Pretty Trees on the Hill

Larry Selig

Description

One man’s reflections about the beauty, people, and hope that surrounds Kingston, Jamaica.
Larry Selig is a lover of Kingston, Jamaica, who is now in his sixth decade of life. In a book of recollections, he reflects on the beauty of this unique city lined with pretty trees and pathways, wooded areas, as well as stores and other fun attractions.
As Selig takes others through his memories of his former home mostly viewed while atop his bicycle, he shares colorful descriptions of his favorite spot on top of a hill where he writes, the local food bank, a long road that leads to a creek, a freshly-mowed golf course, the mall where he enjoys drinking coffee, and all the other places that inspire him to pick up his guitar and strum. Throughout his recollections, Selig provides a gentle reminder to others to slow down, look around, embrace the simple gifts that life brings, and live in the moment.
Pretty Trees on the Hill shares one man’s reflections about the beauty, people, and hope that surrounds Kingston, Jamaica.

Sujets

• Personal Memoirs
• Pretty
• Biography
• Trees
• Larry
• Autobiography
• Hill

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 24 janvier 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663245083
• Langue: English

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PRETTY TREES ON THE HILL
A Place I Go to Sit, It Is Pretty There
LARRY SELIG

Pretty Trees On the Hill
A PLACE I GO TO SIT, IT IS PRETTY THERE
 
Copyright © 2023 Larry Selig.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6632-4506-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-4507-6 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-4508-3 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022916520
 
 
 
iUniverse rev. date: 01/24/2023
 

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Found a Spot in Kingston
Chapter 2 I Used to Live in Kingston
Chapter 3 About Kingston and the Spot
Chapter 4 In the Winter
Chapter 5 Little Town of Kingston
Chapter 6 Walking through Kingston
Chapter 7 Love This Town
Chapter 8 Town of Love
Chapter 9 Good, oh, Kingston
Chapter 10 Going to Kingston to Get Things Fixed Up
Chapter 11 To My Spot
Chapter 12 In Kingston to Get My Bench Done
Chapter 13 I Am at My Great, Loving Spot
Chapter 14 At My Spot Watching People Play Golf
Chapter 15 Painting My Bench
Chapter 16 Back to Work
Chapter 17 Here in Kingston, Looks like Rain
Chapter 18 Talking about Kingston Town
Chapter 19 The Post Office in Kingston
Chapter 20 More about Kingston
Chapter 21 Cool and Daylight
Chapter 22 Back in Kingston This Morning
Chapter 23 Going to Town
Chapter 24 This Is Sunday
Chapter 25 Where I Was Today
Chapter 26 We All Like the Mall
Chapter 27 At the So-Called Mall We All Like
Chapter 28 Taking Photos
Chapter 29 Home at My Place
Chapter 30 Sit Here at My Spot in Kingston
Chapter 31 The Bandstand
Chapter 32 Duck Pond in Kingston
Chapter 33 What a Rainy Day
Chapter 34 Not a Bad Night
Chapter 35 I Am at My Spot
Chapter 36 The Day Seems OK
Chapter 37 I Got to Kingston
Chapter 38 Not Much to Do at Home
Chapter 39 I Find It Nice Here at Home
Chapter 40 Here with My Radio On
Chapter 41 Another Day
Chapter 42 Things Are Going Well
Chapter 43 Snowing This Morning
Chapter 44 At My Brother’s
Chapter 45 A Cold Morning Out
Chapter 46 I’d Like to Get to My Spot in Kingston Again
Chapter 47 Got My Things Done at the Mall
Chapter 48 How Was the Night?
Chapter 49 Out Walking Around
Chapter 50 It’s Night Now
CHAPTER 1
Found a Spot in Kingston
February 15, 2020
My email address is [e-mail] . Let me know if you enjoy the book.
I’ve found a spot down here in Kingston, and it’s a great spot. I like it, and I believe it helps me. I feel wonderful there. I drink coffee, and I sit and stay there for a while; you know, I’m always thinking.
There’s a road that goes all the way to a river; I call it the creek. It’s nice up there too. I like the creek and the woods, and seeing the pretty trees along the walk is so cool. I ride my bike right to the end, which is a ways away from my spot. Still, I walk it, when I’m not riding my bike. It’s nice.
Well, I go to Kingston a lot. I ride everywhere in Kingston. The trails are good, and I ride my bike along them. I call Kingston a little town, but it’s more a village. There are pretty stores, though, and places you can go to—including a superstore, which I like. I go there sometimes to get things.

A photo of my spot I took another way that I like on the first
CHAPTER 2
I Used to Live in Kingston
I used to live in Kingston. It’s not far from where I live now, and I like going there. You never know; there may be a big thing there. Me, I get these ideas going through my brain. As for one I had recently, I asked the owners before I did more than I should. And when they gave me the OK to place a marker with the name of the spot I wanted to name, that’s what I did. I took my hammer and nails, and off I went. I thought that was cool. The golf field is right up top of the hill, so they cautioned me to be careful of that—and not get hit with a golf ball (laugh out loud).
There are many places you can go in Kingston and pathways you can take to get them. There’s a place where people go outside when weather is nice. They sing for the seniors or anyone who wants to come. I think that’s great.