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Elise Seyfried
Chicken Jockeys!

Elise Seyfried

12 hours ago

I’m a veteran children’s theatre performer, quite familiar with the tradition of audience...
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For the Plot

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

As a writer (and reader), I’m much more intrigued by character development than clever plot twists...
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Have an E-meal for Earthday

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1 week ago

Grab some potatoes, sweet or white. Pop them in the oven. Let them bake for an hour or so till soft...
Elise Seyfried
The Empress of Ice Cream

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As a soi-disant essayist, I crank out my little 500-worders every week. I don’t kid myself that any...
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Going Once, Going Twice

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks ago

I think it’s probably accurate to estimate that I have entered the fourth and final quarter of My...
Elise Seyfried
Local Dialect(ic)

Elise Seyfried

4 weeks ago

This week I celebrate finally learning the name of something I’ve been living with forever (no, not...
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Artistic Licensing

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

If you have ever asked yourself: “What artistic genius designed the iconic logo for Chupa Chups...
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The Ticketmaster

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Steve and I are heading up to NYC for a special performance by comedian Mike Birbiglia this Friday...
Elise Seyfried
Everyone Will Be Famous for 10 Seconds

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” –Andy Warhol The celebrity A-list sure is a firehose of...
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Baby Magic

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Excuse me for basking. We Seyfrieds are currently enjoying being in the golden glow of Babyland...
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Who Needs Eggs!?!

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2 months ago

Not I. Not you. Not anyone. I haven’t had an egg for 14 years! According to the Physicians...
Elise Seyfried
Basket Making

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

If pressed, I'll say “basketball is my sport.” This gives me some street cred, and assures my...
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Limelighting

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

We’ve all heard about so and so or such and such being “in the limelight,” as in “currently famous/...
Elise Seyfried
The Rocky Road to Nirvana

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Meditation and I have always had a difficult relationship. For one thing, I hate to be alone with (...
Elise Seyfried
Dear Diary

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Dear Diary, I can’t believe it’s been 56 years since I’ve written in you!!!! Wow!!! I’ve been a...
Elise Seyfried
Incomparable

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

Comp. It’s one of those abbreviations that writers, editors and agents often bandy about. For years...
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Tarnished Arches

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

You can’t go home again. You never step into the same river twice. To these...
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Does Lunch Matter?

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3 months ago

Does Lunch Matter? According to Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Deb Fischer of Nebraska,...
Elise Seyfried
Planning Sesh

Elise Seyfried

3 months 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

3 months 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

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3 months 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

3 months 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

4 months 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

4 months 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 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 months 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

5 months 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

dorothy_greet

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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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5 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 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

6 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

6 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

7 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

7 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

7 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

7 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

8 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

8 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

8 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

9 months ago

Welcome to the most plant-based friendly Olympics ever! The Paris 2024 Olympics are setting a new...