Materfamilias Writes

When Life Gives You Lemons. . .

When Life Gives You Lemons. . .

Okay, that’s a deceptive title. No need for lemonade-making here at the moment, except that we have an imminent departure of a beloved visitor on our horizon and she’s heading to that Land Where Lemons…

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Portland Packing: What To Do When It Rains and Rains and Rains. . .

Portland Packing: What To Do When It Rains and Rains and Rains. . .

 If you’ve been peeking at my Instagram feed, you might know that I’ve been in Portland, Oregon this week. Pater had meetings here, and I accompanied him in anticipation of playing flâneuse — and getting…

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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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