Materfamilias Writes

Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Good Monday morning to all of you, May I just say that sometimes blogging is hard? Perhaps tougher than it looks from that side of the screen.  I took so much encouragement from your response…

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Strange? If You Say So. . . A bit about What I Wore. . . and Why. . .

Strange? If You Say So. . . A bit about What I Wore. . . and Why. . .

Just as I suspected, the weekend with the Seven, the Five, and their dog, was fun . . . and tiring. The Eleven (the idolized big cousin!) visited for a few hours as well;  her…

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Dusting off the Archives . . . Blast from the Past

Dusting off the Archives . . . Blast from the Past

Thanks for the thoughtful and thought-provoking comments in response to my last post. I’m not done with this topic (of responsible consumerism in all its complications) yet, and I hope to chat about it with…

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Weekend Doings. . . From My Sketch Journal

Weekend Doings. . . From My Sketch Journal

Because I’m blog-challenged this morning. But still want to show up here. . . . How was your weekend? How has your week begun? Happy Monday! xo, f

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It’s Been A Very Full Decade. . . Good-Bye 2019. . . .

It’s Been A Very Full Decade. . . Good-Bye 2019. . . .

Funny to look back at mylast few posts of 2009 and see that I was struggling then with what to do about the blog, whether or not to keep it going. . . . still…

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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 And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own.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.