Category Archives: Word Collections

Words can be collected just like coins or stamps or sea shells. The great thing about word collections is that they are free, easy to store, and fun to go out and find.

Collecting Pub Names, part 3

Posted on March 1, 2012 by literarylee

Here is the third portion of my collection of pub names which I gathered during a one month trip through England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales in 1999.  You can read the first portion and an introductory note here: Pub Names … Continue reading →

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Epitaph Collection – part 2

Posted on November 17, 2011 by literarylee

I first discussed my interest in epitaphs in October, a month I thought appropriate for such things, not only because of Halloween, but also because October 14 is the anniversary of the Female Stranger‘s death.  I will be sharing other … Continue reading →

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Collecting Pub Names, part 2

Posted on November 4, 2011 by literarylee

An odd bit of word play I engage in from time to time is collecting words.  Here is the second portion of my collection of pub names which I gathered during a one-month trip through England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales … Continue reading →

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Once Again, It’s All About the Guy

Posted on October 15, 2011 by literarylee

October 15, 2011 I paid my respects at the tomb of the Female Stranger yesterday.  I really should think of a name for her.  I’m coming to believe she deserves more than to be shrouded in the shreds of a … Continue reading →

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Female Stranger

Posted on October 14, 2011 by literarylee

Some epitaphs are lengthy and give an unusually large amount of information for being on a tombstone.  This is true of the sentences carved into the stone that marks the Female Stranger’s grave.  This tomb is almost a tourist site, … Continue reading →

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Epitaph Collection – Introduction

Posted on October 13, 2011 by literarylee

In Memory of Cordilia N(illegible) Consort of John (illegible), Ship Builder Who departed this life September, 21, 1810 in the 63rd year of her age (from a tombstone in a cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia) I have long loved walking through … Continue reading →

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Collecting Words – Pub Names Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2011 by literarylee

(An odd bit of word play I engage in from time to time is collecting words.  Here is the introductory letter and the first portion of my collection of pub names which I gathered during a one month trip through … Continue reading →

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