Materfamilias Writes

Paris, Looking Forward, Looking Back. . .

Paris, Looking Forward, Looking Back. . .

As we prepare to travel again, I’ve begun to organize my box of travel journals.  More than twenty little books, in a few different formats, record impressions of my travels since 2008.  Before that, for…

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What a Week — A De-Briefing Potpourri

What a Week — A De-Briefing Potpourri

  Whew! What a week this has been! Tuesday, I was so scrambled that I dialled into my Wednesday night Italian class — a few minutes early, as usual — and found myself the only…

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Paris and Poppies and a Pondering or Two. . . .

Paris and Poppies and a Pondering or Two. . . .

Sunny today again, and again the thermometer will climb into the low 20s. Very pleasant. Warmer than it was last week when I wore this comfortable combo.  Yeah, I might be guilty of defaulting to…

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Paris: Journal, Art, Style Inspiration. . . .

Paris: Journal, Art, Style Inspiration. . . .

This post will deliver what I promised in my last post; whether it will deliver on the title’s promise might be debatable. Think snippets. . . . This afternoon, in a trajectory I attempted to…

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Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

I’m writing from Portland, Oregon, this morning, and just as the last time we visited this city,  snow was beginning to fall in Vancouver as we drove away from home. . . Last time we were…

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