Leslie Fowler Doyle

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  • A Time for Everything

    3 There is a time for everything,    and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2     a time to be born and a time to die,    a time to plant and a time to uproot,3     a time to kill and a time to heal,    a time to tear down and a time to build,4     a time to weep…

  • Organic Anniversary

    Many people celebrate their anniversary with the three Cs: champagne, candlelight and cuddling. We recently celebrated our anniversary, and we did have the three Cs, but we also increased our knowledge of the three Ms: manure, mushrooms and mulch. My husband and I took a trip to Cook Forest, Pennsylvania recently…

  • Southerner in Exile

    We have lived above the Mason-Dixon Line for almost 22 years now, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We have a wonderful community of friends, go to a great church, and our adult children will probably stay here, and so will we. My husband is British and he moved across the pond for…

  • In Celebration of August

    “I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. Twilight is the border between day and night, and the shore is the border between sea and land. The border is longing: when both have fallen in love but still haven’t…

  • Writeable Moments

    I have had the pleasure of working with students from kindergarten to college and beyond.  I have noticed in recent years that colleges and graduate schools want essays (read: narratives) to personalize otherwise common applications. Most candidates of these schools have outstanding credentials, grades, and standardized test scores. These admissions…

  • The Gifts from Guests

    Yesterday morning, our most recent guests left. I can still see my dear friend waving at me as they drove away, until I could see the last trace of their car. Although they were gone and there was a hole in my heart, they also left something very special with…

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