Materfamilias Writes

Colour in the City

Colour in the City

 I’ve just had two wonderful days in the small city that was home for thirty years; I even went over to the little island where we lived, on a waterfront property, for over twenty years.…

View Post

What I Wore, Suddenly too Sombre For the Not-Yet-Spring. . .

What I Wore, Suddenly too Sombre For the Not-Yet-Spring. . .

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments congratulating us on our new grandson and welcoming him into the world. It’s been a while since I’ve pressed “Publish” on a What I Wore post, so…

View Post

Introducing. . .

Introducing. . .

 Our waiting is over. Sorry to have been coy in my earlier post the; story wasn’t primarily mine to tell.  But Tuesday morning we had the privilege of bringing this Little Girl to the hospital…

View Post

April Showers in Portland or Paris or Wherever You Want to Imagine Them . . .

April Showers in Portland or Paris or Wherever You Want to Imagine Them . . .

 The Granddad (Pater) and I are doing some significant waiting today. Can’t tell you more for the moment,  but I can share these photos I took in Portland last month (so yes, technically these were…

View Post

Walking in Portland)

Walking in Portland)

We’re off on a short family-oriented road trip this week; I’ll tell you a bit more about destination and motivation later. For now, I still have a few more photos I haven’t shown you from…

View Post

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.