The fierce flowers
May. 1st, 2011 10:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
todayiamadaisyThe magazine that comes with Saturday's paper did a 'women's issue' yesterday. I never realised the other issues weren't for women. Anyway, it was an odd read. Here are the cover stories:
Portraits of Power: Our pick of the 50 most influential women in the world
Serving it up: Sam Stosur's will to win
Biggest Loser: Does weight loss equal happiness?
Reach for the Sky: The real appeal of the high heel
Thank, Mum!: Our annual Mother's Day gift guide
That's a mixed bag, isn't it? It was the shoe story that really grated. This consisted of little paragraphs by a variety of women 'who just can't live without a bit of lift'. These were their jobs: PR agent, three magazine editors (Harper's Bazaar, Grazia and Vogue), three fashion designers, jewellery designer, two stylists, Video Hits host, fashion editor and shoe designer. That's not really what I would call a representative spread of women. Where's the article on the importance of support and comfort in duty shoes for nurses and policewomen? That's a shoe story with something new to say.
Also, there was a jewellery shop catalogue tucked inside the newspaper, offering Mother's Day Specials. This included a pendant that said 'Daddy's Little Princess'. What sort of person buys that for their mum?
Day 114. A line of boats
Day 115. Basalt by the sea
Day 116. The remains of a cup of peach and mango infusion
Day 117. Shiitake log
Day 118. Birds on the fruit stand
Day 119. Old and new
Day 120. Furrowed knitting
Day 117a. Shiitake log
Day 119a. Sequin close-up
This is a photo mosaic made using Mosaic Maker, with some of my photos from Monday and Tuesday. I quite like it. Perhaps I should do next week's photos like this.
1. 20110425c, 2. 20110425b, 3. 20110425a, 4. 20110425d, 5. 20110426d, 6. 20110426f, 7. 20110426c, 8. 20110426a, 9. 20110426e, 10. 20110426b, 11. 20110425, 12. 20110426
Portraits of Power: Our pick of the 50 most influential women in the world
Serving it up: Sam Stosur's will to win
Biggest Loser: Does weight loss equal happiness?
Reach for the Sky: The real appeal of the high heel
Thank, Mum!: Our annual Mother's Day gift guide
That's a mixed bag, isn't it? It was the shoe story that really grated. This consisted of little paragraphs by a variety of women 'who just can't live without a bit of lift'. These were their jobs: PR agent, three magazine editors (Harper's Bazaar, Grazia and Vogue), three fashion designers, jewellery designer, two stylists, Video Hits host, fashion editor and shoe designer. That's not really what I would call a representative spread of women. Where's the article on the importance of support and comfort in duty shoes for nurses and policewomen? That's a shoe story with something new to say.
Also, there was a jewellery shop catalogue tucked inside the newspaper, offering Mother's Day Specials. This included a pendant that said 'Daddy's Little Princess'. What sort of person buys that for their mum?
Day 114. A line of boats
Day 115. Basalt by the sea
Day 116. The remains of a cup of peach and mango infusion
Day 117. Shiitake log
Day 118. Birds on the fruit stand
Day 119. Old and new
Day 120. Furrowed knitting
Day 117a. Shiitake log
Day 119a. Sequin close-up
This is a photo mosaic made using Mosaic Maker, with some of my photos from Monday and Tuesday. I quite like it. Perhaps I should do next week's photos like this.
1. 20110425c, 2. 20110425b, 3. 20110425a, 4. 20110425d, 5. 20110426d, 6. 20110426f, 7. 20110426c, 8. 20110426a, 9. 20110426e, 10. 20110426b, 11. 20110425, 12. 20110426