Materfamilias Writes

A Temporary Activist Updates and then Escapes to her Garden

A Temporary Activist Updates and then Escapes to her Garden

 Thanks so much for your supportive comments on my last post. Honestly, I’m embarrassed to have garnered any praise for bravery; I don’t feel as if I have been, particularly, as I don’t see any…

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My Toe-Dipping Foray into Social Media Activism . . .

My Toe-Dipping Foray into Social Media Activism . . .

I have over-extended myself in Social Media this past few days, and although I rarely get controversial on this blog, I need to explain something to you in the interest of authenticity and some on-line…

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Serious Summer Reading. . . and some Not So Serious

Serious Summer Reading. . . and some Not So Serious

I’ve just finished reading Philippe Sands’ East West Street: On the Origins of “Genocide” and “Crimes against Humanity.” I’d come across a recommendation to this winner of the 2016 Baillie Gifford Non-Fiction prize and added…

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Quick Update: A (Small) City Break and then Back to (Play-Full) Work

Quick Update: A (Small) City Break and then Back to (Play-Full) Work

 I had a splendid time visiting the small city I once called home. I stayed with a good friend on a small island, soothed by tall trees and the sounds and scents of the ocean,…

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Monday Illustration. . . So Much to Learn!

Monday Illustration. . . So Much to Learn!

Shhhh!  As I write this, I’m hiding out in the bedroom, with the A/C, while sheers (with the new building completed across the lane, we needed some light-preserving privacy) and a blackout blind are being…

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