Materfamilias Writes

Sketching, From Paris to Vancouver, Croissants to Chicken Vegetable Soup . . .

Sketching, From Paris to Vancouver, Croissants to Chicken Vegetable Soup . . .

In that Paris Sketchbook workshop, we filled pages with croissants. Back home in Vancouver, I’m picking up the play as I sketch soup ingredients.

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October Reading: On Trains, Planes, and Coaches

October Reading: On Trains, Planes, and Coaches

I read less (and more lightly) in October, thanks to all the travel. A few mysteries, a French novel, and an Italian one (the latter is very good and has been translated into English, recommended).

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Notes from the Road (but Mostly Photos)

Notes from the Road (but Mostly Photos)

A first attempt to tell you about our walk on the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena.

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Jet-Lagged, But Home . . .

Jet-Lagged, But Home . . .

On Saturday, I was knitting a glove in Paris. And I’m finishing its mate at home now, settling back into a comforting domesticity after five weeks of playing the vagabond.

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Paris, Again. . . Different Every Time!

Paris, Again. . . Different Every Time!

A bench in a Paris park — sit with me, if you have a minute, and I’ll share a few instances from what’s turning out to be a very busy week in a favourite city. One that I haven’t visited on my own for a few years. Turns out we still get along well. . .

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