Materfamilias Writes

Five Things on a Sunny Spring Friday

Five Things on a Sunny Spring Friday

Well, we’ll see if I make it to Five Things.  1. These beautiful apple blossoms on the Scarlet Sentinel tree opened this week in our terrace garden, thanks to some very generous sunshine.  Besides being…

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What I Wore, Transition Into Spring Sunshine . . .

What I Wore, Transition Into Spring Sunshine . . .

 Earlier this month, still rainy and grey outside but (barely) warm enough to move the mason beecocoons out of the fridge (then immediately worry we’d been premature) . . . I made the first tentative…

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City Walking, with Camera. . .

City Walking, with Camera. . .

While I generally like to begin the week with a Monday post, this morning demanded some writing on that long-form project I allude to from time to time. And after that was the 9:30 departure…

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My Urban Eyes. . . City Charms

My Urban Eyes. . . City Charms

 This has been a word-heavy week on the blog; Monday’s and Wednesday’s posts each took a fair bit of work. Thank you for your warm and lively response to both. The conversation about breadis great,…

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A Memoir of Love and Grief: The Bereavement Phase of a Marriage

A Memoir of Love and Grief: The Bereavement Phase of a Marriage

Photo courtesy of an interview for the VIUPoints feature in a recent issue of Vancouver Island University’s online magazine I want to say a few words about a very special book I’ve just finished, and I’ve…

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