A Monday Morning in March . . .

Just letting you know that I’ve posted a new article on Substack: “On Writing the Ordinary, and Why that Matters (Against the Ob-literation of so much that we value). It was prompted, in large part, by the upending I felt — as did many/most of you, I know — in watching Friday’s horrifying imbroglio. I suppose you could say it’s my ode to what keeps me going, comforts and inspires me in my quotidian domestic, my daily rounds. Click through to read an excerpt and access links that will take you to my Substack post.

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Pomegranates and Memories

I’ve posted another little essay over on Substack; I’ve titled it “Pomegranates and Memories,” Click through to read an excerpt from that essay and a link to take you to the full post.

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Snail Mail, E-Mail, Forwarding to You . . .

Just sharing an excerpt from my latest Substack post, with a bit of household news to distract us from The Other News and allow us some comfort in community. Click through to read. xoxo

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Bunnies for Birthdays, Among Other Activities

A few new activities here this January — I guess you could we’re hopping! Bunnies and new posts — hop by and I’ll tell you more!

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Something for the New Year: Materfamilias meets Substack

Sometimes we need a pop of something different — in a rainy grey city, a row of cheerily painted planters might do the trick. For a 17-year-old blog (and its 71-year-old writer) sometimes a temporary change of venue, an exploration of other platforms. . . Click through to see what I have been playing at, please.

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Copyright

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