At a local cafeteria, Harriet the Elegant ghost helped herself to food from the plates of unsuspecting patrons who went to use the rest rooms, thereby verifying that even the most Elegant among us slip into bad habits.
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Harriet Goes Camping
At a campsite, Harriet the Elegant ghost noticed a family who forgot their tent so, even though it distorted her vision, she draped herself over some tree limbs so the family would be safe for the evening.
Harriet Attends a Ball Game
Harriet the Elegant ghost attended a baseball game and, though she enjoyed herself, had to navigate dodging things being thrown at the players by disgruntled spectators.
Harriet Goes to the Movies
Harriet the Elegant ghost went to a matinee but got so bored by the endless previews, she dozed off and missed the first 20 minutes of the feature film.
Harriet Goes to the Beach
Harriet the Elegant ghost spent a day at the Jersey shore and was relieved she no longer need worry about tan lines, or beach tags, or soggy towels, or clingy swimsuits, or sand in the carpet, or etc., etc., etc.
Harriet Goes on a Picnic
Harriet the Elegant ghost went on a picnic lunch where, unbeknownst to Harriet, a family of fire ants were also enjoying the crumbs falling from her swiss cheese sandwich.
Harriet Goes to the Rodeo
Harriet the Elegant ghost attended the county’s annual rodeo roundup only to discover she had no feet on which she could wear the complimentary cowboy boots.
Meet Harriet the Elegant Ghost
Harriet the Elegant ghost went shopping for a new frock but found that the styles were too wild for her refined taste.
Love, Karen
There is a number of years between my oldest sister, Karen, and myself. In fact, I don’t even remember her living with us much other than here and there between different life events. She tended to move around a lot and travel a lot which most people, and I guess particularly women, did not doContinue reading “Love, Karen”
What’s In a Name??
As I have written about in the past, I currently work in an herbarium. For a very long time, I mounted botanical specimens. Now we are pretty caught up on that and I am delving into other tasks that surround collections. One of the things I work on fairly regularly is looking up current taxonomy.Continue reading “What’s In a Name??”
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