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Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Turns 45

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is now middle-aged. When I was 7-years-old, I lived on the far end of London Lane in Colorado Springs. The neighborhood was full of tri-level houses, and I could see Pike’s Peak Mountain on my walks to school. I remember those years, but not as well as I did even 10...

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A Happy Day by Louise Sheppa Lovett

Ellen Chong, the granddaughter of artist Louise Sheppa Lovett, whose painting I found in a junk store in Oklahoma City, (please see post below) is also an artist. Her Web site, Tish and Company, provides details about a book, A Happy Day, which Lovett wrote for her two-year-old daughter, Mary...

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Joss House by Louise Sheppa Lovett

“Coincidence is God working anonymously.” On March 20, I published a post about an amazing painting I found at a junk store in Oklahoma City by the painter Louise Sheppa Lovett, a.k.a. L.S. Lovett. Tonight, the painter’s granddaughter, Ellen Chong, contacted me via email. I...

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Rapunzel Radishes Growing In My Backyard

There is a chance of ice and snow tonight so these herbs and tomato plants continue to wait. I think this is going to be jalapeno. Green beans! Our radishes are doing great! Rapunzel Radishes The kids and I were so excited to see the first signs of our urban garden taking shape. I thought the...

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Some of My Favorite Books

A few weeks ago, Penelope Trunk had a blog post, The Five Books That Wasted the Most Time For Me. I’ve been coming up with similar lists. Here’s my collection of mostly must read books. Literary Works That Shocked Me When I Read Them 1) Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 2) A Rose for...

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