Materfamilias Writes

Visual Monday — a Little Street Art, A Little Journal Illustration. . . and a wee bit of Food as well. . .

Visual Monday — a Little Street Art, A Little Journal Illustration. . . and a wee bit of Food as well. . .

 We had a wonderful weekend — a tour of the Portes Ouvertes of some of the wine chateaux of the Fronsac appellation on Saturday. I was brave enough to contribute my very obviously fait-main, rustic tarte…

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Five Things Friday (Ou Cinq Choses le Vendredi) à Bordeaux

Five Things Friday (Ou Cinq Choses le Vendredi) à Bordeaux

Renting an apartment in Bordeaux for two full months is an extravagance, but for years, I have wanted to nestle into a home in France long enough to get a sense of living here, to…

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Ticket for One, Please, a Bordeaux Concert and my Illustrated Journal

Ticket for One, Please, a Bordeaux Concert and my Illustrated Journal

Having spent the day getting myself from Bordeaux to Paris, arriving here in time to enjoy a walk from Montparnasse hotel 6 kilometres across Paris on a sunny Sunday afternoon, working my Rimowa through the…

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The Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .

The Joys and Challenges (and Potential Shame) of Imperfection . . .

I’ve just finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s marvellous memoir about learning and living in Italian, a memoir she felt compelled to write in Italian (but which has been translated to English by Ann Goldstein who is best…

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Culinary Croatia, Part VI in a Guest Blogger Series

Culinary Croatia, Part VI in a Guest Blogger Series

If you’ve been visiting here for a while, you’ll have noticed a faithful commenter, Dottoressa, who has even written a number of guest posts for us featuring the Culinary Culture of her country, Croatia.  Dottoressa is…

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