Materfamilias Writes

I Left my Voice in San Francisco (But I Brought Home Some Sketches)

I Left my Voice in San Francisco (But I Brought Home Some Sketches)

 We flew home from San Francisco Sunday afternoon, my cold staking more territory with each passing hour, my laryngitis not aided one jot by the drying air of the plane. Exhausted as I was by…

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My Writing Partner, My Friend. . .

My Writing Partner, My Friend. . .

Good morning! In my last post, I mentioned a short jaunt I had planned.  As you might already know from Instagram, I’ve been visiting my friend Lisa of Amid Privilege whom I first met “in…

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Postcards from Lyon — Delayed in Transit. . .

Postcards from Lyon — Delayed in Transit. . .

 I don’t know how you’re faring this morning, but I need some respite from ugly news. So I’m heading back to the Basilica up the hill in Lyon’s Fourvière district. When I visited this late…

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Those Sweaters Again — Mother, Daughter, Photo-Bomber. . . .

Those Sweaters Again — Mother, Daughter, Photo-Bomber. . . .

 I promised to get you a Mother-Daughter Sweater Selfie, and I’m keeping my promise today! Megan texted the other day: “Get your sweater on. We’re doing the Selfies.” Of course, she had lots of energy,…

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I Blame Francine! — Of Shoes and Memories and an OOTD

I Blame Francine! — Of Shoes and Memories and an OOTD

This Transitional Outfit — which I wore to Watercolour Drop-In last week — wouldn’t have worked over the weekend, I have to admit, given the heavy rain, grey skies, and mid-teen temperatures . . .…

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