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It would be a lie to say that I have had a good week. Not that it’s been completely awful, either. But the gods seem to have decided that...

I am back after a few days away, and a bout of generalized anxiety that has made it hard to focus on any kind of work. Anxiety, and...

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©TheMadeleineDiaries I never thought I would one day be a “Soccer Mom”. And I guess I am not one, officially, yet. Although I did find...

(c)TheMadeleineDiaries This past Sunday was Chandeleur in France. Translated as Candlemas, - a word I had never heard in English before...

I must admit I had no idea what to write about today. I have been trying to establish a Thursday writing routine, but this morning, upon...

©️ The Madeleine Diaries After my rant about all the things I hated about New York City when I moved back this summer , I thought I would...

Knock knock. It feels so strange to be back here after nine months. Like returning to an old childhood home, now fully deserted after a...

I know I promised a fancy-sounding Santorini salad for my next post. But it turns out I have barely had the strenghth to fry an egg this...

Hi there. As you may or may not have noticed, there hasn't been much going on around here lately. There has been a two-week school...

You will be surprised to know that earlier this week, when I posted about my somewhat failed attempts at free, empowered, 21-st century...

Another two weeks just went by. I felt very accomplished when I published my last post one day early, on a Wednesday. Much less so when I...

As a follow up to my rant about children, and specifically teenagers, being home and idle on school holidays, I thought I might share a...

I don’t know if it’s because I skipped two weeks of blogging while my children were on vacation, but I am feeling really slow these days....

(Photo Adobe Stock) I thought we would all appreciate a little lightness over here, after some rather gloomy material this past month. My...

I am very sorry to report that despite my best efforts and intentions, January is not through with me yet. I guess today is the 31st, and...

I am not sure the January curse has completely run its course in our home yet. There is no denying that we have been experiencing some...

Well, hello, hello, and Happy New Year to all! Here is to hoping that things will get better on the world front, at least. As far as the...

We are now on the final stretch before Christmas, and as I anticipated, my cheerful holiday mood did not quite make it past the one-week...

I was running out of ideas for my upcoming posts, despite the holiday season that should find me building gingerbread houses with a...