Materfamilias Writes

(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

Second half of January, past time to report on my garment purchases for 2020.  My friends Duchesse and  Sue have already posted theirs, each with some musings about slow fashion and fast fashion and the…

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Uniform Dressing. . . Showing Up with Selfies!

Uniform Dressing. . . Showing Up with Selfies!

I’m working on a post that’s getting away from me, time-wise. The primary intention was to show you a newly revamped corner of our bedroom, but somehow I ended up reflecting a bit on the…

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Just Showing Up . . . With Words and Sketches (and even OOTD photos ;-)

Just Showing Up . . . With Words and Sketches (and even OOTD photos ;-)

 You might be surprised to know that even after 13 years of blogging, I can be paralysed here at the keyboard. It’s not “writer’s block” in the sense of having nothing to say. Rather, while…

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Another Year Underway. . .

Another Year Underway. . .

The Christmas wreath has been taken down, but I’m not ready to strip it yet. Perhaps the sparrows will enjoy it, out in the “terrace” (our condo rooftop, covered with trees, shrubs, perennials in containers).…

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And there was reading in December. . . .

And there was reading in December. . . .

First of all, Happy New Year to all of you! I am so grateful to you for reading and commenting here, and I’m looking forward to another year of sharing booktalk with you. But I’m…

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