#wineskin

Askos, 200–1 BCE, Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty,

This miniature vessel was carved from a single piece of banded agate, polished to a shine, and embellished with a gold lid and gold details on the base. Inside the ring of gold at the base is a trio of gold papyrus stalks, a likely reference to Egypt.

In shape, it resembles an ancient wineskin, or askos, though its small size suggests use for luxury perfumes or oils. A tiny crab, likely once inlaid with a precious material, has been carved behind the handle.

Agate and gold, 6.5 cm.

Wineskin is a free downloadable application that allows Mac Computer users to run Windows Software, without having to use an emulator.

Many fangames solely operate on Windows Software because Mac isn't as widespread. Wineskin has allowed me to play some incredible games I would have never been able to prior. Totally recommend for Mac users.

Godunov, my Bugbear Ranger.

This Gloom Stalker is for hire, reluctantly, to take you safely into the Underdark.

Psalm 119: 83.

“For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, yet I do not forget your statues.”

Adverse circumstances don’t determine our future, God’s word does.

 Wineskins were hung in smoked filled rooms. Overtime they became harden, blacken and wrinkled.

He acknowledges his true condition, exhausted, worn out by life, in the haze of despair and uncertainty, yet counterbalanced by looking beyond his circumstances into the word of God. His faith is not diminished by adversity, but strengthen by his focus.

This week, in smoke? Open your Bible.

Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash From the time I was young I loved sitting around a campfire. We would cook hot dogs or marshmallows. Make s’mores. Laugh and talk, or sometimes sit and watch the flames dance. The one thing I didn’t like was the smoke. No matter where I sat that smoke seemed to sense me and drift in my direction. Pretty soon, breathing would become difficult, and I would start…