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Dinosaurs or Dragons

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 30, 2023 by Maria GraceFebruary 20, 2025
Duria Antiquior famous watercolor by the geologist Henry de la Beche depicting life in ancient Dorset based on fossils found by Mary Anning.

Meet the inspiration for Thomas Hawkins’s 1840 work, the Book of the Great Sea Dragons

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Color Changing Ink

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on April 1, 2023 by Maria GraceMarch 15, 2023
English violet (Viola odorata) illustration from Medical Botany (1836) by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill.

Good morning, readers, this is Maria Grace and I’m coming to you, once again, from the depths of the research rabbit hole. I’m sure you’re so surprised to find me here again.

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Pi Day Pies

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on March 14, 2023 by Maria GraceFebruary 23, 2023

A look at old-fashioned hand-raised pies for Pi Day.

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Ebbing and Flowing Well

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on January 17, 2023 by Maria GraceDecember 22, 2022

This latest book has had the distinction of pulling me down quite a few research rabbit holes. This one led to quite an unusual little spot that ended up in the book after all: Ebbing and Flowing Well.

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The Hearse House

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 6, 2022 by Maria GraceSeptember 5, 2022

I was minding my own business, trucking along in some research for the current book when a random research rabbit hole opened up and dragged me in before I could come for air.

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