by StaceyHB | Oct 25, 2009 | Life
Cleaning in our house needs to be done when we see it needs to be done. Obviously, if I have students booked in or we have weekend guests, then it needs to be done. Other than that, people have to take us as they find us. For me, cleaning takes time away from...
by StaceyHB | Oct 18, 2009 | Life, Travel
Autumn is most definitely with us now. In the last two weeks, the weather has got progressively colder, and the days shorter, although we have only had one real day of rain here in the middle of England. The sun is much lower in the sky and walking Charlie in the...
by StaceyHB | Sep 20, 2009 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology
In this quarter’s Philosophy Magazine, there is an article asking Where Are All the Women? Whilst there are roughly even numbers of men and women studying philosophy at undergraduate level, that number begins to have a male bias at MA level, and more so at PhD level,...
by StaceyHB | Sep 13, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Weaving
In my Pyschologies magazine this month, there is an article about global and local thinking along with a questionnaire so you can find out what sort of thinker you are. Global thinking is where you think about the bigger picture and don’t sweat the details. Local...
by StaceyHB | Sep 7, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Travel
What does the name Prague conjure up in your mind? I last visited Prague in 1996, with 60+ teenagers in tow, as part of a music centre tour of the Czech Republic when I was conductor of a wind band. I remember the main historic sites, the Charles Bridge, and Prague...
by StaceyHB | Aug 30, 2009 | Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Teaching, Travel
I don’t often write about what I’m up to, but the reason you haven’t heard from me in the last 2 weeks is because I’ve been in Montreal. I ostensibly booked a week on the intermediate jacquard course with Louise Lemieux Berube at the Centre...
