Materfamilias Writes

Bonne Fête de la Bastille — in the garden, after a Vancouver weekend

Bonne Fête de la Bastille — in the garden, after a Vancouver weekend

First, a message from Misstic in honour of Bastille Day: Back on my island after a busy few days in Vancouver: I had lunch with my sister Rachel and my daughter Rhiannon at Griffin’s at…

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last stop, Lisbon

last stop, Lisbon

I expect to be in Portugal when you read this, taking many pictures and storing up adventures to tell you about when I return. While I may find a computer and Internet to post occasionally,…

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Packing for Paris

Packing for Paris

Whew! Now that I’ve got those memes done and shown you Pater’s new shoes, I can get to some of the posts I’ve been thinking of over the last week or two. I also have…

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Pater needs shoes too

Pater needs shoes too

Walking through Kitsilano a few weekends ago, we stopped in a shoe store that caught my attention — Royce Shoes. Paul liked these orange PF Flyers but protested that he didn’t really need new shoes…

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No root canal, shoes instead!

No root canal, shoes instead!

Well, you must all have crossed your fingers really tight (and Hilary’s prayers to St. Appolonia would have helped as well!). The endodontist checked me out yesterday and could see no clear indication that he…

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