More hoof socks: grullo with and without fetlocks Aidans Miscellany 2025-09-02 | I think I'm almost to a "final" design for these! Grullo is the name of one of my favorite horse coat colors, so of course the stripey gray socks had to become a stripey gray grullo horse. Bonus Kali-cat included.
Comfy hoof socks Aidans Miscellany 2025-09-02 | Showing off some cute hooves I made. They're comfy and fun for around the house wear, but are all foam and fabric, no hard soles, so not for outdoors or other hard use. Neat, huh?! This is a prototype, I'm still perfecting the design. Hit me up if you might like some.Contact: spark.costumes@gmail.com Social media: https://bsky.app/profile/sparkblade.bsky.social
Blue hybrid orchid bloomed! Aidans Miscellany 2025-08-16 | After ten months of waiting, Clio has bloomed! She is a new hybrid, (Phalaenopsis Jennifer Palermo x Mainshow Blue Elf) and when I purchased her there were no photos of what her flowers would look like, so I have been DYING to see.
Reblooming orchids Aidans Miscellany 2025-08-01 | One of my sad rescue orchids has re-bloomed for me! Along with another phalaenopsis, and a bonus dendrobium nobile, my Apollon Spring Dream!If you want to see my rescue of Euterpe the grocery store phal, you can find it here: youtube.com/watch?v=5KrDgfozGeI&t=650s
Sisyphus the stone plant, and other Lithops, updated. Aidans Miscellany 2025-06-16 | Sisyphus has finished shedding his old leaves, and is looking good. So are "The Fremen," my other flowering stones, aka plant butts, aka. Lithops. They're enjoying a new light, and waiting for the next watering in on, about two months from now. :D
House Finch in my garden Aidans Miscellany 2025-06-07 | I hear this basically all day every day, if I have this window open. There's a pair here that are very chatty!
Parasocial Plant time. June updates on orchids, carnivores, and succulents Aidans Miscellany 2025-06-03 | You even get to see the outside plants in this one. :D Lots of great news and lots of projects in progress. Come get to know the plants!A correction: I call Cleta and Phaenna, the new orchids' namesakes, "muses" of fame and glory, but they were actually charities, embodied virtues, not inspiring muses.
Lithops watering day! Aidans Miscellany 2025-05-13 | My big pot of Lithops plants are ready for their first water since I got them! This is why I say Lithops are easy for the lazy, but not the forgetful. They don't need much, they just need it at the right time.
Repotting my scented phalaenopsis into a ceramic orchid pot Aidans Miscellany 2025-05-05 | She is just about done blooming, and came in the worst sort of nursery pot, so it's definitely time! And I've wanted to try out the ceramic orchid pots for a while. I'll keep you updated on how she does.
Potting Dendrobium Nobile keikis, plus new orchid get Aidans Miscellany 2025-05-01 | Join me for some baby orchid potting, and have a peek at my newest acquisition, a gorgeous oncidium miltoniopsis.
Lithops Update Aidans Miscellany 2025-04-24 | Somebody was asking how the lithops I unboxed were doing, so I thought I'd share their progress. Enjoy!
Balloon Aidans Miscellany 2025-04-10 | Please do not talk about this harshly, it was not meant to be a serious video.
Orchid Repotting and Ramble Aidans Miscellany 2025-04-09 | I bought another discount charity case. And something else happened today that has me thinking about small acts of kindness making a big difference. Including perhaps rescuing and repotting one small orchid. (The difference there being that I have one more orchid, of course.) Come join me.
Clio the orchid update! Aidans Miscellany 2025-04-05 | Clio heard me complaining about her not doing anything, so she did something. (Actually she's been doing it all along.) Aren't plants great?
A March Orchid Etc. update. Aidans Miscellany 2025-03-27 | Have a peek at how my orchids, lithops, carnivorous plants and more are doing this month. (Is it a parasocial relationship if you get to know my plants rather than me? :D )
The number one reason we bought a chainsaw Aidans Miscellany 2025-03-21 | I like our neighbor's "jungle" but unfortunately over the last three years one tree has decided to slowly topple over into our yard, which is causing a bit of a problem!
Giving my venus fly trap some TLC Aidans Miscellany 2025-03-18 | As a wise man once said, "failure is always an option" and that definitely goes for plant care! But just because your fly trap literally ate dirt, doesn't mean it can't be coaxed back to health, so I'm doing my best for the little guy. Join me for a little bit of rambling and a little bit of plant care.
Repotting and chatting: Why do I name my orchids the way I do? Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-25 | Repotting a sad rescue orchid while having a chat about agnostic theism, obscure Greek gods, and plant names. Join me!
Tragedies and Triumphs (houseplant update) Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-20 | Orchids, lithops, venus fly traps, and more, some doing well, some doing...not so well, but I do my best to take care of them all.
Lithops! Plant butts growing new butts! Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-12 | Just me, being too excited about my plants. The lithops are in their "new leaf" growth phase, with other than flowering is the phase I find most exciting.
Repotting an orchid into cholla wood Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-10 | My most-mini-of-mini phalaenopsis orchid Thalia is done blooming, so it's time to report her into a special pot! Enjoy ten minutes of me rambling about orchids, cactus, and whatever else while I show how to put an orchid in a cholla wood log.
