Materfamilias Writes

New Vistas in Our 50s? One Woman’s Story. . .

New Vistas in Our 50s? One Woman’s Story. . .

When her oldest son moved on to university university five years ago, this amateur quilter (with years of experience as a Nursing Sister) began dreaming of building a new career based on her passion. Since then, she’s completed a rigorous City and Guilds course, faced a number of hurdles thrown up by life in general and Covid-19 in particular. But she launched her new business this winter and agreed to an interview (via email) which I’m very happy to present to you. Click through to read on. . .

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Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Several posts ago, I mentioned preparing a presentation for my French class and, because the topic was something I’d wanted to share with you anyway, I promised to translate the presentation and post it here. …

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Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Not (Quite) Drowning, Thank You for Waving Back. . .

Title’s a reference to Stevie Smith’s poem, “Not Waving but Drowning”, in case you don’t know it. . . .  Late posting this week — I tripped over something that sent me into a puddle of…

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Introducing . . . French Maison, an Expat’s Adventure in Vintage

Introducing . . . French Maison, an Expat’s Adventure in Vintage

As promised last post, I’m excited to share with you an interview with a friend I’ve “met” through social media, a woman whose recent  bold lifestyle change has intrigued me (and, let’s be honest, triggered…

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Of Airplane Travel and a Francophile’s Vintage Treasures. . .

Of Airplane Travel and a Francophile’s Vintage Treasures. . .

Since we last met here, I’ve flown over the Tyrennhian and then the Ligurian seas, the island of Corsica, all bathed in sunshine. . . flown over the Alps into France, deeper and deeper into…

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