Materfamilias Writes

Of Moods and Journals and Discerning Worth . . . You Know, the little questions . . .

Of Moods and Journals and Discerning Worth . . . You Know, the little questions . . .

This morning, I’ve been knitting the head of a small toy mouse. I’ve done a 45-minute workout, following a “Circuit” my trainer sent me electronically, and I’ve got a bowl of sourdough autolysing in the…

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Sketch Journal Time — with Tea!

Sketch Journal Time — with Tea!

 Like many of you these days, from what I read, I’m regularly confronting a hurdle (which occasionally takes on the imaginary proportions of a very tall, very solid wall) of anxiety or sadness verging on…

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Comfort Food that Brings the Spicy Heat — A Quick and Satisfying Recipe, Mmmmm

Comfort Food that Brings the Spicy Heat — A Quick and Satisfying Recipe, Mmmmm

I’m almost finished my 2020 Books Read post, but couldn’t resist sharing a quick, healthy, satisfying meal with you, one that I made yesterday when there seemed to be “nothing for lunch.” . . I…

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Monday Miscellany — Random Happy Things. . .

Monday Miscellany — Random Happy Things. . .

Top of To-Do List This Morning: Writing an email to my dental office expressing some dissatisfaction and hoping for some resolution. . .  Took me over an hour (so much deleting and re-wording, with some…

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(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

Second half of January, past time to report on my garment purchases for 2020.  My friends Duchesse and  Sue have already posted theirs, each with some musings about slow fashion and fast fashion and the…

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