Materfamilias Writes

Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

Summer Sketch: Of Wisteria and Ladybugs, Cycling and Bread-baking

We are a few days into what passes for a heat wave here in Vancouver, and I’m trying not to wax too nostalgic about life on the island where I could walk from my front…

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Riding Bikes . . . and Sketching Them Too, Apparently. . .

Riding Bikes . . . and Sketching Them Too, Apparently. . .

We’re lucky to have our granddaughter with us today, so I’ll keep my Monday post very light. Pleased to say that I finally finished my mini watercolour sketchbook(I should post a few more pages here…

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Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Self-Portrait of the Blogger, From My Sketchbook. . .

Good Monday morning to all of you, May I just say that sometimes blogging is hard? Perhaps tougher than it looks from that side of the screen.  I took so much encouragement from your response…

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Monday Healing: Sketch and Garden . . .

Monday Healing: Sketch and Garden . . .

Thanks so much for all the kind comments on my last post.  You may already have read on Instagramthat my root canal went well. I have one more scheduled for this Friday, and I’m feeling…

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Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

The other day I was jerked awake from my afternoon nap by a horrid, pervasive sense of judgement, of being found not only wanting–a complete failure, in fact–but also ridiculous. I couldn’t remember clearly any…

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