Materfamilias Writes

Of Moods and Journals and Discerning Worth . . . You Know, the little questions . . .

Of Moods and Journals and Discerning Worth . . . You Know, the little questions . . .

This morning, I’ve been knitting the head of a small toy mouse. I’ve done a 45-minute workout, following a “Circuit” my trainer sent me electronically, and I’ve got a bowl of sourdough autolysing in the…

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Riding Bikes . . . and Sketching Them Too, Apparently. . .

Riding Bikes . . . and Sketching Them Too, Apparently. . .

We’re lucky to have our granddaughter with us today, so I’ll keep my Monday post very light. Pleased to say that I finally finished my mini watercolour sketchbook(I should post a few more pages here…

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Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

Get A Grip: Self-Judgement and its Antidotes. . .

The other day I was jerked awake from my afternoon nap by a horrid, pervasive sense of judgement, of being found not only wanting–a complete failure, in fact–but also ridiculous. I couldn’t remember clearly any…

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On the Daily, Sketches from My Covid Journal. . .

On the Daily, Sketches from My Covid Journal. . .

I hope you all saw my last post, about a reader’s adventurous plans for an ex-pat retirement in Portugal. I’ve always daydreamed about living in Europe for a year or so, and Carol’s description of…

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More Watercolour Sketches “In the Time of Covid19”

More Watercolour Sketches “In the Time of Covid19”

I’m (finally!) putting together the last of my photos fromthat Kiki Smith exhibition I saw in Parislate last year (seems another lifetime, doesn’t it?!). . . . Meanwhile, a quick Friday afternoon recap of some…

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