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Painting of a sitting white woman, upper half, holding a brown cat against her, the woman is wearing a green top, has dark hair, the backdrop resembles a painting of a landscape

Ann with Cat, c. 1924, by Margaret Clarke, Irish painter #womensart

Outdoor brown sculpture of a female figure sitting casually on a bench weraing a long skirt, blouse and jacket, the sculpture is sited next to a grassy bank on a path with buildings in the background

"I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim"
- Virginia Woolf

Sculpture of the writer by Laury Dizengreme, Richmond, UK #WomensArt

Monochrome of the upper half of a white woman facing forwards with long wavey dark hair, white dress and stars on curved wires surrounding her head

Hedy Lamarr, Austria born Hollywood actress, who also pioneered the technology that would later form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems #WomensArt

Artwork of a female head and shoulders facing right looking down with light briwn skin tone and long wavey dark hair on a brown background

Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyn de Morgan, Study of a head (1905) #womensart

Monochrome photo of three standing white women in a row leaning against a wall facing forwards, upper half, each with short messy dark hair

Martha Erps, Katt Both and Ruth Hellos, design students at the Bauhaus, c.1927 #womensart

Painting of a stylised blue green sea created with thin lines mimicing waves and a tiny boat on silhouette, all under a white sky

Sea and boat,1988 by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham #womensart

Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Frances MacDonald, artistbof the Glasgow School #womensart

Seascape painting with a foamy rough sea, a large greenish wave breaking to the right and misty land with mountains tthe distance

Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary land/seascape painter capturing the Scottish highlands & Western Isles #womensart #StormHerminia

Photo of a sitting white woman in a black dress facing forwards seated next to and holding a double bass in an interior with pale yellow walls and wooden floor on which papers are strewn

British singer-songwriter Kate Bush, 1980 #WomensArt

I’m printing this out and rolling a joint with it

I’m glad the staff arranged Andrew Windsor’s teddys properly. Wouldn’t want him shouting.

Pen and ink artwork featuring the stylised top half of a white woman in a black top and with balck hair tied back, embracing a white dog with dropping long dark ears on her lap, all on a cream background

Woman and dog, 1935
by US artist
Christina Malman

"When I do die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me thumping a fellow in Wales."

RIP John Prescott

It’s an exceptional series. Beautifully shot and well acted. Bravo!

Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.

Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

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Thank you.

Now that we’re here, and the angry people are on X and the dancing people are on insta, and we’re all finding a place; wouldn’t it be nice if there was a peaceful garden somewhere, just for the sexy lady bot accounts, where they could finally rest.

It’s a much nicer space.

Totally agree! Let's focus on positivity.

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