Materfamilias Writes

Bringing the Outdoors In . . . In to my Sketch Journal, that is. . .

Bringing the Outdoors In . . . In to my Sketch Journal, that is. . .

  I told you I’d be back soon to share a couple of pages from my sketchbook, and here I am. . .  I’ve been getting outside more often lately, thanks in part to the…

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Buona Pasquetta — Just Another Manic Pandemic Easter Monday

Buona Pasquetta — Just Another <DEL> Manic </DEL> Pandemic Easter Monday

 I don’t know about you, but Easter was weird for me, for the second year in a row (and that we’re numbering weird Easters now is also, you know, weird. Unsettling. Turns out that I…

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Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

Tea,Teddies, Memories, and Snail Mail: Art Play doing Memory work

So . . . . I first posted about my little Tea-themed project of 2021 back in early February — that post includes a tea-themed page from the January 3rd entry of my sketch journal.…

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Walking Art-fully in Vancouver — Exercise Your Legs, Broaden Your Vision

Walking Art-fully in Vancouver — Exercise Your Legs, Broaden Your Vision

    Last post, I asked you to spot the red sculpture in the photo above — see? there, behind the second tree on the left of the path. . .   I’d noticed it myself…

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This, That, and a Booklist . . . What I Read in February. . .

This, That, and a Booklist . . . What I Read in February. . .

We were delighted this weekend to be able to see all our local kids and grandkids in person — the new protocols allow outside, physically distanced gatherings of up to ten people (we’re asked to…

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