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About literarylee

I sling words for a living. Always have, always will. Some have been interesting and fun; most not. These days, I write the fun words early in the morning before the adults are up and make me eat my Cream of Wheat.

Hairbrained Act of Seed Planting Update

February 20 I’ve got a thing about seeds.  I love them for what they can become.  I hate that I have little power over them besides pokin’ ’em in the soil and hoping something comes of it.  Three weeks ago … Continue reading

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Surprise! (Spring’s Coming)

You’d think a 51 year-old gardener with lettuce and broccoli plantlings under grow lights in the front room would have an inkling that spring is on the way.  So why did that flash of purple, four perfect crocus plants blooming … Continue reading

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Bombay Letters 2, March 1998

Date: March 12, 1998 Subject: A Bit About Food Hello from India! So glad to get a few messages from you via email.  My Hotmail address is still current and active but I do not have regular or easy access … Continue reading

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A Good Time Was Had By All

Here’s a note we got from my wife’s cousin and her husband.  They conducted their first annual Burns Supper last weekend. Well, Gary and Anita, we did it. We had our Burns Supper this evening and it was fantastic. Everyone … Continue reading

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Hitting Bottom

I put it off for nearly a year and a half, but in the end, I had to go through with it.  I’m talking about my colonoscopy.  I’m so glad it’s behind me now.  Before the procedure I didn’t think I would … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 3

From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 2 December 22, 2009 Wedding License Kate and David are filling out the marriage license application.  We all want to make sure it’s done just right, so everyone contributes a word.  Second guessing … Continue reading

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To … Continue reading

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More Wanton Optimism: Spring Garden 2010

March 7, 2010 I committed a random act of optimism today.  Barely a week after the end of February I planted seeds in my gardens.  The day was perfect for such behavior, the warm sun sowing its own seeds in … Continue reading

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We’re in the same bed…

…dreaming different dreams. (I did not come up with this Daily Sentence.  I heard it at work today, mentioned in the context of conducting negotiations.  It’s when two sides want the same outcome but differ on the way to get … Continue reading

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Retiring a Family Journal

I’ve reached the end of my current family journal.  I started it in August, 2010 and finished it in February, 2011.  Its dog-eared pages are full of things I’ve jotted down, real ink on real paper, over the last several … Continue reading

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