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Iris Lee Underwood

Iris Lee's Latest Articles

Iris Underwood: The indispensable handy man
Iris Underwood: The golden season 
Iris Underwood: The way with food
Iris Underwood: The strong pull of home
Iris Underwood: Life’s reversals
Iris Underwood: An invitation
Iris Underwood: Life’s reversals
A writer’s preference

A pen and paper person who prefers to write rather than type journal entries on a device, I’ve filled a bookshelf with notebooks of various sizes.

Rhythm of the present season

On this overcast, Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, leaves July behind. Summer rolls on full speed ahead.

Blue-eyed chicory a favorite in the summertime

On this gorgeous, July morning under an aquamarine sky, I drive west on Seymour Lake Road through downtown Oxford toward Cook's Farm Dairy.