SecondCherry

On the verge of living memory

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:03:20 -0700

Remembrance and regret

Improvements and setbacks for women in America

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:52:47 -0700

While black pride took a giant step forward yesterday, women's rights came increasingly under threat.

Exhaustion and relief

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:49:57 -0700

Now it's all over, there's a sense of quiet relief among everyone I know.

Fingers crossed for Obama

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:53:22 -0700

Tonight, the US has a chance to redeem itself in the eyes of the world

Yet more horrors from the Fritzl house

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:54:30 -0600

Evidently Josef Fritzl hated his mother as much as he 'loved' his daughter, but the end result was very similar.

Something of a winter wonderland

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:55:32 -0600

A thick snowfall, stock simmering on the woodburner and getting dressed in front of the fire. Suddenly I'm back in the 1970s

With sub-zero nights, it's time to crack out the thermals

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:04:27 -0600

There's no getting away from it - it's thermal time once again.

The credit crunch is getting personal

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:50:34 -0600

It's a year since I began Second Cherry, but the financial situation seems to have changed a great deal.

Repairing a bad back

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:51:40 -0600

If you suffer from back pain, check out this excellent website

Fab over 50

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:23:05 -0600

No real time to blog today, so this is just a quickie - I just had my wood delivered, and I need to get it into the woodshed pronto before rain comes tomorrow.

Fashion sales soar despite the downturn

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:28:25 -0600

As the economy tanks, British women are still buying clothes

Blasts from the past

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:12:20 -0600

It is always an odd moment when you see someone you know on television, but it's odder still when it happens twice in one evening.

Garbage Warrior

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:56:33 -0600

An inspirational man from whom we could learn a lot

Culinary pleasures

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:38:49 -0600

For me, making preserves is a private pleasure, though I sometimes wish I could share it with someone else.

Why are men's clothes so much better than women's?

Patricia Mansfield-Devine — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:30:32 -0600

Why is it so much easier to find men's clothes that are gorgeous AND well-made than it is to find women's?