Materfamilias Writes

Flying Solo. . . Flexing my Independent Travel Muscles at a Certain Age

Flying Solo. . . Flexing my Independent Travel Muscles at a Certain Age

I’m not completely sure what demographic we form together, you readers and I. I sometimes think we might be a tad more homogeneous than I’d like (love me some diversity), and I’m pretty sure we…

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Reality Bites — Or How I’m Getting My Groove Back. . .

Reality Bites — Or How I’m Getting My Groove Back. . .

After three wonderful days of visiting with Sue and Lisa — which included a delightful catch-up coffee with the inspiring Melanie of Bag and a Beret–, the reality of jet lag; of the fatiguing effects…

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How We Got Here, Why We’re Leaving, Part the Second. . .

How We Got Here, Why We’re Leaving, Part the Second. . .

(Find the first part of this here As much as I have written here about the travails, emotional and physical and logistical and otherwise administrative, of moving, I have shared only the tip of the…

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My Travels to Grey . . . a Hair-Revealing Tale!

My Travels to Grey . . . a Hair-Revealing Tale!

How long ago did I commit to writing a post about How a CurlyHead Goes Grey? Let’s see. . . it happened way back here, when Lisa of Amid Privilege posted about her own greying…

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The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

The Camera Never Lies? (but has it a sense of humour?)

 Okay, so I got a bit exasperated. . . You wouldn’t know that ten minutes earlier, I’d felt really good about the outfit I’d put together for our night at the opera (Madama Butterfly —…

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