Materfamilias Writes

Tulip Time? Oh, I Wish. . . Painting Colour in the Grey . . .

Tulip Time? Oh, I Wish. . . Painting Colour in the Grey . . .

I woke at 5:30 this morning (after sleeping right through the night — yay!) and after I’d sat in the dark with my hot lemon water (I’ve been starting my day this way for a…

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Monday, Looking Forward, Looking Back . . . with sketches. . .

Monday, Looking Forward, Looking Back . . . with sketches. . .

One of you clever readers (I’ve just looked back to check: it was Barbara of Coastal Ripples) commented at my post of two Mondays ago that she’s adopted a more relaxed schedule and pace for…

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Rome Shadows and Sketchbook . . .

Rome Shadows and Sketchbook . . .

 So. . . that walk through Rome. Happened two weeks, I told you about part of it last week, and finally, I’ll show you our destination. . . .  I must admit that it was…

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Packing Up — and Sharing a Sketch. . .

Packing Up — and Sharing a Sketch. . .

I did get into Rome for a few hours today, riding the Regional train in with my daughter, who had an appointment with her hair-stylist. The few hours weren’t enough, of course, but they were…

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Who Ate The Figs?. . . And other sundry details . . .

Who Ate The Figs?. . . And other sundry details . . .

And here’s the companion page, in my illustrated journal, to the Apple sketches I posted on Monday. Text on the left: The Brown Turkey figs are coming to the end of their season in their…

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