Goose chariot to the moone! The Man in the Moone is a story from the 1620s (!!) written by Bishop Francis Godwin and stakes a strong claim for the first science fiction novel ever written. It’s a pretty bonkers tale that follows protagonist and fictional author, Domingo, who flees the East Indies having killed a man in a duel and is trying to find his way home to Spain. He falls ill en route and is abandoned on St. Helena where he finds a flock of geese that he trains to fly him around the island on a peculiar kite-like contraption. He then tries to fly back to Spain with his geese but - flying too high - encounters tricksy spirit folk who give them wine that “smells like horse piss” before going higher still and landing on the moon. The moon is inhabited with tall, friendly Christians who look after the travellers but Domingo’s geese start to suffer and a couple of them die so it is, again, time to try the journey back to Spain. They land in China where Domingo is arrested and imprisoned. D’oh!
You can find the whole thing to read or listen to online which I would recommend. The early astronomical theories and sciences are quite fun. My goose chariot is somehow less whacky than the original illustrated engravings but I reckon it flies better.
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It’s also worth looking up the Moon Goose Colony project started by Agnes Meyer-Brandis in 2011; a much more committed response to the tale raising 11 geese from eggs and training them to become disciplined space travellers.
A bashful king for Crown Shyness Double Dry Hopped Hazy Pale Ale by the fellas at @asintendedbeer
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It’s a happy tasting easy sipper to be found around Brighton while stocks last 👀
“Every man has the right to make a kite out of his pants”
A Mexican saying, supposedly. I haven’t been able to find out much about it but I find it charming nonetheless and has been in my phone notes for a long time and makes me smile every time I open it. I’m sure the “pants” refers to pantalones/ trousers but I like it this way.
More pictures from phone notes this year 💪
😘 😘 😘 Love Language New England IPA by @asintendedbeer from the end of last year 😘 😘 😘
Forgot to post this one at the time oops and only have pics of random hands holding cans but whatchagunnado. Lovely smooches though and more new beers dropping from the fellas over the next couple of months 👀
A great, big bundle of decorations coming to @gatheredhandslondon this weekend.
We’re bringing lots of these, some brand new cushions and other sale price older bits/ samples to @markandmarko at 71-75 Powerscroft Croft, London, E5 0PT.
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A gang of scary monster patch cushions we finished this week.
All available and will be uploaded to the shop over the next couple of days but give us a message if you want dibs 👀
