Remembering doesn’t stop just because it’s not Remembrance Day
Somebody pointed out to me today that I shouldn't be wearing my poppy. It's not November, they said. You don't need to wear it. It's not November, I repeated. I don't need to wear it. It's not November. Yet there are British men and women in Iraq, Afghanistan and now over Libya. They don't need to wear a poppy because they can't forget: conflict is their life. Their families, trying to get on with life at home and … [Read more...]
Silent Sunday: WTF??
March is the month to…
A pinch and a punch for the first of the month, and all that jazz. And whilst I'm in the mood for (mis)quoting: Beware the Ides of March! March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. I hope the second is true! Spring is in the air, which is presumably the reason that there are so many events in March. Of course there are lots of interesting and obscure events every month, but since I started this feature recently, I've yet to … [Read more...]
Beauty is truth, and how the internet revolutionised the Middle East.
The Tots 100 Blog Hop this month is on the topic of beauty. There are a couple of lines that I remember from studying English at school that come to mind whenever there is talk of beauty: "'beauty is truth, truth beauty,' – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know" As someone whose beauty regime consists of a quick hair-brush, a roll of deodorant and a smear of moisturiser, a romantic declaration such as this is practically … [Read more...]
Silent Sunday: driving me crazy
I believe
...that parenthood is an honour and a privilege. ...that it should not be entered into lightly. ...that it is not a method of gaining a flat of my own, a stack of benefits from the government or a cheap engagement ring and a reluctant husband. ...that it is not a ticket to a work-free life. ...that a government grant for providing for your baby should not be used to get a new tv. ...or spent on feeding you in every fast food outlet in … [Read more...]
