Materfamilias Writes

Thanksgiving and a Tiny Forest. . . .

Thanksgiving and a Tiny Forest. . . .

It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada — Thanksgiving Day is officially on Monday, but our family, like many others, generally gathers for the turkey on Sunday, so that we have all day Monday to unwind…

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March Memory

March Memory

 Last Sunday, ona family walk to mark our mother’s birthdaysix years after her death, I spotted this small cluster of skunk cabbage along one of her favourite paths. These curious indigenous plants become increasingly difficult…

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Fearless Friday? Fretting Friday? Somewhere-in-Between Friday, With Kayak. . .

Fearless Friday? Fretting Friday? Somewhere-in-Between Friday, With Kayak. . .

In the interests of transparency. . . for those of you who might have been impressed by the photos I posted on Instagram earlier this week of Pater and I paddling (he took the one above,…

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Sketches and Paddles and Connections. . . .

Sketches and Paddles and Connections. . . .

You might remember that we took out a membership at a local Rowing Club nearby to bring kayaking back into our lives after our move to the city.  I mention our urban kayaking in this…

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Spring-ing Up, a Busy March. . .

Spring-ing Up, a Busy March. . .

 Next week, posts on my bread-making (with links to a Sourdough Bread recipe) and on my newly completed Birkin sweater (shown in yesterday’s Instagram post), but for today I just want to get us outside,…

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