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Elise Seyfried
Planning Sesh

Elise Seyfried

1 day ago

I see that 2025 is off to a not-so-stellar start! Not even thinking of the wildfires in California...
Elise Seyfried
Hermit-ically (Un)sealed

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Having taken numerous personality tests online, I consider myself a true expert on—myself. I am an...
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Ease into the New Year

dorothy_greet

1 week ago

Ease into the new year with this quick and easy Asian pasta bowl. Start with your choice of pasta...
Elise Seyfried
Books on my Kindle I Never Got Around to Reading

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As Baby New Year (or is that Dimitri?) arrives, revealing the Joys (or Fresh Horrors) of 2025, I...
Elise Seyfried
In the Cards

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks ago

It’s holiday card time once again! Since we stopped sending them out years ago (after decades of...
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The Gift of Vibrant Health

dorothy_greet

3 weeks ago

The Gift of Vibrant Health is available to everyone. It does not have to be complicated or...
Elise Seyfried
Fun n’ Frugal Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Elise Seyfried

4 weeks ago

Unlike some of my family members (i.e. Julie) who are truly gifted givers, the kind who take mental...
Elise Seyfried
And Now, a Musical Interlude

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

My career as a lyricist has been brief…mostly penning rhymes for songs in our children’s theatre...
Elise Seyfried
A Matter of Semantics

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

In my old(ish) age of 67, I have become more and more enamored of the quirks and vagaries of...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

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1 month ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
Elise Seyfried
Close but No Cigar

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

There’s a term for unique words and phrases used within families—utterances that’d baffle anyone...
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THANKSLIVING

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1 month ago

Buy tickets for THANKSLIVING here: https://vegrehoboth.org/orders
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At the Gratitude Meeting

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

For savasana at the end of my weekly yoga class, I frequently read a poem or other passage to the...
Elise Seyfried
Sound Affects

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

“Yeeeeargggghhhh!” If you’ve ever heard that particular, blood-curdling scream, in the movies or on...
Elise Seyfried
Cleanup on Aisle Five

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

There’s nothing quite like shepherding a small child through a crowded store. It’s a combination of...
Elise Seyfried
Memento Mori

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Cemeteries are not usually very entertaining. I have been to my fair share of graveside services...
Elise Seyfried
Join Me at Lewes Library Thursday @ 5 PM!

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

Hello faithful readers! I will be at Lewes Library Thursday night (October 17th) @ 5 PM, and would...
Elise Seyfried
Walking on Eggshells

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I believe that all of us, at some point in our lives, have to deal with explosive people. You know...
Elise Seyfried
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I come from superstitious Irish Catholic stock. My family tends to see signs from God (honestly? It...
Elise Seyfried
Safety First!

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

Most of the time, and in most places, I have felt relatively safe through the years. I credit much...
Elise Seyfried
Menopost

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

“There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.” That quotation...
Elise Seyfried
Focacciart

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

“I like the feeling of being able to confront an experience and resolve it as art.”—Eudora Welty...
Elise Seyfried
Taking the Fifth (and the Second)

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

While much of my elementary school experience is a mental mush, for some reason my recall of both...
Elise Seyfried
Ramblin’ Woman

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

We won’t get into the political scene (promise), but I must take a moment and defend old #45 for...
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Festivities Kick off with Free Film, Free Appetizers

dorothy_greet

4 months ago

You won’t want to miss a moment of this festive Rehoboth VegFest weekend, newly known as PLANET...
Elise Seyfried
You Had to Be There

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

My first experiences with “comedy” included watching those horrible, sadistic Three Stooges on TV...
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The Weight Loss Champ is Coming to Town

dorothy_greet

4 months ago

Get ready for a real treat. Chuck Carroll, the Weight Loss Champion, is featured speaker at the...
Elise Seyfried
Truthiness

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

Do you remember the “old” Steven Colbert? The pundit he played on his original late night show ...
Elise Seyfried
Take My Easy-Peasy News Quiz!

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

I’ve recently become a current events expert. Previously, any discussion of the state of the world...
Elise Seyfried
Ribbit!

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

For a gal who is terrified of snakes and other slimy, cold-blooded critters, I happen to be a major...
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Everyone’s a Winner!

dorothy_greet

5 months ago

Welcome to the most plant-based friendly Olympics ever! The Paris 2024 Olympics are setting a new...
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Blueberries and Peaches, O My!

dorothy_greet

5 months ago

What a way to do a summer breakfast! Fresh blueberries and peaches warm my heart and make me smile...
Elise Seyfried
Hobbyist

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

No, not a "lobbyist." I do not intend to advocate for Microsoft or Pfizer or Coca-Cola.I want to be...
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Make a REAL Difference

dorothy_greet

5 months ago

Make a REAL Difference Register for “Earth on Edge” today. This FREE event on ZOOM is packed with...
Elise Seyfried
The Gray Lady (Someday. Not Yet.)

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

OK, so apparently my existential crisis is all in my head (my hair, to be precise). At age 67 and a...
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KEEP COOL & ENJOY!

dorothy_greet

6 months ago

I’m always on the lookout for a cool, refreshing, nourishing dish when summer heat waves roll in...
Elise Seyfried
What’s My Theme?

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

There’s a running gag in our Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre production of Cinderella...
Elise Seyfried
Veggie Babies

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

Week 28: Your baby is about the size of a large eggplant. The day before Steve and I...
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Celebrating the Life of Dr. John McDougall

dorothy_greet

6 months ago

Today I invite you to celebrate the life of Dr. John McDougall who died earlier this week. He was a...
Elise Seyfried
Put a Lid On It

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

Our corner of the planet has been under a “Heat Dome,” with high humidity and temps in the 90s. At...
Elise Seyfried
Shadowloss

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

I’ve reached the age when the deaths of dear ones are increasingly common events. I remember that...
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Love Over Money

dorothy_greet

7 months ago

John Robbins awakened the conscience of a nation in 1987 when he first published his classic Diet...
Elise Seyfried
Joro’s Web

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

The other night we were eating dinner out on our deck, and my eyes wandered to a weathered blue...
Elise Seyfried
There’s an App for That

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

I remember back when “app” meant Sour Cream Onion Dip. It was a “mobile app” if you took it to a...
Elise Seyfried
Y.I.M.B.Y (Yes, in my Backyard)

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

After two weeks in the UK, I am settling back down to home, and my comfortable routine. While it...
Elise Seyfried
Scots Wha Hae

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

There are some places on the planet that I feel are slightly overrated (I realize I am speaking for...
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Plant Burger of My Dreams

dorothy_greet

7 months ago

We celebrate the arrival of grilling season with a plant burger that is easy, economical, excellent...
Elise Seyfried
Mr. Toad’s Latest Wild Ride

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

For aficionados of Kenneth Grahame’s classic The Wind in the Willows --remember the part...
Elise Seyfried
Women Rising

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

I have always had ZERO trouble talking. My role model was my mom, that indefatigable chatterer...