Girlcook and Materfamilias Eating in Toronto

Let me hand the mike over to my daughter, Megan, also known as Girlcook when she comments and as Dramatic Sprout when she blogs. She’s so much more knowledgeable about food (what with being a…

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And third thoughts, with your help

When I finally tried to articulate, the other day, some misgivingsI’ve increasingly been having when I occasionally write about fashion/style, I had even more misgivings about putting these thoughts into black marks on a page.…

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Red for the Weasel

In honour of La Belette Rouge’s recent 200th post, I have obediently complied with her request that I buy something red, and yesterday went into my favourite local boutique (which we’re lucky to have in…

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take one down, pass it around, too many bottles of . . . water?

I’m trying to write a little piece on style/fashion, but I’m rethinking and revising and cutting out big sections, so it will be a while. Meanwhile, I noticed this in this morning’s news and am…

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more lisbon beauties

My creation, originally uploaded by materfamilias knits. Here’s another mosaic — as Patricia suggested in yesterday’s comments, sunshine is an integral part of Lisbon’s beauty, and the ubiquitous yellow walls intensifies its uplifting effects. I…

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