Susan Elaine JonesOct 24, 20211 minWho got to keep the hand?I won't even try to describe what events lead me to this little archive treasure. But it is one of those museum catalogue entries that...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 19, 20214 minFurther adventures in the archivesIt has been a crazy week of adventure, triggered by the deep dive into old museum inventories in the Cambridge University Library. Masked...
Susan Elaine JonesJul 30, 202111 minTracing a thylacine stomachWHAT IS IT? Among a fairly random assemblage of dried bits and plaster casts of hearts, a crumpled brown leathery sack, stiff with age,...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 12, 20212 minOne for sorrow, two for joy...DAMN YOU, FINNEMORE! That evil Genius, John Finnemore, has done it again. You may have thought that he was "quite funny" on Cabin...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 10, 20213 minConsenting DissectionsIt should not be assumed that, even in 1832, dissection was always an abuse. Wealthy, empowered members of society volunteered their bodies
Susan Elaine JonesFeb 12, 20213 minWombwell's travelling menagerieWombwell's travelling menagerie supplied unique animal specimens to various Zoology Museums including Cambridge, Norwich and Aberdeen
Susan Elaine JonesJan 15, 20212 minNew Year, New FaceHappy new year! Happy new lockdown (I think we're on lockdown mark iii, but it is honestly getting hard to tell). What have you done so...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 24, 20204 minPut your name on everythingI wouldn't normally have any interest in a collection of tobacco and snuff tins going up for auction. One person's collection can be...
Susan Elaine JonesOct 31, 20201 minBeauty is skin deepJust a quick blog post to share for Halloween. I've been learning how faces build on top of skulls, and as a quick exercise, tried it on...
Susan Elaine JonesOct 16, 20205 minCataloging a hole, a cuckoo nest and a bunch of pebblesUsing photos of a collection, and a little negotiation with the photographer physically in the building, could remote volunteers usefully
Susan Elaine JonesSep 21, 20203 minMemento mori, Carpe Diem in the time of CovidMemento mori game. Any coin not found after 500 years is classed as lost - you lose points. There are other players, this is a competition
Susan Elaine JonesJul 21, 20205 minTo the memory of Ben Huggins of the Lovely MatildaA tale of the memento mori coffins for the memory of Ben Huggins, and how often they seem to appear at auction!
Susan Elaine JonesJul 9, 20203 minWhy do scorpions fluoresce under UV light?Having had a couple of Emperor Scorpions as pets (“Grabbit” & “Scarper”), I was familiar that they glow eerily under ultraviolet (UV) light
Susan Elaine JonesJun 17, 20202 minBird Skeletons of the worldSkeletons. So often a labour of love. But two years of work at the University of Cambridge Zoology Museum is finally ready to share
Susan Elaine JonesMay 22, 20202 minWhat to do when you're housebound with a camera60 days of lockdown for most people in the UK. 69 days for me as a I started early. And just 6108 days into life with ME/cfs.
Susan Elaine JonesMay 7, 20202 minAre the cows okay?Lockdown week Twelvty. Just as there start to be discussions about easing restrictions, as I need to shield I realise that that doesn't...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 8, 20202 minLockdown week 3 no, sorry week 4 - 3D modelling3D modelling. It's like all the frustration with photography, multiplied by 200! Shown by it taking over a week to fix the gremlins to...
Susan Elaine JonesMar 25, 20202 minTrying a new hobbyCorona Virus Isolation Week 2 - or day 2 for some of you. You're probably wondering what to do with all your new free time, and planning...
Susan Elaine JonesMar 19, 20202 minCorona virus isolation week 1 - wildlife photography indoorsMany of you may be experiencing social isolation and the kind of stir crazy boredom that comes from staying home without choice for more...
Susan Elaine JonesFeb 3, 20202 minIt's what's under the skin that countsI love it when a plan comes together. I've finally met all the right people and I'm making progress. I am working on 3D printing a skull...