tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post1819905097516927635..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Still Stock-Taking, This Last November Friday. . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11849839952500704832017-11-28T05:03:46.203-08:002017-11-28T05:03:46.203-08:00Pondering: what to pack when I move north before C...Pondering: what to pack when I move north before Christmas for my new permanent work contract. <br /><br />Making: 'body maintenance' appointments galore in Edinburgh before I have to leave all my support systems behind and find new ones. <br /><br />Wearing: the same John Lewis own brand blue skinny jeans day in and out, hence one of the body maintenance appointments being personal styling one at said JL to buy another pair. Buying jeans scares the heck out of me - where to start??? They are all the same but different...<br /><br />Hoping: that my adult children find paths in life that will make them happy. So very hard for young people starting out today.<br /><br />Watching: Journal Télévisé on France 2. Apart from that I have zero appetite for TV, and about 2% tolerance for film at the moment.<br /><br />Reading: again, the deeply unfashionable novels of Elizabeth Goudge, and finding a lot of balm in them.<br /><br />Thinking: about starting on Christmas cards.<br /><br />Resolving: to write very individual Christmas letters this year.<br /><br />Loving: being back, temporarily, at my French cafe conversation circle.<br /><br />Looking forward: to the last wine tasting at the Institut Français d'Ecosse.<br /><br />Wishing: that your gym programme will give you the results you are after.<br /><br />Studying: whisky, for my new job.<br /><br />Looking: at pale, low northern sunshine on a wintry city garden.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16729904617387532372017-11-27T08:53:47.959-08:002017-11-27T08:53:47.959-08:00I like the way this exercise can gather the Big an...I like the way this exercise can gather the Big and the Little, as here. . . 'cause that's the way our life goes, right?<br />BIG -- your trip (and your retirement, of course) -- I've thought about that Reykjavik routing, decided 'no" for this trip, but considering it for the next. We'll have to chat about where you change, etc. <br />Yes to the just BE-ing, and also, sadly, yes to the fears about the backlash. Seems inevitable. . . And The Good Place, another nudge up the list, thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46425682161631369952017-11-25T17:02:04.614-08:002017-11-25T17:02:04.614-08:00Considering: My teaching life coming to an end aft...Considering: My teaching life coming to an end after 30 years at three institutions<br /><br />Enjoying: my fresh faced students <br /><br />Buying: (just bought today) my flight to Reykjavik, my hotel there, my flight on to Manchester and my return flight from London ten days later.<br /><br />Contemplating buying: something made of fish leather in Iceland<br /><br />Watching: The Good Place and This is Us<br /><br />Needing: to just BE<br /><br />Smelling: my new fall scent English Oak and Hazelnut by Jo Malone. It suits me now; it may not be for the long term.<br /><br />Thinking: about sex and gender and fearing the backlash against #metoo. Plus #metoo<br /><br />Admiring: Cynthea Masson’s new novel<br /><br />Sorting and purging: Christmas ornaments.<br /><br />Fun to read other's lists. Brenda<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25397433362070155592017-11-25T14:18:19.695-08:002017-11-25T14:18:19.695-08:00Also feeling relieved for you, Wendy. Sisters are ...Also feeling relieved for you, Wendy. Sisters are precious. Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26780157348933276702017-11-25T07:28:22.417-08:002017-11-25T07:28:22.417-08:00I'm sure you'll host a very successful Chr...I'm sure you'll host a very successful Christmas dinner -- and your guests will be able to look out windows into your beautiful garden. I love leaving the seed heads for the same reason -- a winter garden gives us so much to ponder, if it's done thoughtfully.<br />I'm not even putting up a tree this year, and haven't bought new decorations for a few years, but I know what you mean about the temptation.<br />So glad to hear about your sister's good news. . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88303696565324451032017-11-25T07:25:32.778-08:002017-11-25T07:25:32.778-08:00I think you are a modern elder -- you bring so muc...I think you are a modern elder -- you bring so much to the staff room and to the students in your school library. <br />I know you've kept your wardrobe tightly edited this last year or two, so I'm betting that dress is rather special (and well deserved!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61049273675382959502017-11-25T07:24:09.574-08:002017-11-25T07:24:09.574-08:00Well, perhaps that's subjective, no? And for m...Well, perhaps that's subjective, no? And for me, Freeing isn't so much the goal. I do find the exchange fun here, at least...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17806291809090223622017-11-25T07:23:20.472-08:002017-11-25T07:23:20.472-08:00So sorry to hear you've had a bad week, but it...So sorry to hear you've had a bad week, but it sounds as if you've at least looked very stylish (Cos makes such great, wearable dresses -- and those boots!)<br />Now I'm going to look for The Last Post. . . hope you find time to sit quietly after you've hosted that dinner and lunch (however do you take this all on?!)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53405573126610840692017-11-25T07:21:10.100-08:002017-11-25T07:21:10.100-08:00I'd wear those shoes non-stop as well!