Purple Pitcher plant update Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-09 | My pitcher plant grew TWO new leaves. Yes I am the kind of obsessive weirdo that notices these things. Love my plants.
Cat Licks Air Aidans Miscellany 2025-02-01 | My cat Ged is one of those cats who has to frantically lick something when he gets butt-scritches. Licking my arm is preferred, but licking the air or anything else nearby happens too.
Repotting an orchid in bloom Aidans Miscellany 2025-01-23 | It's a risky repot, but it needed to be done, and the end result is gorgeous. (Even if my video-making skills are solidly mid.)
Unboxing and repotting baby Lithops plants Aidans Miscellany 2025-01-22 | My new babies have arrived! Video contains squeeing. Also a little information about lithops and their care. They're really cool plants.
Houseplant Tour Aidans Miscellany 2025-01-02 | My latest obsession is orchids, and I'm returning to an old hobby of growing carnivorous plants, too. Here's a little tour of all the plants I'm currently growing. And yes, they are all named after various figures in Greek myth. (Now in less potato-y quality.) Enjoy!
Costume hooves Aidans Miscellany 2024-05-09 | Some cute ungulate hoof hands. Showing these off here because I like how they articulate, which shows up best in video.
Kalicat goes squeak Aidans Miscellany 2024-05-06 | My cat doesn't meow, she just squeaks. Especially when she wants something.
Silicone stuffed dragon plush Aidans Miscellany 2023-09-01 | This is pretty random but HEY, have a video showing off a silicone-stuffed dragon plush with boobs. :D
Lavender Lemonade Magic Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-20 | Just for fun: making lavender lemonade with one extra "magic" ingredient.
The Truth Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-11 | Some truths are obvious and objective. But sometimes things that seem straightfoward are more complicated than they look, and seemingly contradictory things can sometimes both be true at once. Or: see me doodle and ramble about theological philosophy yet again, this time with fewer quadrants and more props.
Contents of my travel shrine for Thanatos Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-09 | A quick look at what I carry into the wilds in order to make offerings to Thanatos while camping. (Though I forgot to mention the onyx, oops!) See my video about making a travel shrine for Hermes to see how I lined and decorated the tin! youtu.be/ofj3iZwnFpE
Another offering for Thanatos, quiet ASMR Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-04 | I found the most gorgeous little forest pool, and stopped to light some incense for lord Thanatos. Enjoy soothing quiet and curling smoke. (I did think I'd get more of the water sound in this, I obviously need a better microphone, but camping/woods outings with a nice mic sound...fraught.)
Monster Lovin book unboxing and giveaway Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-02 | I open a big box of author's copies, shill my newsletter, and give away three books! To enter, sign up for my newsletter by e-mailing "newsletter" in any form to spark.costumes@gmail.comGet extra entries by posting this video on social media, and e-mailing me a screenshot, one entry per unique social media post.Or skip the hassle and just pre-order a copy here: microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/444Legaly things: Not a raffle, not for money, just for fun. Everyone has to abide by Youtube's community guidelines, http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines
Thanatos quiet ASMR wilderness incense Aidans Miscellany 2023-07-01 | An incense offering to Thanatos, made in the shadow of a fire-killed tree, surrounded by wild native blackberries and strawberries, and visited by buzzing bees and flies. Enjoy!
Ares camp offering Aidans Miscellany 2023-06-29 | I was out in the wilderness again last weekend, and for a Hellenic Polytheist, having a campfire is the best thing! Here's one of many burnt offerings I made, this one dedicated to Ares.
Orthodoxy, Orthopraxy, and Perfectionism Aidans Miscellany 2023-06-14 | More quadrants drawn on paper, with me rambling about religion, belief, practice, and not needing to be perfect.
Beaver Threesome Aidans Miscellany 2023-06-07 | We go to this lake all the time, but I've never seen beavers there before. These three seemed pretty used to people, they were right on the boat dock and I was SO CLOSE! So have some crappy footage of beavers, including munching, grooming, and general beavering around.
Hermes Quiet ASMR Wilderness Incense Aidans Miscellany 2023-06-05 | Admittedly the most prominent sound is my breathing, but there's soothing curling smoke and also me trying to strike "strike anywhere" matches that are more "strike perfectly on the perfect bit of rock" matches, which is why the video cut near the beginning. I do wish the mic could have picked up the squirrels that were scolding me half the time, though, that was pretty great.
Basics of Tarot Aidans Miscellany 2023-05-03 | A total non-expert explains how he uses tarot cards. (With bronchitis AND allergies, don't mind the vocals.)
Making a silicone fidget toy Aidans Miscellany 2023-04-24 | Follow along as I make a silicone fidget/stim toy from start to finish.
On being an agnostic theist Aidans Miscellany 2023-04-21 | Me rambling about the difference between gnostic and agnostic theism (and atheism.) Also cat.
A Libation for Thanatos Aidans Miscellany 2023-04-18 | Visit my updated Chthonic shrine and my bothros, or outdoor Chthonic shrine as I pour one out for the god of death. (Whose name I am probably pronouncing wrong, sorry if so!)
