Materfamilias Writes

Yours truly, of Writing and Reading and Old-Fashioned Snail Mail

Yours truly, of Writing and Reading and Old-Fashioned Snail Mail

Writing and reading are my preoccupations this week. I just posted — over on my Reading Blog — about thefirst two novels I read this year, and that post featured not only my reading, but…

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Fall Friday Five — Garden Blooms, OOTDS, No Sealing Wax Nor Cabbages. . . .

Fall Friday Five — Garden Blooms, OOTDS, No Sealing Wax Nor Cabbages. . . .

Miscellany ‘r’ Us today, because 1. I’ve a five-hour roundtrip jaunt to take a girlfriend out for birthday lunch. All on public transit (except for the part I’ll be transported by Shank’s Mare), so I’ll…

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How To Visit an Art Gallery . . . .And Make Connections. . . Early Steps. . .

How To Visit an Art Gallery . . . .And Make Connections. . . Early Steps. . .

First, let me tell you that I posted myhalf-year reading listover on my Reading Blog, if you’re looking for new titles . . Last post here, I mentioned some on-site sketching with a Ten as…

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When Life Gives You Lemons. . .

When Life Gives You Lemons. . .

Okay, that’s a deceptive title. No need for lemonade-making here at the moment, except that we have an imminent departure of a beloved visitor on our horizon and she’s heading to that Land Where Lemons…

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2019’s Blank Pages to Fill — with Bravissimo’s Galore. . .

2019’s Blank Pages to Fill — with Bravissimo’s Galore. . .

I tend not to make resolutions at New Year’s, preferring to adjust goals and aspirations more often. I have used the occasion several times to resolve once again “to want what I have” [rather than…

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