Materfamilias Writes

Of Apples and Jumpsuits and Pink, Pink Oxfords. . . .

Of Apples and Jumpsuits and Pink, Pink Oxfords. . . .

 I’m up early (as is my tendency) after a decent night’s sleep (hoorah!), and I’m heading over to Vancouver Island to visit with friends. Yes, having only just having recovered my voice after a five-day…

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I Left my Voice in San Francisco (But I Brought Home Some Sketches)

I Left my Voice in San Francisco (But I Brought Home Some Sketches)

 We flew home from San Francisco Sunday afternoon, my cold staking more territory with each passing hour, my laryngitis not aided one jot by the drying air of the plane. Exhausted as I was by…

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Watercolours in the Kitchen. . . Shall We Speak of Bread and Apples?

Watercolours in the Kitchen. . . Shall We Speak of Bread and Apples?

I continue to practicewhat I learned from my friend Alison about painting a loaf of bread — not because I have any particular interest in bread representation in the future. I’m pretty close to having…

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Retrospective Travel Sketch and Thoughts From My Travel Journal

Retrospective Travel Sketch and Thoughts From My Travel Journal

 My retirement coincided with one of my daughters moving to Rome with her husband and their little girl. This has meant that I’ve had the lucky problem of travelling to Europe twice a year, with…

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Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

My son and daughter-in-law arrive this afternoon to stay for the weekend with our 3-year-old granddaughter and 3-month-old grandson.  Times like this we really miss our waterfront home with a tiny guest cottage in the…

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