Materfamilias Writes

Travel and Independence and Getting On. . . The Anniversary Edition . . .

Travel and Independence and Getting On. . . The Anniversary Edition . . .

I have to admit that I’ve written and rewritten this post, deleted it and begun it again. I’ve wondered if there is really anything significant here or whether I’d be better off just dropping the…

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Travel and Independence and Getting On, Part 2…

Travel and Independence and Getting On, Part 2…

I’m beginning this second post about Travel and Independence very aware of how much ground I have to cover. The conversation that’s already emerging in the wake of my first post on the topicsuggests so…

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Drama, without Disaster, A Worrier Reports . . .

Drama, without Disaster, A Worrier Reports . . .

Here’s a little video I made yesterday morning, when I couldn’t get to work because the storm shut down our little ferry. While it was at it, it tore up a few docks, smashed a…

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Back-to-School Pants and priorities

Back-to-School Pants and priorities

So far, I’ve bought four new back-to-school items, one of which is a pair of shoes (if a pair can be considered “one”!) The least expensive item in the bunch, though, might be the one…

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Countdown…pre-travel anxieties to take-off adventure

Countdown…pre-travel anxieties to take-off adventure

I am so very bad at the days before flying. It doesn’t help at all that, at 18, I misremembered the dates for a trip home from England, ensuring that both my younger sister and…

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