Materfamilias Writes

Anniversary Bounce! Reflections on This and That at 47 Years of Married Life…

Anniversary Bounce! Reflections on This and That at 47 Years of Married Life…

It was our 47th anniversary this week, and I had thought I might develop a post around this photo of an elastic-ball band I’ve been building over the last eighteen months or so.  If I’d…

View Post

Friday Becomes Saturday. . . of (Momentary) Sadness and Purpose and Simple Pleasures . . . and Aging. . .

Friday Becomes Saturday. . . of (Momentary) Sadness and Purpose and Simple Pleasures . . . and Aging. . .

Friday, I wrote this. . . after deleting two other half-hearted attempts that my very vocal inner critic deemed banal or overly self-indulgent. . .  Today is tough. No single reason, nor any serious one.…

View Post

Summer Ease . . . (Rumpled!) Dressing for the Season

Summer Ease . . . (Rumpled!) Dressing for the Season

Time for me to take a Summer Break. . . Before I do, let me upload, via Blogger’s most frustrating change ever, some of the photos I’ve been saving. The OOTD posted above was taken…

View Post

Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Title’s a reference to Stevie Smith’s poem, “Not Waving but Drowning”, in case you don’t know it. . . .  Late posting this week — I tripped over something that sent me into a puddle of…

View Post

Transitional Outfits — ’cause Spring!!

Transitional Outfits — ’cause Spring!!

 I’m very much enjoying the thoughtful comments from those of you who are still stopping by, despite the good weather entiicing us outdoors. If you haven’t seen Friday’s post yet, I think you might enjoy…

View Post

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.