Materfamilias Writes

Getting Dressed (and Beginning to Pack!) as the Weather Cools and the World Turns . . .

Getting Dressed (and Beginning to Pack!) as the Weather Cools and the World Turns . . .

So, you might have read in earlier posts that we’ve made plans to head to Europe in a few weeks. I’m not saying much about that here yet, simply because travel is still fraught these…

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Must Be Mid-to-Late September Because . . .

Must Be Mid-to-Late September Because . . .

. . . While life’s perhaps not as busy as it was before I retired — or, at least, the Busy isn’t Obligatory Busy-ness — last week I was molto impegnata, molto occupata (Very Busy! using two…

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Good-bye, October. We Hardly Knew Ye . . .

Good-bye, October. We Hardly Knew Ye . . .

First of all, thank you for responding so thoughtfully and generously to Monday’s post. There’s always trepidation when I let you see my messier side, but as much as I value my own, and our…

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Wednesday Illustrations, Autumn in Bordeaux

Wednesday Illustrations, Autumn in Bordeaux

I want to offer you something today, but franchement, after this morning’s yoga class — oof! what a workout! — and given that we’re due to meet our French tutor in an hour, I can’t…

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What I Wore: Summer Whites as Fall Knocks on the Door

What I Wore: Summer Whites as Fall Knocks on the Door

Super busy with a variety of delightful activities ’round here: grandkids; friends visiting from out of town; long bike rides; unpacking boxes and trying to figure out where to put things; trying to find things…

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