Materfamilias Writes

Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

We are a few days into what passes for a heat wave here in Vancouver, and I’m trying not to wax too nostalgic about life on the island where I could walk from my front…

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Sketchy Days, Covid Confinement, Quotidian Comforts. . .

Sketchy Days, Covid Confinement, Quotidian Comforts. . .

 I realized last week that I haven’t done much (hardly any!) of the sketching I thought I’d find time for during this confinement, so I unearthed a mini watercolour sketchbook and decided to try filling…

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Spooky — A Page from my Journal

Spooky — A Page from my Journal

The spookiest thing about this Hallowe’en is how completely the day got away from me, heading off in a direction of its own that has nonetheless been quite satisfying and even productive. But that didn’t…

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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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Last Week, This Week: Goalposts and Resolutions and Jump-Starts

Last Week, This Week: Goalposts and Resolutions and Jump-Starts

I woke with a very welcome resolve this morning.  For some reason, that’s been lacking lately. I’ve been busy enough: last week, Iengaged social media to support my sister’s activism and, with my husband, enjoyed…

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