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  1. How “domestic” is a #Victorian novel?
    Guhr et al. fine-tune a #LanguageModel to detect implicit domestic spaces – rooms, gardens, even #ships – beyond obvious keywords like 'house' or 'home.' – A new way to read #19th-century #fiction through the lens of #space and study the rise of #domesticity.

  2. A quotation from Edna St. Vincent Millay

    Was it for this I uttered prayers,
       And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs,
    That now, domestic as a plate,
       I should retire at half-past eight?

    Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
    Poem (1920), “Grown-Up,” A Few Figs from Thistles, (1921, expanded ed.)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/millay-edna-st-vince…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bedtime #childhood #domesticity #fatigue #growingup #maturity #sleep

  3. A quotation from Edna St. Vincent Millay

    Was it for this I uttered prayers,
       And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs,
    That now, domestic as a plate,
       I should retire at half-past eight?

    Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
    Poem (1920), “Grown-Up,” A Few Figs from Thistles, (1921, expanded ed.)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/millay-edna-st-vince…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bedtime #childhood #domesticity #fatigue #growingup #maturity #sleep

  4. Bear in There
    - by Shel Silverstein

    There's a polar bear
    In our Frigidaire—
    He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
    With his seat in the meat
    And his face in the fish
    And his big hairy paws
    In the buttery dish,
    He's nibbling the noodles,
    He's munching the rice,
    He's slurping the soda,
    He's licking the ice.
    And he lets out a roar
    If you open the door.
    And it gives me a scare
    To know he's in there—
    That polary bear
    In our Fridgitydaire.

    #PolarBear #poetry #humour #domesticity #ShelSilverstein

  5. A quotation from Montaigne

    Men have seemed miraculous to the world, in whom their wives and valets have never seen anything even worth noticing. Few men have been admired by their own households.
     
    [Tel a esté miraculeux au monde, auquel sa femme & son valet n’ont rien veu seulement de remerquable. Peu d’hommes ont esté admirez par leurs domestiques.]

    Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
    Essays, Book 3, ch. 2 “Of Repentance [Du repentir]” (1586) (3.2) (1595) [tr. Frame (1943)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #attendants #commonplace #contempt #domesticity #familiarity #family #household #perspective #proximity #servant #valet

  6. Nigh on 53 years and I just learned I have been loading butter knives into the dishwasher incorrectly for all of them. The proper method to place them in the silverware holder *blade down* for best cleaning. To think how much water and time have been wasted with rewashing still-dirty knives. I will sleep better now.

    youtu.be/v8lwDWJc-CQ?si=zRGauR

  7. I'm going to need tie-backs and for some reason this is crushing what little there is of my rebellious spirit. 😢 #Domesticity

    😂

  8. TTW I'm about to go to bed, and then I discover that Past Me decided make sure I (we?) wouldn't skip out on the domestic chores by leaving the clean laundry on the bed. So that Present Me (we?) wouldn't be able to go to bed until it was put away in its proper drawers.

    "Thanks", Past Me. How... "helpful" of you.

    #domesticity #ChoresSuck

  9. I know laundry isn't supposed to be *that* much of a horrible chore, but it's one that somehow, I have trouble with.

    Anyway, I did the laundry today. Just a smallish load, not the bedclothes. But anyway, I'm giving myself credit for that much.

    #domesticity #adulting

  10. OK, laundry poll time:

    In the context of a married couple, who is responsible for emptying pockets of dirty clothes?

    #laundry #marriage #domesticity

  11. Haven't felt too bad today. Booked an asthma revue for next week. If I can get a few more night's reasonable sleep I might just be able to get stuff done for a change.
    Been getting the small room ready for a guest at the end of the month.
    Home made lemon meringue fudge to look forward to tonight.
    #life #domesticity #mundane #health

  12. For lunch

    12yo wanted ramen and scrambled eggs

    8yo wanted grilled cheese and scrambled eggs

    76yo wanted a ham and cheese and scrambled eggs

    Luckily there was enough ingredient overlap and the timing all worked out that it all came out hot at the same time. 12yo helped a lot.

    (I had some yogurt and almonds and a little bit of eggs. I ate them hurriedly over the sink while cooking, like an animal.)

    #cooking #domesticity

  13. The man on the left has the look of a very patient husband. "Oh dear, he's going on about aluminum again."
    #vintageAd #gay #domesticity

  14. Theme Birch "From root to top"
    Photos from a documentation just published on
    youblee.com/hadeland/sommeruts
    …featuring an exhibition about the tree of #domesticity / #craftsmanship above all - THE BIRCH.
    Browse some 30 photos showing Anne Marie Bjerke-Egge's entire exhibition. She sheds light on what this tree has been used for throughout the ages - not least what is still made from the many kinds of materials the #birch offers from root to top.
    #Woodworking #WoodTurning #Craft #Wood #Birch #Norway

  15. My wife just pointed out I've known her for half my life. :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

  16. You ever discover a setting on your vacuum that seriously could have made your past vacuuming self less frustrated but you didn't know it existed till now?

    #SteamCleaning
    #Domesticity
    #LadyBachelor

  17. Today I’m catching up on #domesticity in general. Cooking, cleaning, tidying.

    I’m making a thing called “tamale pie” which is basically a bastardised chili con carne with lots of random veggies in it, and cheesy polenta on top a la shepherd’s pie. My housemate who “doesn’t like Mexican food” loves it — though this is, of course, in no way surprising as this is a long way from actual Mexican food 😂 I’m going to bake a few of them in smaller pans and freeze some.

    My #kombucha has got into a state of extreme sourness with the hot weather, so I’m feeding it lots of sweet tea and drinking as much as I can to keep making room for more.

    I’ve got the #slowcooker on with a batch of pork bones (from my ethical/sustainable meat CSA (#CommunitySupportedAgriculture), onion, ginger, and star anise, to make an Asian-style pork stock that I freeze in batches the right size to make an easy bowl of noodle soup whenever I want.

    And I’ve got milk that needs using, so I’m going to go pick up a cauliflower and make cauliflower #MacAndCheese, again a big batch, and freeze some of it.

    I might have to shift some stuff around in the freezer to make room… wish me luck!

    #cooking #HomeCooking #FromScratch #SundayAfternoon

  18. If my younger self had known that the older me would derive self satisfaction (pride even) from successfully treating mold that was growing on the shower tray sealant they might well be horrified at the low bar I have now set for #life #satisfaction #age #domesticity #mundane

  19. “Striped Books” Patty Carroll, 2018.
    Patty Carroll uses highly intense, saturated color in her photographs. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” are studio installations made for the camera, addressing women and their complicated relationships with domesticity. By camouflaging the figure in drapery and/or domestic objects, Carroll creates a dark and humorous game of hide-and-seek between her viewers and the Anonymous Woman. #colorphotography #photography #domesticity #pattycarroll

  20. About #Hestia

    In ancient Greek mythology, Hestia (/ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə/; Greek: Ἑστία, "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the #hearth, the right ordering of #domesticity, #family, the #home, and the #state.

    Greek custom required that as the goddess of sacrificial #fire, Hestia should receive the first offering at every sacrifice in the household (as in throwing best part of your favorite food into the flame).

    And I think it’s a good fit for a name for this instance’s core server.

  21. Sam Johnson-Schlee & Edwina Attlee: Living Rooms & Strayed Homes. 2 writers and academics discuss their latest books. Both engage with the cultural, social, and political significance of the domestic. #Architecture #InteriorArchitecture #Domesticity Wed, 7 December 2022, 18:00 – 19:30 GMT @TheBartlettUCL eventbrite.co.uk/e/sam-johnson

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