Tips on looking after your husband on International Women's Day – The Vampire's Wife

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting, if you can. His boring day may need a lift. We highly recommend you wear The Vampire’s Wife. Your husband will go crazy for it! We highly recommend you wear The Vampire’s Wife. Your husband will go crazy for it! We highly recommend you wear The Vampire’s Wife. Your husband will go crazy for it! We highly recommend you wear The Vampire’s Wife. Your husband will go crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extract from 1950 Home Economics Book (mostly)

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND BY ANGEL OLSEN

I just stumbled on to this extraordinary tribute to the great Karen Dalton by the ferociously talented Angel Olsen. A brave thing to attempt, this is a truly spine chilling version. I am truly awed! I just stumbled on to this extraordinary tribute to the great Karen Dalton by the ferociously talented Angel Olsen. A brave thing to attempt, this is a truly spine chilling version. I am truly awed!

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND BY KAREN DALTON

I woke up this morning with this amazing song going around in my head. Karen Dalton is one of the truly great singers of all time, and this stark and sorrowful rendition of Something On Your Mind is as beautiful as anything I have ever heard.

IN PRAISE OF MARY ANNING

Last night, my husband and I watched this wonderful little film on the life and work of Mary Anning – the First Woman of Palaeontology. Not a subject we know a lot about, to be honest, but a fascinating woman, all the same!