Feminism, subjecthood and the right to desire
As an undergraduate in history of art at Cambridge, I remember struggling with the ‘feminist theory’ class. I found it
A National Trust half term
I think that keeping myself and the children busy and active, doing lovely things and making lovely memories, is one
Just like two women
Francis Cabrel is one of my favourite singer-songwriters, coming from the region of France where I lived for ten years.
All we like sheep
Although it's poor style to start with an 'incidentally'... It was odd when I googled the
Some folks' lives
One of my favourite Paul Simon songs is "Some folks' lives" and I was reminded of it
Focus
It's been a while - in fact, a month to the day - since I used this blog
Choirs old and new
Sadly I've decided to stop singing with the Clerkes in York, an excellent and fun chamber choir which
Sexism and the benefit of the doubt
I have always had trouble with the assumption on the part of some feminists that every interaction which is critical
The Lamb
Something which often preoccupies me is how an atheist (like me) can fully engage with and experience art which is
The Sail
Wait, always wait.
Storms in abeyance
Fabric unspun, pieces of loom
Unwoven threads, weight and comb
Potential, weft, rags, fragments.