Materfamilias Writes

Slightly Polished Casual—Is That a Thing?

Slightly Polished Casual—Is That a Thing?

Almost as comfortable as those sweats, but not quite as suggestive of an evening on the couch, remote in hand….navy cashmere pullover, selvedge denim jeans, bought in London 3 years ago, finally starting to show…

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Selfish at the Spa — and That’s a Good Thing!

Selfish at the Spa — and That’s a Good Thing!

 I’ve already mentioned how full this past weekend was: 2 days that included a dinner out with one of our little families, brunch with another, guilt/sadness over missing families 3 and 4 (I’m SO good…

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A Short Story: age and Youth and Love

A Short Story: age and Youth and Love

A busy weekend, with family visits, a gorgeous two hours of spa pampering, a walk in torrential rain to last night’s opera, more family visits today before I catch the ferry home, leaving Pater behind…

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Error of my Ways — What I Wore, and perhaps Shouldn’t Have

Error of my Ways — What I Wore, and perhaps Shouldn’t Have

 The “big event” I was charged with coordinating happened last night. Actually, there were two events, over the last two days, and the day before that I picked up the visiting speaker from the airport…

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Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. . . Age and All!

Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us. . . Age and All!

Have you seen this brilliant time-lapse sketching of a woman’s life from infancy to old age? The video is well worth the four minutes’ viewing time — magical! Or have you looked at this New…

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