Materfamilias Writes

A Whistler Weekend and a Book Recommendation

A Whistler Weekend and a Book Recommendation

I had such a lovely weekend with four of my sisters and my sister-in-law up at Whistler. I hadn’t been up to this ski resort for 15 years, despite it being only a 90-minute drive…

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Images of Barcelona . . . And a Weekend of Goodbye, and Celebrations

Images of Barcelona . . . And a Weekend of Goodbye, and Celebrations

Since I told youa good place to stay in Barcelona, I thought I’d share a few more images of why you might want to visit. These are all taken just a few blocks from the…

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Mainland to Big Island to little island. . . Almost Home

Mainland to Big Island to little island. . . Almost Home

We’ve managed a few things on my Glad-to-be–Home list . . . Visited all our Vancouver kids yesterday, delighting in everyone’s obvious happiness and well-being, the granddaughters thriving, one family having moved into a new…

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Good-bye France, Hello my Home

Good-bye France, Hello my Home

  Heading to the airport where we’ve decided to check our bags for a change, having bought a Longchamps bag to consolidate some overflow. . . After a busy day of ambling on Saturday, I…

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Too Beautiful . . . a farmhouse in Rural France

Too Beautiful . . . a farmhouse in Rural France

I can hardly stand it! We are staying in the renovated and professionally and charmingly decorated 300-year old farmhouse which old walking friends run as a Chambre d’hôte in the Loire departement of France. Almost…

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