Materfamilias Writes

Fashion Illustration? Presenting My New Jacket. . .

Fashion Illustration? Presenting My New Jacket. . .

 Thought you might like to know about my new jacket, bought before I left for Edinburgh last month. It wasn’t all-purpose enough to justify bringing it along, so I was pleased to be reunited and…

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Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Back home almost a week now, I’m beginning to sleep a bit better (5 1/2 hours in one stretch last night, the most continuous sleep in weeks), and I’m settling back into a very pleasant…

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Monday’s List: Begin as I Mean to Go On. . . Or Something Like That. . .

Monday’s List: Begin as I Mean to Go On. . . Or Something Like That. . .

Although I’m beginning my fourth year of retirement this month (!), I still find that the rhythm of my life is influenced by the notion of Monday as the beginning of a “work” week —…

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Watercolours in the Kitchen. . . Shall We Speak of Bread and Apples?

Watercolours in the Kitchen. . . Shall We Speak of Bread and Apples?

I continue to practicewhat I learned from my friend Alison about painting a loaf of bread — not because I have any particular interest in bread representation in the future. I’m pretty close to having…

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Last Week, This Week: Goalposts and Resolutions and Jump-Starts

Last Week, This Week: Goalposts and Resolutions and Jump-Starts

I woke with a very welcome resolve this morning.  For some reason, that’s been lacking lately. I’ve been busy enough: last week, Iengaged social media to support my sister’s activism and, with my husband, enjoyed…

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