Materfamilias Writes

Walking with Earbuds in Clothes near Gardens. . . .

Walking with Earbuds in Clothes near Gardens. . . .

Yes, we’re beginning to (finally!) move into sandals and bare legs weather here, although temperatures are still very moderate, low 20s (perfect for me, although we’ll want a bit more heat before doing any ocean…

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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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OOTD for Walking and Listening and Thinking. . . Postcards from the Neighbourhood

OOTD for Walking and Listening and Thinking. . . Postcards from the Neighbourhood

Making up our week’s supply of muesli this morning, getting ready for my online (live, Zoom) yoga class, I thought briefly about the comment an Anonymous reader left on Monday’s post (deleted 30 seconds after I…

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Postcard from a Staycation. . . Italy in Vancouver. . .

Postcard from a Staycation. . . Italy in Vancouver. . .

First of all, wanting to do my small part (la philosophie du colibri/legend of the hummingbird) to keep the #BlackLivesMatter movement centered, to keep those Black Lives Mattering, I recommend the Netflix series The Eddy.…

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