Materfamilias Writes

Random in a Time of Covid-19

Random in a Time of Covid-19

Yes, yes I am working on another (continuing) post about that Kiki Smith exhibition I visited in Paris last December. But it’s much more time-consuming than I’d anticipated, not just uploading all the photos (which…

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In the Garden, Hope Springs. . . .or Spring Hopes. . .

In the Garden, Hope Springs. . . .or Spring Hopes. . .

My granddaughter chose this card — by my good friend Sandy, who keeps me well supplied — to send to her cousin in Italy.  She chose it because she recognized our current reality here where…

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Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

 Monday morning, the first day I’ve felt really well since being felled by something Gastro last Tuesday night in Portland. You know, just after I posted about finally achieving traction on my 2020 schedule such…

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Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

I’m writing from Portland, Oregon, this morning, and just as the last time we visited this city,  snow was beginning to fall in Vancouver as we drove away from home. . . Last time we were…

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Five on Friday, The Gamut: Fuchsia Berries to New Jumpsuits to Yummy Food to . . .

Five on Friday, The Gamut: Fuchsia Berries to New Jumpsuits to Yummy Food to . . .

I have every intention (I know, I know, road to hell, paving, all that. . . ) of posting something more thoughtful, even substantial, one of these days. But wow! Fall is Busy!! And we…

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