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About beeconcise

A Southern writer now living in Georgia after many years in the Pacific Northwest.

Sunflowers

There seems to be something almost magical to me about sunflowers, and for the life of me I can’t put my finger on what that is.  They’re so tall and majestic out in a field, and give such sustaining life … Continue reading

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Allison’s Vase

Early in September each year I begin to waver ~ do I enjoy the flowers on the bushes, or do I cut them, probably for one last time, and put them in a vase to enjoy in an entirely different … Continue reading

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Book-Club-of-Two

Whenever I go to my mailbox and find a box from my friend, Gail, in Riverside, CA, I can’t help doing a little happy dance.  It’s books.  Books she’s read and loved and can’t wait for me to read and … Continue reading

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Emilene Vase

This sweet whimsical vase was a birthday gift one year from a very good friend. I loved it immediately, named it Emilene, and have no earthly idea why, but filled it right away with pussy willows from another friend’s yard. … Continue reading

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Fall Aspen Tree

Here in Spokane Fall is just around the corner. Tomato and raspberry plants are beginning to dry up, their time is done. Leaves are just beginning to turn on the trees in our yard. Our front yard Maple, lovely green … Continue reading

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Cards From Friends

I so love cards from friends when the cards arrive like magic just when you most need a lift in your mood. Always works for me, but I realize I receive a lot more than I send, and I really … Continue reading

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Grandmother’s Corner

Every single morning I have a cup of coffee at the breakfast table, catching the latest on CNN, and get to walk by my Grandmother’s Corner, which I pass each time I open the blinds on the sliding glass door, … Continue reading

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Summer Fruits

Who doesn’t like fresh summer peaches, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries? Times like this always call for a fruit cobbler at my house, and that makes me miss my maternal grandmother, Ruth Peek Ellis. Mama Ellis was a Southern lady always … Continue reading

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Aspen Bushes

All of the home owners in our neighborhood moved into new homes a few years ago and promptly over planted the yards, planting trees that were to grow beyond expectations, and planting most of them too close to the fences. … Continue reading

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Halloween

I know it’s early, but I can never wait for Halloween. For years I made costumes for the kids, bought candy, waited, waited, waited, and finally .. it would be time for the costumes to come out. I baked big … Continue reading

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