Materfamilias Writes

Another Year Underway. . .

Another Year Underway. . .

The Christmas wreath has been taken down, but I’m not ready to strip it yet. Perhaps the sparrows will enjoy it, out in the “terrace” (our condo rooftop, covered with trees, shrubs, perennials in containers).…

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La Rentrée, Sneaking up on it, at least. . .

La Rentrée, Sneaking up on it, at least. . .

  I’m not quite ready to return to blogging, still thinking about what that means for me given recent changes to the (free) blogging platform (Blogger) that I’ve been using for 13 (!!) years.  All…

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Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Good Monday morning to all of you, May I just say that sometimes blogging is hard? Perhaps tougher than it looks from that side of the screen.  I took so much encouragement from your response…

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Strange? If You Say So. . . A bit about What I Wore. . . and Why. . .

Strange? If You Say So. . . A bit about What I Wore. . . and Why. . .

Just as I suspected, the weekend with the Seven, the Five, and their dog, was fun . . . and tiring. The Eleven (the idolized big cousin!) visited for a few hours as well;  her…

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Dusting off the Archives . . . Blast from the Past

Dusting off the Archives . . . Blast from the Past

Thanks for the thoughtful and thought-provoking comments in response to my last post. I’m not done with this topic (of responsible consumerism in all its complications) yet, and I hope to chat about it with…

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