Materfamilias Writes

What a Busy Retiree Wears. . . A Few Recent Examples. . .

What a Busy Retiree Wears. . . A Few Recent Examples. . .

 Life continues to be surprisingly busy in ways I was often told about but never quite comprehended before retirement (which was almost five years ago now). Of course, so much of this busy-ness results from…

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Italian Lessons, Italian Style. . .

Italian Lessons, Italian Style. . .

I’m coming out of a busy few days — house guest Thursday/Friday; rigorous gym workout Friday morning; our Italian class Saturday morning, extended through lunch these days for conversation in English and rudimentary Italian with…

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Lists and Confessions (and Shopping Bags in the Closet. . . .

Lists and Confessions (and Shopping Bags in the Closet. . . .

Having published my list of Books I Read in 2019 over on my Reading Blog earlier this week, I’ve also managed to put together  the list I made after Sue (High Heels in the Wilderness)…

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Paris Packing Prep — What I’m Wearing, These Days. . .

Paris Packing Prep — What I’m Wearing, These Days. . .

 First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers — although as far I can gather from Social Media, few of you have time to be reading blogs during the mad prep of your day.…

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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt. . . Or What I’m Wearing These Days. . .

The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt. . . Or What I’m Wearing These Days. . .

While I’m unlikely to learn the value of a good thick skirt for travel by falling into a jaguar pit — as did 19th-century traveller Mary Kingsley, whose skirt saved her from impalement on the…

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