| 11 May 13 Hard labour at Bridgewood |
Last weekend I took advantage of the good weather to put mia to work at Bridgewood. I put her in a rough chain collar, gave her a long strip of sackcloth to wrap loosely around her hips, and let her wear leather clogs to save her from the worst of the nettles on the grassy rides. Her work was carrying water and then digging. [more...]
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| 28 Apr 13 Brass anklets for slaves and wives |
| Solid brass anklets appear in several different
places in the Odalisquian world, and still appear in
modern day slavery in parts of Africa. I've pulled
together some of these appearances, not least
because anklets are so popular as symbols of
ownership in O&P and M/s relationships. [more...]
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| 26 Apr 13 Turkish Delight |
 No harem room is complete without a bowl of Turkish delight at hand and a slave to keep it refilled. I've loved the stuff since a girlfriend brought me some back from Istanbul years ago. Now I have this brass bowl from Turkey in my own Hareem and always have a box or two in a draw of the sideboard. [more...]
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| 13 Apr 13 Club Lash 15th anniversary |
| Last night mia and I went to Club Lash's 15th anniversary event, and our second visit at the new venue, Alter Ego. I think I prefer the atmosphere there now and it feels more social than the Legends, especially in the dungeon. We did a short scene with duct tape and a column, and mia's outfit for the theme, "Zombies", looked great. [more...]
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| 8 Apr 13 Francesc Masriera and Maria Fortuny |
I've blogged about mia and I going to Barcelona last
weekend, and as I mentioned, one of the paintings we saw in the
National Museum of Catalan Art (MNAC) was
Masriera's "In the presence of the master" from 1891. I
originally thought it might depict an ancient Egyptian
subject, but I now see it as orientalist by comparing
it with some of Masriera's other work. Maria Fortuny's
"Odalisque" is usually also in the same gallery in
Barcelona so I'll mention it too. [more...]
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| 8 Apr 13 Weekend in Barcelona |
| mia and I had a last minute break in Barcelona this
weekend. It's no wonder it's such a popular destination
city, with its beach, bars, art, and history, and I've
included some pictures in this blog. [more...]
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| 4 Apr 13 GMP to record alternative subculture hate crimes |
| Following the campaign by the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, GMP are now to record crimes targeted because of hostility or prejudice against alternative subcultures, in addition to the 5 legally protected characteristics (disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity). [more...]
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| 24 Mar 13 Six more paintings |
 Today I uploaded six more Orientalist paintings, showing domestic scenes and odalisques and slaves interacting with men who are reading or writing. [more...]
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| 18 Mar 13 Felling in the Meadow |
I refer to an area of the South Ride as the Meadow, and it's always been a wide, open area with little undergrowth and shrubs between its tall trees. Yesterday I felled 20 of those tall trees as a first step into turning it into a proper clearing along the side of the ride. [more...]
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| 9 Mar 13 Two weeks to the O&P Open, Manchester, 23 Mar 2013 |
| Another O&P Open will be held in Manchester on Saturday 23rd March from 1-5pm. It'll be in the usual place in the downstairs room of Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street, M1 3HE. [more...]
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mia digging in chains at Bridgewood
Modern day slaves of the Tuaregs in Niger
Indian anklets
Brass manillas on the desk in my Study
