Materfamilias Writes

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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On the Daily, Sketches from My Covid Journal. . .

On the Daily, Sketches from My Covid Journal. . .

I hope you all saw my last post, about a reader’s adventurous plans for an ex-pat retirement in Portugal. I’ve always daydreamed about living in Europe for a year or so, and Carol’s description of…

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More Watercolour Sketches “In the Time of Covid19”

More Watercolour Sketches “In the Time of Covid19”

I’m (finally!) putting together the last of my photos fromthat Kiki Smith exhibition I saw in Parislate last year (seems another lifetime, doesn’t it?!). . . . Meanwhile, a quick Friday afternoon recap of some…

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