Fettling

Carmen Goodyear, one of the founders of Country Women magazine, and her wife Laurie York.

“Carmen Goodyear and Laurie York, partners in farm and marriage, have for decades forged an existence removed from consumerism, rooted in communal living, and above all, situated close to nature. This farm and preserve is where they have raised goats, sheep, chickens, and bees; where they have grown a mammoth garden that supplies most of their food; where they have helped wage successful battles against offshore oil drilling, a nuclear power plant, and GMOs; where they have, after many years together, gotten legally married …” 

“A day with Marie Vassilieff ”, Pierre Delbo , “Costume Arlequine de Marie Vassilieff pour le Bal Banal”, 1924, Collection Claude Bernès

Richard Foreman, quoted by Maggie Nelson in The Art of Cruelty (via arabellesicardi)

*cries into my hands*

I’ve been sorting out all my old diaries today - I’m so pleased I still have them all and didn’t burn them all in a ceremonial Beltane fire (which was a real possibility c.2012). I’ve kept them since I was 7 ish, then took a break and started again in earnest when I was 13:

2003: “me I’m moving to move house I’m very sad that I’m leaving all my friends, all my love and all of my love Matilda”

2004: “The party afterwards  was a bit better. For lunch I had two glasses of coke-a-cola and a ham finger, for pudding I had peach, apple, mango, kiwi, strawberry and christening cake (no marzipan). Luke and Lowy played with Luke’s top trumps. I had lots of sweeties = 5 tick tacks, 1 mint and 1 wine gum.”

2004-5: “my bed was straight and the room was small and dark. It was easy to get to sleep because the boat rocked slowly.” 

il deserto rosso(1964)