Materfamilias Writes

A Few Things I’ve Learned (Rome Roam-ing Things)

A Few Things I’ve Learned (Rome Roam-ing Things)

I’ve been to Rome many times, having family living in The Eternal City, but there’s so much I still have to learn. Luckily, this old dog is still able to learn a few new tricks, (even if they’re funny little idiosyncratic ones) and happy to share them with you.

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Postcards (hastily scribbled) from Rome

Postcards (hastily scribbled) from Rome

I scribbled on the back of a few virtual postcards and am sending them out to you from Rome. Click through to collect the mail!

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Style Inspiration in Rome’s Summer Heat

Style Inspiration in Rome’s Summer Heat

First Report from Rome, and I’m sharing some glimpses of stylish older women seen on my Saturday morning walk to a fashionable cafe/pasticerria. Come join me?

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“Ciao” from Italy. . .

“Ciao” from Italy. . .

Postcards to you from our week in Rome — click through to see what we’ve been up to!

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The Way We Rolled, in Rome. . .

The Way We Rolled, in Rome. . .

I don’t know how you like to travel, but we like to slow it down, take time to smell the roses and sketch the angels and spot the old guys playing cards on a table they’ve carried out to a public square in the sunshine. We did that and more last Saturday in Rome’s Trastevere district — read on for a sample.

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