So sorr...I'd wear those shoes non-stop as well!<br />So sorry to hear about your nephew, and glad you're so obviously in his corner. That must help.<br />I like your photo suggestion, and this is actually one I've ben planning to do -- just have to sort and decide how to group, text, etc.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41367988148583535962017-11-25T06:27:27.855-08:002017-11-25T06:27:27.855-08:00Hope you feel better soon Dottoressa
Wendy in York...Hope you feel better soon Dottoressa<br />Wendy in York Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29580285284319765232017-11-24T23:57:46.532-08:002017-11-24T23:57:46.532-08:00MARVELLING at how much you pack into your life
SL...MARVELLING at how much you pack into your life <br />SLIGHTLY PANICKING ...at having ten for xmas dinner when I rarely cook for more than two these days but -<br />LOOKING FORWARD ...to welcoming my nephew’s Polish girlfriend<br />ADMIRING the heavy frost on the various old seed heads in the garden , which we leave on for this reason <br />WATCHING ...”Dickensian” on DVD , second time but seeing lots we missed when it was on TV<br />READING .. May’s “Runaway” & enjoying it <br />IGNORING...The stupid politicians in the world , including ours ( not easy this )<br />NOT BUYING ...any new xmas tree decs - really not needed (also not easy)<br />GIGGLING ...at next door’s five year old who insists he is now a dog & curls up in our dog beds <br />SIGHING WITH RELIEF ...my youngest sister was recalled after her mammogram . My younger sister , the pessimistic nurse , was planning our chemo rota but all was well . So glad .<br />Wendy in York Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45763807254887612562017-11-24T15:55:48.830-08:002017-11-24T15:55:48.830-08:00Learning: first professional development day in 6 ...Learning: first professional development day in 6 years.<br />Questioning:why acronyms have come into such common use.<br />Feeling:like a "modern elder"<br />Buying:Daughter and I did "Girls Night Out" in Steveston last night. I felt inclined to buy a new dress for Christmas.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58404692328223658532017-11-24T14:25:59.077-08:002017-11-24T14:25:59.077-08:00These category lists are fun, occasionally- to see...These category lists are fun, occasionally- to see what's on one's mind or learn more about a friend. More than that is not Freeing. Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-14431109247541723382017-11-24T09:41:14.577-08:002017-11-24T09:41:14.577-08:00Kudos for your run and training!
I've had a ve...Kudos for your run and training!<br />I've had a very difficult week and I'm FEELING very tired.<br />Thinking -difficult to think in English right now (or to think at all :-))<br />Needing :a quiet moment (a long one) to close my eyes and not to think<br />Wearing,endlessly :-),dark navy Cos dress with leopard ankle boots<br />Watching:The Last Post,first season,like it very much<br />Sorting:my administration,receipts,bills etc<br />Buying: it is a Black Friday and I've bought perfumes for my mother and me,planned before,nothing more<br />Pondering: the menus for the dinner and lunch I'm going to host <br />Questioning: Do I need to go washing rucola and radicchio salad right now?<br />Dottoressa<br />dottoressahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410850348744193322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12731961516292099472017-11-24T08:42:06.093-08:002017-11-24T08:42:06.093-08:00This is really a great idea,A. in London!
My frien...This is really a great idea,A. in London!<br />My friends did the same and it is wonderful!<br />Dottoressadottoressahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410850348744193322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67191956138574804582017-11-24T08:07:47.168-08:002017-11-24T08:07:47.168-08:00Wearing: endlessly, my black patent leather,pointy...Wearing: endlessly, my black patent leather,pointy-toed flats with leopard inserts over the toe area.<br />Noticing how truly proud I am to be American, although I adore my adopted home of London<br />Thinking and crying, non stop, about my beloved nephew who has left home very young because of mistreatment and the awe I have for his strength. Buckets of tears for weeks and weeks.<br /><br />A suggestion about your photos, Frances. There are lots of online companies that will put them into book format ,really cheaply, where you can add captions and backgrounds...maybe do one for each grandchild of your favorite photos of them and times you have spent together?My sister did that with some of our best honeymoon photos from South Africa, a book that my sweetheart and I have looked at many times. A treasure and fantastic use of photos.<br />A.in LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com