Materfamilias Writes

Covid-19 Reading. . . Seven Titles To Distract, if not Comfort you. . . .

Covid-19 Reading. . . Seven Titles To Distract, if not Comfort you. . . .

Most of us are finding more time to read these days, although I’m hearing from many who find it tough to concentrate on their books, from others who only want to read “gentle” stories.  I,…

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Catching up. . . with Six Titles for the Price of One Post . . .

Catching up. . . with Six Titles for the Price of One Post . . .

Wow! Not sure how those five weeks got away from me, but I’m back, with a sextet of titles to share. 1. Lee Child’s Blue Moon, the latest Jack Reacher. Not sure why I enjoy…

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Two Memoirs and a Thriller . . .

Two Memoirs and a Thriller . . .

I know, two travel memoirs and a thriller might not seem to fit together sensibly in one post, but truly, it’s often the way I read. I regularly throw a mystery or thriller into my…

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Six Titles Near the End of the Year. . . .

Six Titles Near the End of the Year. . . .

Before I left for Paris earlier this month, I had caught up my Reading Journal and meant to share photos of those pages with you. Didn’t happen, so now I’m going to post two or…

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Armchair Travel: Reading About Sicily . . .

Armchair Travel: Reading About Sicily . . .

The second page in my new Watercolour Sketchbook — the first boasts my hand-drawn (and hence, more suggestive than accurate 😉 of Sicily.  . . We’re planning a family meet-up week there next spring, and…

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