Materfamilias Writes

Oh February . . . Turquoise against the Blues

Oh February . . . Turquoise against the Blues

 Oddly, since this is a short week for us (Monday was a stat holiday here in BC), my days have been dragging. Fatigue (a touch of winter melancholy or a result of amped-up running mileage?)…

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Sartorial Inspiration and its Down-to-Earth (Thud!) Translation. . .

Sartorial Inspiration and its Down-to-Earth (Thud!) Translation. . .

Last week, Duchesse over at Passage des Perles blogged about this photo recently posted on Scott Schumann’s Sartorialist. Duchesse parsed the look to explain ways that we might get fresh looks from our wardrobe. She…

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Soup and Family and Facebook

Soup and Family and Facebook

Around the time my Mom died, two cousins I’d barely got to know set up a Facebook page for the extended family, published a family history going back several hundred years to our French and…

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Five Things Friday

Five Things Friday

1. Outdoor blooms are all very well (okay, they’requite lovely, really, especially in winter) but on days with a Serious Rainfall Warning issued by the official government meteorologists, it’s great to have a bloom or…

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Winter Wander on a Word-less Wednesday — In my Garden!

Winter Wander on a Word-less Wednesday — In my Garden!

 I’m hurrying to get my morning run done before I rush to the ferry — I’m meeting another Island Blogger for breakfast this morning — exciting!  Will we recognize each other? While I’m trying to…

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