Materfamilias Writes

Halfway Through My Reading Year, A List for You. . . .

Halfway Through My Reading Year, A List for You. . . .

Tomorrow will be two months since I last posted here. Perhaps next year, I’ll fold this blog back into my primary blog, but for now, I’m content enough with the compromise of keeping a physical…

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Two Books, Worlds Apart

Two Books, Worlds Apart

In the more than two weeks since I last posted, I’ve read a couple of books: first, the (very) light A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable. It’s well-written, and the frame story is interesting enough —…

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And 2016 Begins with Poetry (and two novels)

And 2016 Begins with Poetry (and two novels)

I’m going to try something new as the Old Year rolls out, the New Year in. Not a resolution, and I’m not sure how practical this approach will be, but I’d like to try writing…

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 — Playing Catch-Up Here with a Grab-Bag of Books for you

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 — Playing Catch-Up Here with a Grab-Bag of Books for you

I’ve been reading, yes, but I’ve also been packing and trying to get the house organized to leave it for almost two months and visiting the kids before we leave and meeting with the housesitter…

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H is for Hello Again. . . and also for Helen Macdonald’s Hawk book. . .

H is for Hello Again. . . and also for Helen Macdonald’s Hawk book. . .

Very near the top of my What Will I Do Now That I’m Retiring list is “Resurrect My Reading Blog” with perhaps ten or twenty exclamation marks following that commitment. This is a teeny, tiny…

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