Materfamilias Writes

What I Wore — Opera Night and a Tale of Valentine’s Day Woe (Compensated Woe ;-)

What I Wore — Opera Night and a Tale of Valentine’s Day Woe (Compensated Woe ;-)

 We hopped a ferry yesterday to see some Beloveds we haven’t hugged for months — just a quick visit, and we’ll hop back today, so only time to share some photos with you, and we’ll…

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Portraits of an Artist’s Play Date. . . .

Portraits of an Artist’s Play Date. . . .

 Mary Knowles (coincidentally, also my sister’s name) stitched this portrait of herself working on a commission (by Queen Charlotte) of a portrait of King George III. The king’s portrait — also “needle-painted” —  was commissioned…

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Coming Attractions: Solo Travel Recap and a Day for Me!

Coming Attractions: Solo Travel Recap and a Day for Me!

A few readers have mentioned that they’d like to know more about the solo portion of this last trip.  While we likely all know women “of a certain age” who have always travelled adventurously —…

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A Returning Traveler’s Miscellany. . . Art and What I Wore, There and At Home

A Returning Traveler’s Miscellany. . . Art and What I Wore, There and At Home

A few more photos from that Women House exhibition I saw in Paris week before last —  these top two, of smaller sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, exploring the relationship between woman and house, women and…

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Spaghetti Here, Spaghetti There. . . .

Spaghetti Here, Spaghetti There. . . .

  There were drawbacks to spending most of our travel time this last trip in a small seaside town outside of Rome. I know, you’re rolling your eyes, but truly, especially if I hadn’t had…

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