Materfamilias Writes

Five Things Friday

Five Things Friday

I’m about halfway through a post building on our earlier conversation about Slow Fashion, enjoying the process, pulling together a few links, trying out various perspectives, essaying a coherent argument — well, perhaps just a…

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What a Busy Retiree Wears. . . A Few Recent Examples. . .

What a Busy Retiree Wears. . . A Few Recent Examples. . .

 Life continues to be surprisingly busy in ways I was often told about but never quite comprehended before retirement (which was almost five years ago now). Of course, so much of this busy-ness results from…

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Sketching Style. . .

Sketching Style. . .

After a busy weekend (Saturday: Italian class, lunch with friends, favourite sushi date with favourite guy; Sunday: stretch class and long walk, afternoon and dinner with grandkids and daughter. . . favourite guy made ravioli…

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Italian Lessons, Italian Style. . .

Italian Lessons, Italian Style. . .

I’m coming out of a busy few days — house guest Thursday/Friday; rigorous gym workout Friday morning; our Italian class Saturday morning, extended through lunch these days for conversation in English and rudimentary Italian with…

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Lists and Confessions (and Shopping Bags in the Closet. . . .

Lists and Confessions (and Shopping Bags in the Closet. . . .

Having published my list of Books I Read in 2019 over on my Reading Blog earlier this week, I’ve also managed to put together  the list I made after Sue (High Heels in the Wilderness)…

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