Materfamilias Writes

The Sidewalks of Bordeaux (A Social Introvert Looks Back)

The Sidewalks of Bordeaux (A Social Introvert Looks Back)

Much as I enjoy our conversations, I’ve been bumping molecules with people in my more immediate vicinities this past week.  Five separate visits with six different friends (one couple accounts for the math) plus a…

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Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Plunged right back into family activities this week — my son and daughter-in-law have been in town this week with their Four and One, and although they didn’t stay with us, we’ve been caught up…

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Home and Thinking about Clever Cartoons and How To Draw Horses

Home and Thinking about Clever Cartoons and How To Draw Horses

I’m settling happily back in, chez nous, but I’m holding off a bit on blogpost-writing because of both my current familiarity with the wee hours (thank you, jet lag!) and a determination to keep “the…

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What I Wore (and Saw, and Did) in Bordeaux Sunshine. . .

What I Wore (and Saw, and Did) in Bordeaux Sunshine. . .

Blues last week (and again, thank you for the responses, and for the conversation — which continues), Fava Beans on the weekend. . . Seems about time for an outfit post, right? Trying to mix it…

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Fav-ulous, Just Fav-ulous here in our Bordeaux Kitchen

Fav-ulous, Just Fav-ulous here in our Bordeaux Kitchen

We’ve just begun our last week here, and while my blues haven’t left me completely, they have abated sufficiently that I know Pater and I can make the most of our remaining days in Bordeaux. …

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