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Author Archives: Lea Wait
Two New Lea Wait Historicals Published
When on June 18 I heard I’d been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, it took me only an hour or two to know one of the things I wanted to do with the time I had left. Most readers … Continue reading
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An End Inspires a Beginning: A Wedding in Midcoast Maine
Lea Wait, here, reporting from warm and glorious midcoast Maine, and delighted to announce that yesterday my youngest daughter, Elizabeth Purnima Wait, and her (admittedly long-time) fiance, Herman Joseph McNeal, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were married at my home. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Alli Hall, Becky Wynne, Caroline Childs, Herman McNeal, Lea Wait, Liz Wait, Maine wedding, new beginning, Sheepscot River, Vanessa Childs
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10 Best Things about Dying Soon
Lea Wait, here. And, for anyone who missed it, June 29 I posted https://mainecrimewriters.com/2018/06/29/another-change-in-direction/ that I’d been diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Since then I’ve learned a lot — about myself and about others. And no, it hasn’t all … Continue reading
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For Freedom Alone: A Story of the Scottish Highland Clearances
Lea Wait, here. If you were told you only had a limited amount of time get your life in order, what would you do? One thing I’ve decided to do is publish two books that readers, librarians and teachers have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1848, Edinburgh, For freedom Alone, Lea Wait, The Evictions, The Highland Clearances
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Another Twist in the Road
Lea Wait, here. Some of you may remember that about three years ago I posted about my husband, Bob Thomas, his health issues., and how they were changing our lives. I followed that up, always with Bob’s approval, with further … Continue reading
Who is Cornelia Kidd, and why is she writing Lea Wait’s Books?
Lea Wait, here. And it’s June 12 — launch day for Death and a Pot of Chowder, the first in my Maine Murder Mystery series. And, yes, it’s written by Cornelia Kidd. There are many reasons an author writes under … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornelia Kidd, Death and a Pot of Chowder, Lea Wait, railroad accidents, Walden New York
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My grandmothers ….
Lea Wait, here. I’ve been thinking about my grandmothers recently. Now that (gulp) I am a grandmother myself (of eight, I might add, for which I take no credit) I realized that both of my grandmothers – born in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornelia Kidd, Eleanor Patterson, grandmothers, Lea Wait
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A Time, and a Place
Lea Wait, here, working on two books. Both are set in Maine: one on an island (the second in the Maine Murder Mystery series,) and one in a small harbor town with a working waterfront (the ninth in the Mainely … Continue reading
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Tagged natural history, Naturally Curious, setting a book
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The Long Winter Ends
Lea Wait, here. The past winter has been rough in many parts of the United States. Here in Maine it started with an October nor’easter that felled trees and power lines all over the state. Power lines were up in … Continue reading
Those Chimney Closets … What Were They For?
Lea Wait here. For as long as I remember, I’ve known about chimney closets. We have four in our home — 2 in the bedrooms with fireplaces in the original part of the house, built in 1774, and two in … Continue reading
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Tagged chimney cabinets, chimney closets, chimney cupboards, wardrobes
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