world without women

On March 8, people around the world observe International Women's Day - a day to commemorate the struggle for women's rights and celebrate the political, social, economic and cultural achievements of women throughout history.

Statue of a defiant girl in front of the Wall Street bull.

Put in place by a $2.5 trillion asset manager.

For International Women's Day 2017, we're asking you to #BeBoldForChange.

ash wednesday

Penitence is a huge part of Catholic culture, and today marks one of our most symbolic rituals of penance. Ash Wednesday heralds the beginning of the season of Lent, the 'forty days and nights' that commemorate Christ's wanderings in the desert.

John St. John Long, 'The Temptation in the Wilderness' (1824)
courtesy of tate.org.uk

back in Edgewater

wonder | wander | women are back Stateside in Edgewater, New Jersey - our family base over here.

This pocket of quite sits on the banks of the Hudson River, overlooking the magnificent Manhattan skyline across the water.

wild ones at the wellcome collection

There are periodic rituals in Europe where men (and very lately, women) put on costumes of animal skin and straps covered in ringing, clanking bells, and cross into a space between rational and primal, civilisation and instinct.

Wellcome Collection Friday Late Spectacular: Wild Ones

stalking Mahala [again]

One of our first blogs was a quirky funny one on stalking Mahala.

stalked & stalker

Since we live mostly apart [Mahala in the UK, me in the US] we try and make up for it whenever we're together. Here are more shared memories we cherish.