Materfamilias Writes

A Bit of Random Cheer, 3rd Monday in Advent. . .

A Bit of Random Cheer, 3rd Monday in Advent. . .

Odds and Ends this morning, and then I’m off to meet my sister for a walk in the rain — walking together outdoors is the only socializing we’re currently permitted here, outside of our immediate…

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Weekend Doings: The Bard and The Beatles and The Big Little Mistake. . .

Weekend Doings: The Bard and The Beatles and The Big Little Mistake. . .

I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon, so that I’ll have it ready to post Monday morning. As soon as I finish, we’ll be heading to a performance of As You Like It at Bard on…

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Ticket for One, Please, a Bordeaux Concert and my Illustrated Journal

Ticket for One, Please, a Bordeaux Concert and my Illustrated Journal

Having spent the day getting myself from Bordeaux to Paris, arriving here in time to enjoy a walk from Montparnasse hotel 6 kilometres across Paris on a sunny Sunday afternoon, working my Rimowa through the…

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Cold Comfort, Chilly Beauty

Cold Comfort, Chilly Beauty

Paul got delayed in Vancouver over the weekend (emergency childcare for a granddaughter; taking a daughter to visit his mother as she moves toward palliative care). I stayed on the island with my marking and…

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Doing Nothing at the Office . . . .en français . . . .

Doing Nothing at the Office . . . .en français . . . .

This is a good reminder that Busy is better than Boring. . . . and it’s good fun to listen to as well . . . Enjoy!

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