Materfamilias Writes

Happy New Year, May Yours Be Cough-Free!

Happy New Year, May Yours Be Cough-Free!

2024 gave us a few days before knocking us out with a cough-ridden plague, but I’m finding a few happy diversions: walking the neighbourhood, sketching a house or two, wearing a favourite OOTD, and admiring the winter blooms, especially the fragrant ones. Walk along with me? Just click through. . .

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Days Before Christmas

Days Before Christmas

In which I share a few pages from my illustrated daily journal . . . pre-Christmas pages of gentle and indulgent preparation for the busy festive season.

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Sunday Servings . . .

Sunday Servings . . .

I’m trying to balance blogging with my desire and commitment to sketch more . . . and I’ve set myself a few challenges recently.

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Sketching, From Paris to Vancouver, Croissants to Chicken Vegetable Soup . . .

Sketching, From Paris to Vancouver, Croissants to Chicken Vegetable Soup . . .

In that Paris Sketchbook workshop, we filled pages with croissants. Back home in Vancouver, I’m picking up the play as I sketch soup ingredients.

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Notes from the Road (but Mostly Photos)

Notes from the Road (but Mostly Photos)

A first attempt to tell you about our walk on the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena.

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.