Materfamilias Writes

Authenticity at a Certain Age — or The Authenticity OF a Certain Age. . .

Authenticity at a Certain Age — or The Authenticity OF a Certain Age. . .

First of all, because this is such a busy pre-travel week for me, I’m going to spread this thinking out into three posts — and the last one is likely to be delayed a bit…

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Monday, Monday — Of Moods and Friends and The Possibilities of Reaching Out

Monday, Monday — Of Moods and Friends and The Possibilities of Reaching Out

I’ve been wrestling with a very low mood again this weekend, and without boring you (and giving up all my privacy) with details, I’ll just say that once this creeps in, it becomes physical, something between…

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A Little Navy Dress and Some Thoughts about Friendship

A Little Navy Dress and Some Thoughts about Friendship

 For an opera as splendid as Turandot, especially when produced this sumptuously, one really should dress up a bit. But the practicalities of walking to the Skytrain stop through Saturday night’s significant rainfall couldn’t be…

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More about that Blogger-Reader Meet-Up: Visiting in Zagreb

More about that Blogger-Reader Meet-Up: Visiting in Zagreb

Paul and Dottoressa standing behind a chain from the HMS Victory, the British warship commanded by Admiral Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. The chain has been at this site since 1878.  As Lisa wrote…

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Five Things Friday

Five Things Friday

1. Sunshine! Much expediting beachwalks with visiting friends (see my IG for a photo). Like my Californian visitors last week, L, coming from a sweltering-at-38-degrees Bordeaux, claimed she would have been quite content with rain…

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