Saturday, 31 January 2015

Doris Day

I read an article that accused Doris Day of being a traitor to feminism. Has the author even watched Day lately? I've seen 15-20 of her movies and have yet to see anything other than strong, independent female characters. Day waged the on-screen battle of the sexes and either won in each movie or reached a mutually agreeable compromise. She never sacrificed her femininity.

Thursday, 29 January 2015

Winter layers

A warm outfit is comprised of layers of technical clothing. 

Polar buff reversible:

Bridgedale summit socks:

North Face feather & down with Hyvent water resistant outer shell:
Hyvent covered down coats are the only waterproof ones on the market.

Helly Hansen's Freeze thermals:
Incomparable for warmth.

A real fleece:
Most fleece are imitations and not all that warm.

Fleece trousers:

Gloves:

Hats:


Friday, 23 January 2015

Masculinity

Just as many women are seeking to re-kindle or indeed discover their femininity, many men are doing the same with masculinity: http://fiercegentleman.com/ There are many websites and blogs addressing this topic.

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

The 100 - dumbass show

We gave up on The 100 TV series almost straight away... There are thousands of people in a space station circling a potentially radioactive Earth, 3 months oxygen supply and only 800 places on the transport ships. So what did they do? They send 100 juvenile delinquents to Earth. Huh? So, they lose 100 places to kids who know how to torture people and spend the whole time pouting, posing or arguing. It was a no brainer show. We switched off and watched Alec Guinness in Father Brown although I must admit that I dozed because my hubby was so warm and cuddly.