Kat, I have just read a pagan book which refers to the original old meaning of "virgin" as a woman who ...'was beholden to no man, needing no other, complete in herself. She was a strong and empowered individual who refused to be ruled by any masculine authority and who was fiercely independent.' The more usual meaning is a later invention. I also read somewhere that Elizabeth 1, calling herself the "virgin queen", was denoting a state of mind and attitude to life, rather than a sexual state.
In between packing for the Wychwood Festival this weekend in Cheltenham (Seth Lakeman, Toumani Diabate, Ade Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds....and Mr Tumble from CBeebies - it's a family festival!) I hope to get some more clearing out done. However, the sun is shining, and the garden may call instead! I also have a lot of windows that really need cleaning, but keep telling myself I will do it when all the work is done (which it very nearly is, so that excuse is wearing thin). There is also NO WAY I am getting the iron out when it's warm. Things get folded and stacked, and they can iron themselves to the best of their ability!
Oh well, 10 o'clock. Better actually DO something.