Materfamilias Writes

Presenting. . . Modigliani and other Painters. . . and my Memory Prompts

Presenting. . . Modigliani and other Painters. . . and my Memory Prompts

In the French classes I’ve been taking, students give a ten-minute presentation on a subject of their choice. Last week, two students presented, and one of those focused on the artist Amadeo Modigliani.  Accompanied by…

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Back to Edinburgh, a Retrospective Visit . . .

Back to Edinburgh, a Retrospective Visit . . .

Still dark outside as I put the last touches on this post and get ready to publish it. I’m sitting on the couch, a wool blanket tucked over my legs as the room gradually warms…

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Art in Paris — Contemplative Discovery

Art in Paris — Contemplative Discovery

I’m always surprised and gratified and fascinated and ever so grateful to this community when I post something tentative and somewhat vulnerable, when I’m thinking out loud, as it were — and then, as with…

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2019’s Blank Pages to Fill — with Bravissimo’s Galore. . .

2019’s Blank Pages to Fill — with Bravissimo’s Galore. . .

I tend not to make resolutions at New Year’s, preferring to adjust goals and aspirations more often. I have used the occasion several times to resolve once again “to want what I have” [rather than…

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Random Abundance on a Monday. . . Travel Wardrobe, Portrait of a Celebrity, Stairwell Art. . .

Random Abundance on a Monday. . . Travel Wardrobe, Portrait of a Celebrity, Stairwell Art. . .

OOTD Selfie taken on a train   I’m off to celebrate an ex-colleague’s retirement — my first time back to campus since I retired over three years ago now. I’m taking advantage of the jaunt over…

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