Materfamilias Writes

Growth on St. Patrick’s Day — Life is Rich!

Growth on St. Patrick’s Day — Life is Rich!

That’s green enough for St. Patrick’s day, don’t you think? That’s a ribena sanguinea ‘White Icicles’ bud getting ready to burst into bloom. I was curious to see when it did that last year, and…

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Winter Charm

Winter Charm

Hope you don’t mind if I cheat a bit and post the same photo here that I have up on my other blog — I know most of you only stop by here, and I…

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Down Days and Odd Dreams and Soldiering On

Down Days and Odd Dreams and Soldiering On

It turns out that mom now has to have chemo, followed by radiation, as the cancer has been a bit more aggressive/invasive than we’d hoped. However, she has good medical support and much support at…

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Blogging AND OTHER Obligations

Blogging AND OTHER Obligations

I’m having to remind myself today that I believe in “Blogging Without Obligations,” but my personality makes that a challenge — I start feeling uncomfortable when I’ve gone more than three or four days, yet…

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow . . . (Oh, I wish it wouldn’t!)

Let it Snow, Let it Snow . . . (Oh, I wish it wouldn’t!)

So how did all that snow-fretting work out for me, you’re wondering? Well, here I am in Vancouver, where it snowed a few inches last night, without my car which I had to abandon in…

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.