Hi everyone,

Here's something you might remember about me - when I'm having a stressful week, I like to think about the medieval age and will normally do a Fem Fri about it. Well, I'm having a bit of a busy week, but you are about to benefit from this in the form of a lovely Fem Fri that is all about Japan in the Heian period (a long time ago btw)

How about we just look at some lovely woodcuts. Imagine how lovely it would be to be just chilling out and staring into space right now.

Okay but how about stop motionish videos of people doing highly skilled work? I know, I should get out of your brain, but not before I share this lovely video of Jennifer Worsley making a woodcut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbSt_EVb7I

Finally, do you want to read about this period that was relaxing to the point of enervating? Sure you do. Here are the diaries of three court ladies, including Lady Murasaki:

https://archive.org/details/diariesofcourtla00omorrich

Love,

Alex.