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• Defining Women, Inviting Violence

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 11:25 in religion, women, feminism, abuse, language, un, patriarchy, definition, plato, women's roles, susan faludi, montreal massacre

  (November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and kicks off 16 days of activism to end violence against women. This post was written especially for the Bloggers Unite event in support of the UN initiative. )It's no c...

• Because the Lord Chamberlain Says So

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 10:24 in conservative, language, linguistics, tolerance, definition, liberal arts education

  If I were being criticized, I think I would rather it be for something vulgar, coarse, or tactless than for something inappropriate and unacceptable. I could be inappropriate by standing out in the crowd or unaccept...

• Garnished According to Their Nature

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 13:22 in cooking, hors d'oeuvres, gourmet cooking, canapes, the seventies, larousse gastronomique, gourmet clubs

  Thirty-plus years ago, my, then, husband and I belonged to a "gourmet club," all the rage at the time. Ours involved four or five couples who rotated hosting four-or five-, even six-course dinners, one each month. The host couple prepared and se...

• Soiree\'s Past Week

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 17:22

  At My Soiree's Posts - Nov 17 - 20/09In case you missed anything. Enjoy!Tuesday, November 17/09 - Mirror, Mirror on the Educator's WallWednesday, November 18/09 - It's Winter at North 54Thursday, November 19/09 - My Fair DoolittleFriday, November 20/...

• Concert Nights at Home

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 16:21 in classical music, concerts, childhood, spike jones, home routes, in-home concerts

  When I was about eleven, my mother worked on Thursday evenings, and my dad and I had to fend for ourselves (which in those days meant that we ate the dinner mom had prepared before she left!).After the dishes were done, dad and I would have a concert...

• My Fair Doolittle

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 13:09 in charity, my fair lady, george bernard shaw, health care reform, working poor, pygmalion, fabian society, fabian socialism

  With his wonderful character Alfred Doolittle, George Bernard Shaw took a humourous poke at strict, judgemental charities in his play Pygmalion. The complaint against the charities of the day was that they would help onl...

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