Kathy Lee Writes

Author: Kathy Lee

  • Talk with Children

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    As a child I was completely unaware of so many things, even that you had to pay for electricity! My parents never really talked with us about anything practical or even emotional for that matter. I may have swung the pendulum a bit too far, at least according to one of my adult children, but…

  • The Animals

    The Animals

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    Not the four-legged kind. The band from the 1960s had always been one of my favorites as a teenager. Then, in 1990, after a long day of teaching my teenage daughter how to drive my stick-shift car, I joined some friends for a night of drinks and foolishness. The bartender was new to the job…

  • Daily Writing Prompt: How do you deal with uncertainty?

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    I’m uncertain!? Seriously, I rail against it with questions and lists and plans. It is the thing that has me most unsettled now in my later years. Before I was certain my children would be fine, I would get a good job, I would earn my degree and get a better job, I’d do more…

  • Look

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    Look for the moments. I see them everywhere, everyday. People are kind and generous most often in quiet subtle actions. Look and you will see them. The beauty of life is in the millions of little kindnesses occurring everywhere, everyday.

  • Six Word Memoir

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    One of three, mother of three

  • Walking

    Walking

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    in the woods for my mental health awed by the sight of a deer enjoying it’s breakfast slowly quietly we continued down the trail Helen Putnam Regional Park in Petaluma provided Michelle and me with lots of woodland and panoramic views on our Saturday hike with a new record for me – 4.66 miles!

  • Pause for Pleasure

    Pause for Pleasure

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    Crane Creek in Rohnert Park, CA for my morning walk today. Beautiful views, shade trees, a few wildflowers and lots of birds adding music to the walk. Life is good!

  • Dewy Morning Hike

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    Hiked Three Peaks Loop in Menifee. Gray skies may have obscured the views but the cool air was welcome company on the steep climbs. Spotted this dewy spider web along the trail. Looking forward to giving it another try on a sunnier day.

  • Earth Day Birthday

    Earth Day Birthday

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    Last week I took a little break and went to Joshua Tree NP on Earth Day which was, of course, first my mother’s birthday! I have always loved that it landed on that day since she was ecologically minded without even knowing it – waste not want not was one of her favorite sayings. So,…

  • The Escape

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    Today we escape! Years in the making. Weeks of collaborative planning. My children, coworkers, and friends sworn to secrecy. All those years I lied to everyone about the abuse but worst of all was realizing that I had lied to myself about the impact on my kids. The truth bared itself to me that fateful…