Materfamilias Writes

Summer Ease . . . (Rumpled!) Dressing for the Season

Summer Ease . . . (Rumpled!) Dressing for the Season

Time for me to take a Summer Break. . . Before I do, let me upload, via Blogger’s most frustrating change ever, some of the photos I’ve been saving. The OOTD posted above was taken…

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July Reading — It Was a Good Month!

July Reading — It Was a Good Month!

Surprise! I’m back with my list of July reading, and I’ve done it by the fourth of August. Would have had it posted yesterday, in fact, but Google/Blogger has introduced (read: imposed!) some changes that…

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Summer in the City (with Occasional Mood Swings)

Summer in the City (with Occasional Mood Swings)

Both busy-ness (bike outings and birthdays and language lessons) and grumpiness have kept me from blogging much this week. I am trying to be positive about living in a non-air-conditioned condo — with a bank…

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Looking for a Book to Read?

Looking for a Book to Read?

Here’s my reading list for the first half of 2020.  I’m a month late posting it, yes, but there’s still time for you to find a title or two for reading at the beach (or,…

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Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

We are a few days into what passes for a heat wave here in Vancouver, and I’m trying not to wax too nostalgic about life on the island where I could walk from my front…

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