Materfamilias Writes

Countdown: Days Before Christmas, in my Journal

Countdown: Days Before Christmas, in my Journal

 Christmas shopping is all done — and almost all of it done in independent bookstores, wonderful places to hang out, even in these busy days. . . Today I’m going to wrap gifts and put…

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Comfort Food on a Winter’s Evening. . .

Comfort Food on a Winter’s Evening. . .

Anyone for oyster chowder? I’ve been trying to finish my post about my Edinburgh trip, but it wants to take its time, and what with Christmas preparations and a festive event or two (an elementary…

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Fashion Illustration? Presenting My New Jacket. . .

Fashion Illustration? Presenting My New Jacket. . .

 Thought you might like to know about my new jacket, bought before I left for Edinburgh last month. It wasn’t all-purpose enough to justify bringing it along, so I was pleased to be reunited and…

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Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Back home almost a week now, I’m beginning to sleep a bit better (5 1/2 hours in one stretch last night, the most continuous sleep in weeks), and I’m settling back into a very pleasant…

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Packing Up — and Sharing a Sketch. . .

Packing Up — and Sharing a Sketch. . .

I did get into Rome for a few hours today, riding the Regional train in with my daughter, who had an appointment with her hair-stylist. The few hours weren’t enough, of course, but they were…

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