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Address to My Blog Readers About Our Two Successful Burns Suppers

Posted on February 10, 2012 by literarylee

My dear Life Literary Reader On lofty precipice I now teeter As I attempt the noble meter Of “To a Mouse,” To tell you ’bout our two Burns Feeders I am no louse. The first, we held in highland far … Continue reading →

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Robert Burns Days are Here Again

Posted on January 17, 2012 by literarylee

Just when you were missing the holiday season, here is a great excuse for a party.  If you’re looking for a reason to invite people over for good food and good fun, you’ll find one in these weeks around January 25, the … Continue reading →

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Response to a NYT Editorial about Robert Burns (150 word version)

Posted on January 25, 2011 by literarylee

(I wrote the first version before finding out that the NYT has a 150 word limit on letters to the editor.  Here’s the edited version, less than half the length than the first.) NYT Robert Burns Editorial To the Editor: … Continue reading →

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Response to a NYT Editorial about Robert Burns (first version)

Posted on January 25, 2011 by literarylee

NYT Robert Burns Editorial I will agree it’s fun to give haggis a little kick in the hurdies* from time to time.  A sausage made from chopped and cooked sheep’s lung, kidney and heart (with onions, salt, pepper, suet and … Continue reading →

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I could have done an offal thing in Jerusalem

Posted on January 20, 2011 by literarylee

From 2004 to 2007 my work took me and my family to live in Jerusalem, a mysterious, intoxicating, fascinating, place.  One thing I didn’t do there I now realize I could have done probably easier than anywhere else I’ve lived, … Continue reading →

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