Materfamilias Writes

Time and Skunk Cabbage Wait for No WoMan (or Covid, for that matter)

Time and Skunk Cabbage Wait for No WoMan (or Covid, for that matter)

Those of us fortunate enough to be #StayingHome have lost many or most or all of the markers that distinguish one day from another. . . And some of us are finding the time that…

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Well, Hello Dolly! (dollies) Knitting and Other Activities in Times of Covid-19

Well, Hello Dolly! (dollies) Knitting and Other Activities in Times of Covid-19

Among the activities keeping me focussed these days . . . Missing my grandkids, but/so I’ve been making things for them. . . These little knit dolls (pattern here, if you’re tempted; I knit mine…

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Thinking Inside the Box. . . As we do in times of Covid-19 . . .

Thinking Inside the Box. . . As we do in times of Covid-19 . . .

We’ve had several very dreary days in succession, and today’s weather forecast shows six calendar squares filled with an image of a grey cloud dripping with rain. . . I suppose, given all the hand-washing…

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Slowing Down. . .

Slowing Down. . .

I had a great post planned for you for Friday—an email interview, accompanied by photos, with a member of our blogging community who is entering retirement with a dramatic move from California to Portugal. The…

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Monday, Against the Self-Critic. . . Try a Little Tenderness. . .

Monday, Against the Self-Critic. . . Try a Little Tenderness. . .

I’m finding it shockingly easy this Monday morning to be hard on myself. So I’m mustering a little resistance, and you’re my witnesses. Let’s be kind to ourselves, shall we? Hard on myself? A plethora…

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