Materfamilias Writes

My Life in French, Part Two . . .

My Life in French, Part Two . . .

 If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember that I began writing about my history with the French language, inspired by a book sculpture we brought back from Paris two years ago,…

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Paris Preparations, Anticipations, Memories . . .

Paris Preparations, Anticipations, Memories . . .

Although this is, obviously, a post on Paris travels, and it includes references to my history with/in the city, it’s not the one I referred to in my last post. The promised post to come…

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This and That, gardens and blogging friends and reading. . .

This and That, gardens and blogging friends and reading. . .

I’ve been busy writing another post about my history in French,part of a proposed continuing series that so far is hitting a high of one post a year. . . .I’m hoping to get it…

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A Little (More) Light Reading . . .

A Little (More) Light Reading . . .

I’m finally beginning to move back into more serious reading, savouring Anne Carson’s Red Doc> a few pages at a time. I’ve Tweeted a few favourite passages of that book for #todayspoem, Vicki Zeigler’sbrilliant Twitter…

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Gardens Here and There — Ah, Bordeaux Dreaming!

Gardens Here and There — Ah, Bordeaux Dreaming!

I’m so very happy that our two youngest are currently having a wonderful time together in the little house in Bordeaux. I sit out in our garden and contentedly imagine them sharing a meal in…

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