Materfamilias Writes

of gardens and babies and greying hair…

of gardens and babies and greying hair…

My last season in this garden we’ve created over the past 23+ years is bound to be bittersweet, but I’m doing my best simply to focus on the joys. And this osmanthus delavayi is chief among them…

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What I Wore, What I’m Selling, What I’m Making, What I’m Smelling. . . Really!

What I Wore, What I’m Selling, What I’m Making, What I’m Smelling. . . Really!

Here I am, last weekend, getting ready to leave our island home behind in its newly organised and cleaned state, ready to be viewed by potential buyers. A What I Wore shot in my mom’s…

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The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

 Okay, so I got a bit exasperated. . . You wouldn’t know that ten minutes earlier, I’d felt really good about the outfit I’d put together for our night at the opera (Madama Butterfly —…

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Meeting the Camera, Staging. . .

Meeting the Camera, Staging. . .

Want to know what that expression is all about in this photo my sometimes-patient husband took as we headed off to see Madama Butterfly a week ago? Find out next post when I reveal not…

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Comfort Dressing (with a bit of Flair, I hope)

Comfort Dressing (with a bit of Flair, I hope)

 Thank you so much for all the warm and supportive comments on my last post. They make a world of difference right now — in fact, Pater texted me yesterday from our island home (he’s…

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