Materfamilias Writes

Money Memoir. . . Stories from Childhood. . .

Money Memoir. . . Stories from Childhood. . .

Here’s the excerpt I referred to last post, from Carmen Machado’s brave and moving memoir about a passionate lesbian love that slid confusingly into abuse, that left her disoriented and doubting herself, the experience exacerbated…

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How to Accessorise a Princess Dress — What They Wore

How to Accessorise a Princess Dress — What They Wore

One of my favourite photos from this past weekend, when we took the two oldest granddaughters to a Theatre Under the Stars production of Beauty and the Beast. The cousins recognised immediately that this was…

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A Bit of Random Including Some Rome and an OOTD. . . .

A Bit of Random Including Some Rome and an OOTD. . . .

Photos throughout this post are of the gorgeous, expansive Piazza Navone in Rome. The statuary in the fountains tells magical, mythical, wondrous tales. . .  Random Observation #1: While Grandmothers awaiting the imminent arrival of…

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Paris horror in the playground!

Paris horror in the playground!

I’m in Vancouver today and will be heading over soon to my daughter’s house. My sister’s visiting from Winnipeg, driving my mom each day over to her radiation session (I’m taking a turn next week),…

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