Materfamilias Writes

Who Ate The Figs?. . . And other sundry details . . .

Who Ate The Figs?. . . And other sundry details . . .

And here’s the companion page, in my illustrated journal, to the Apple sketches I posted on Monday. Text on the left: The Brown Turkey figs are coming to the end of their season in their…

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Of Apples and Jumpsuits and Pink, Pink Oxfords. . . .

Of Apples and Jumpsuits and Pink, Pink Oxfords. . . .

 I’m up early (as is my tendency) after a decent night’s sleep (hoorah!), and I’m heading over to Vancouver Island to visit with friends. Yes, having only just having recovered my voice after a five-day…

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Friday Randomness

Friday Randomness

After at least a month of not sleeping more than five consecutive hours (combo of anxiety and reflux and colds), I slumbered right through last night, and wow! that feels much better. And having begun…

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A Temporary Activist Updates and then Escapes to her Garden

A Temporary Activist Updates and then Escapes to her Garden

 Thanks so much for your supportive comments on my last post. Honestly, I’m embarrassed to have garnered any praise for bravery; I don’t feel as if I have been, particularly, as I don’t see any…

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Garden Update — Condo Rooftop Container Garden, That Is. . .

Garden Update — Condo Rooftop Container Garden, That Is. . .

 Our local heat wave has broken, with a promised “chance of showers” today and tomorrow, the “risk of thunderstorms” this afternoon.  Enough “local smoke”  to trigger an Air Quality Warning (wildfire on the outskirts of…

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