Tag Archives: marriage
Feminist mothers
It’s a curious fact that many women find motherhood is one experience which galvanises their feminist spirit. Whilst completing what might seem to be decidedly non-feminist actions in their daily lives, a lot of mothers are thinking. A lot. Women … Continue reading
This woman’s work
Sometimes I like to get housework done just because it’s tangible, visible, recognisable. At least, fleetingly. Unlike some of the other stuff I do around here, like: planning birthday celebrations (including my own) writing thank you notes remembering family members’ … Continue reading
Filed under Feminism, Motherhood and Parenting
If you can’t stand the heat…
I have a fridge full of vegetables and other delicious dinner-like items (although sadly no salad – I think someone overlooked the weather forecast before doing the weekly shop and I can be snide about it because that someone wasn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Musings, Reflections and Rantings
A Marriage Proposal
I spent Friday night at a friend’s wedding. I have to admit I love a good wedding. The sentimentality, the frock, the free drink… all of these appeal to my baser instincts. And the chance for a Bean-free evening is … Continue reading
Filed under Feminism
A rose by any other name
My latest school alumni magazine - like any other concerned mainly with the Hatch, Match and Dispatch section - published the news that I’ve reproduced. They listed me under my husband’s name and put mine in brackets (as though it were my … Continue reading
Filed under Musings, Reflections and Rantings
Dirty shame
I am a shocking shirker of housework. Now that I spend most of my time in our home, I need to go to great trouble to avoid having too much available time or I’ll be forced to notice how much … Continue reading
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