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During early Puritan America until the end of the 18th century, “ bundling”, a custom in which couples were “ bundled” separately in cloths & permitted to spend nights together in bed, parental approval was common. It was thought that this practice would create lasting relationships & ultimately marriage.
I am having so@much fun learning about the sexual mores & practices in 17th, 18th & 19th centuries. #NFNovember #TodayILearned #NFN

Afternoon reading with Em-cat & coffee. 🐾☕️
#NFNovember

#weeklyforecast

A well written and interesting book about the Barbizon Hotel, a refuge for ambitious women coming to New York. Many interesting and promising women found a safe place here between the 1920s and 2005. They arrived young and ambitious and had a chance to become self aware and successful career women. I knew nothing about this hotel and enjoyed learning about it.

#10BeforeTheEnd #2

#WeeklyForecast 43/25

I am reading off my shelves, finishing reading challenges and eagerly waiting for the ToB longlist to be announced.
For now I am almost finished reading Your Steps on the Stairs, a very weird read. Next will be The Children of Red Peak, that I meant to read last week but forgot somehow. The Barbizon I hope to start too.

Rosie rivets while
war rages, women fighting
the battle at home.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #WWII #rosietheriveter #history

It‘s my birthday tomorrow and I celebrated yesterday

First I went to the hairdresser to remove some grey hairs

Then I met up with a friend and we went to two cafes, and we even sat outside to enjoy the sun in its 15 degrees

Then we visited the House of Literature and heard Annabelle Hirsh talk about her book. Off course I ended up buying her book and Arundhati Roy‘s memoir Mother Mary Comes To Me. I hope to at least get the memoir before her

This book is a rare 5 star from me. It delves not just into the women of myth but the trans and non binary characters as well.

Before dinner libation & snack. This coffee table book is fun to peruse in adjacent to The Small and the Mighty. #porchlife