Materfamilias Writes

Transition Outfits-of-the-Day, Or, “Changing my Clout ’til May Is Out”

Transition Outfits-of-the-Day, Or, “Changing my Clout ’til May Is Out”

Honestly, the weather we’re having now makes it hard to believe that two weeks ago, I wore a jacket (Smythe, almost 8 years old) over that upcycled old cashmere V-neck, jeans, and the favourite loafers…

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Authenticity at a Certain Age — or The Authenticity OF a Certain Age. . .

Authenticity at a Certain Age — or The Authenticity OF a Certain Age. . .

First of all, because this is such a busy pre-travel week for me, I’m going to spread this thinking out into three posts — and the last one is likely to be delayed a bit…

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Nana and the Really Big Number of Candles on the Cake. . .

Nana and the Really Big Number of Candles on the Cake. . .

I don’t know about you, but I didn’t expect this stage of my life to be quite so busy.  It makes me think about how much got swept aside, tabled, pushed to the back burner…

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Three Titles in Search of a (Belated) Blogpost. . .

Three Titles in Search of a (Belated) Blogpost. . .

An entire month has slipped away since I last posted here — although I did write about my friend Carol Matthews’ book Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage over on my main blog. In case…

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Hello! Happy Friday! (Or: One Way to Wear a White Cotton Skirt)

Hello! Happy Friday! (Or: One Way to Wear a White Cotton Skirt)

 Much as I love spending time with you here at “the Blog,” my manuscript is demanding five hundred words from me this morning, and if I don’t prioritize those, there will never be a book.…

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