as a topper, in a little vest and a little bridal veil. 

the fondant kayak on the middle tier still exists in a baggie in their freezer. 

@irrepressiblenaiad replied to your post:
just mowed the lawn using a grass whip (a sort of……

I know you say this a lot but you are a parody of yourself ❤

I KNOW. I KNOW. 

@hennahead replied to your post: just mowed the lawn using a grass whip (a sort of……

Scythes and sickles are great! Make sure it’s sized to you, is all, but they’re versatile and green and wonderful!

yeah!! there’s this company in Maine that will do a custom handle to your measurements, I’m very tempted.

@pipcomix replied to your post: just mowed the lawn using a grass whip (a sort of……

I Love My Sickle but I do want something with a longer handle…. .… . Fer’s dad got her a machete when he visited and i’m jealous

GET A SCYTHE. Pip. pip a scythe would be the MOST on-brand farm implement you could possibly acquire. 

the-meggo:

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

GNU Terry Pratchett and happy Glorious 25th of May!

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Every year I tell myself that I’m going to make something for the Glorious 25th and every year I run out of time. This year I told myself I definitely do not have time and here this is…

Anyway, I can’t think of a single creator who has influenced me and my work more than pterry. I wish I could have met him while he was still alive and kicking ❤️