Materfamilias Writes

Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

My son and daughter-in-law arrive this afternoon to stay for the weekend with our 3-year-old granddaughter and 3-month-old grandson.  Times like this we really miss our waterfront home with a tiny guest cottage in the…

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Family Travel/Couple Travel, Croatian Island Style. . .

Family Travel/Couple Travel, Croatian Island Style. . .

If you’ve been looking at my Instagram feed, you’ll know that we’ve hugged and kissed family good-bye, shed a few tears, and left the island of Hvar — I hope to write more later about…

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On an Island, Together, Again . . .

On an Island, Together, Again . . .

Just popping my head in to share a few photos that will make it clear why I’m not finding much time to post. Family takes priority this week. . . Also, the Wifi here is…

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Nana and the Really Big Number of Candles on the Cake. . .

Nana and the Really Big Number of Candles on the Cake. . .

I don’t know about you, but I didn’t expect this stage of my life to be quite so busy.  It makes me think about how much got swept aside, tabled, pushed to the back burner…

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A (Short, Short) Story on Wednesday . . .

A (Short, Short) Story on Wednesday . . .

 I’m going to stick with the random this week, it seems.  Today, with bread-baking (yes, I made the dough onMonday, but it was fermenting in the fridge since then, popped in the oven early this…

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