Materfamilias Writes

A Bit of Random Including Some Rome and an OOTD. . . .

A Bit of Random Including Some Rome and an OOTD. . . .

Photos throughout this post are of the gorgeous, expansive Piazza Navone in Rome. The statuary in the fountains tells magical, mythical, wondrous tales. . .  Random Observation #1: While Grandmothers awaiting the imminent arrival of…

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Travel Woes — The Lost Luggage Blues and Why I Go Carry-On Only

Travel Woes — The Lost Luggage Blues and Why I Go Carry-On Only

 It was my daughter’s birthday yesterday, and we all hoped that Alitalia might give her the gift of returning the luggage she checked three weeks ago. To be fair, she didn’t check it with Alitalia,…

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Dressing and Depressing — Title for a Friday!

Dressing and Depressing — Title for a Friday!

 Not sure what the triggers are, but I’ve been feeling flat lately. Heavy, blue-ish, verging disconcertingly close to the feeling that precedes the bout of depression I suffer occasionally, and that Itried writing about last…

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White Jeans, Again?

White Jeans, Again?

First, thank you so very much for all your warm encouragement on my marathon preparations. Only three more sleeps now. . . . And Second, I’m really enjoying these white jeans!  I’ve seen any number…

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Banker’s Navy? Not Quite . . . But There are Stripes. . .

Banker’s Navy? Not Quite . . . But There are Stripes. . .

 My last class of the term was a week ago Monday. Since then, I’ve been holed up with marking, which I can do at home in jeans (or, let’s be honest, pyjamas) just as easily…

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