Tag Archives: daily sentence

One Month – 21 Sentences

Posted on February 2, 2012 by literarylee

This idea is a winner.  After one month of keeping a calendar journal, I have collected 21 sentences describing events, ideas and memories from over the last 31 days.  Though only one month has passed, I’m surprised to discover I … Continue reading →

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Keep a Calendar Journal – Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2012 by literarylee

Listen up!  This idea is a winner, a very doable and fun way to add a few thoughtful words to your life.  It’s easy.  I’m adding this to all the other word things I am already doing in 2012.  You could … Continue reading →

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Approaching Armada

Posted on August 31, 2011 by literarylee

Tall clouds loomed high in the west, an approaching armada, sails furled purposefully.  The rising sun touched the topmost sheets, painting them a faint pink, mauve, a splash of bright against the blue sky above and the steely gray below, … Continue reading →

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Sky Lines

Posted on March 5, 2011 by literarylee

Waiting for the bus on a crisp lovely morning, I see a dozen or more lines across the sky, crisscrossed and fluffy-white.  Some are narrow, most, wide with varying edges; undulating cords across the heavens.   Are they all made … Continue reading →

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Happy Working Dog

Posted on February 22, 2011 by literarylee

Today I saw a working dog, trained to sniff bad things maybe hidden in trucks, boxes, cargo.  This joyful hound was clearly delighted to be putting its world-famous olfactory brilliance to work.  You’d expect to see a dog straining at … Continue reading →

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A Good Time Was Had By All

Posted on February 19, 2011 by literarylee

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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We’re in the same bed…

Posted on February 15, 2011 by literarylee

…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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City Stew

Posted on February 7, 2011 by literarylee

Buses coursed upstreet and down, shaking out people from many small towns adding flavor and spice to the already bubbling metropolis.

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The Story of The Life Literary’s and the Daily Sentence’s Conception and Birth

Posted on February 4, 2011 by literarylee

August 28, 2009 Today I rushed to the Kennedy Center to get stuck there during a rain.  Black clouds sailed into view.  Lightning flashed.  The storm approached rapidly, but I made it ahead of the rain.  Naughty fellow, rushing away from … Continue reading →

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Breaking Soil

Posted on February 4, 2011 by literarylee

I marvel at happy, green broccoli seedlings breaking soil after only three days, but only some of the lettuce is up.  I worry when I don’t see sprouts as soon as I think I should.  Planting seeds stretches my ability to trust … Continue reading →

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