Materfamilias Writes

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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Merry Christmas! (and a gratuitous Fantasy Train Ride)

Merry Christmas! (and a gratuitous Fantasy Train Ride)

This will be the first Christmas Pater and I have ever spent on our own, just the two of us, as is likely the case for many of you as well. But a few years…

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Dresses and Selfies and Masks and Filters at Christmas

Dresses and Selfies and Masks and Filters at Christmas

(Subtitle: Retail Therapy and Dressing for the Online Gatherings. . . . Alternate subtitle: Justifying unnecessary purchases during a Covid December) Whether it’s another effect of the pandemic restrictions or not, I’ve been finding that…

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A Bit of Random Cheer, 3rd Monday in Advent. . .

A Bit of Random Cheer, 3rd Monday in Advent. . .

Odds and Ends this morning, and then I’m off to meet my sister for a walk in the rain — walking together outdoors is the only socializing we’re currently permitted here, outside of our immediate…

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