Materfamilias Writes

Time for Gloves: Red Leather and Perfume. . .

Time for Gloves: Red Leather and Perfume. . .

This weekend’s stormy weather has pushed us into that week where students balk. They’ve hit the reality of the university classroom, and reading for English class appears to be the first to go, in deference…

View Post

Dressing my MOTB Dress Down and Waving Bye to Summer

Dressing my MOTB Dress Down and Waving Bye to Summer

Stormy Day of the Fall Equinox here, so I thought I’d wave a final good-bye to summer by showing you how I styled a beloved “S MaxMara dress for end-of-summer heat in the classroom. The…

View Post

Still Summer . . . And We’re Off!

Still Summer . . . And We’re Off!

Often, as we’re finishing dinner and clearing away the dishes, rhythmic, forceful tones crescendo into our consciousness, and by the time we look towards the water, the outrigger is already halfway across our slice of…

View Post

Just a Little What I Wore First . . . .Ankle Boots ‘n’ Bare Legs . . .

Just a Little What I Wore First . . . .Ankle Boots ‘n’ Bare Legs . . .

 Okay, there are some silly expressions on my face. Blame it on how long Pater takes to click the shutter. . . . or it might be due to some self-consciousness about posting so much…

View Post

Hat Attack — What I Did/n’t Wear for Back to School

Hat Attack — What I Did/n’t Wear for Back to School

I thought I could do the “two birds, one stone” thing here, and model a hat forStyle Crone’s September gathering of the hair-covering clan (mine, obviously, just won’t. be. covered.) while showing you one of…

View Post

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.