Recent Blog Posts

Elise Seyfried
Mind Over Monkey

Elise Seyfried

5 hours ago

1956, my birth year, was a Year of the Monkey on the Chinese Lunar calendar. I was reading...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Three

meisenhour

2 days ago

Week Three Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division The teams returned to action following the break...
Elise Seyfried
Pod Person

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Vocab Word of the Day: Pod Pod is one of those words that sounds wrong if you say it out loud it...
Elise Seyfried
Inquiring Minds Want to Know!

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

In my church job as Confirmation teacher, mission trip leader, Bible Study head honcho, etc. I have...
GO VEG
Will They Ripen?

dorothy_greet

1 week ago

You bet! Not only did these little backyard garden gems gradually ripen, they’ve provided good...
Elise Seyfried
Eudaimonia

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Eudaimonia (Greek): having good spirit, flourishing, living well As a pretty miserable...
Elise Seyfried
A Good Walk Spoiled

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

“Golf is a good walk spoiled” is a quote attributed to everyone from Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde. It...
Elise Seyfried
Accountability Time

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

I have served with several inner city feeding programs over the years, and while they all provide...
Elise Seyfried
The Overview Effect

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

“When astronauts see the Earth from space, they often experience a sense of awe and clarity known...
Elise Seyfried
Mister McGregor’s Oreland Garden (Roots, Shoots and....

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

There are clichés in literature, and in life, some of which are more accurate than others. But many...
Elise Seyfried
Grande Dame

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

We own an almost 82 year old house. I liken it to a somewhat timeworn elderly lady, and have been...
Elise Seyfried
Right Here, Right Now

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Hurry up! Winter weather be done! Pass quickly, weeks, until I see my living-away kids again! Speed...
Elise Seyfried
The Tsundokuist

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

Part of our recent family room re-do was an honest assessment of our bulging bookcases. Shelved two...
Elise Seyfried
The Yogini

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

As I anticipate my next Wednesday online Zoom yoga class tomorrow morning, I think of the various...
Elise Seyfried
Educated

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As Nana-in-residence, I am on the cutting edge of TV shows designed for 5-7 year olds. And I have...
Elise Seyfried
Telehealthy

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

I am someone who goes to the doctor extremely infrequently. I have to stop and think when any form...
Elise Seyfried
The Absolute Worst

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

It is only human nature to exult in the missteps of others—I’m not proud of it, but there it is. As...
Elise Seyfried
Letter to a Stranger

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

I’m always on the lookout for new writing opportunities, and through the various editors who have...
Elise Seyfried
Photo Wall

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. –Robert Frost I don’t have a clear memory of...
Elise Seyfried
A Life of Purpose

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

I’ve had the end of life on my mind lately, probably because I attended the funerals of several...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Two

meisenhour

2 weeks ago

Week Two Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division In the first game of this division, Mt-Olive wore...
Elise Seyfried
Burning Love

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Ha! Fooled you with my title, didn’t I? No, this is not a steamy 500 word blog post (unless we’re...
Elise Seyfried
SUBJECT:

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

I took a stroll through my inbox today, and realized that many, if not most, subject lines for mass...
Elise Seyfried
Point of No Return

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As a dedicated non-store shopper who, I say with some modesty, has single-handedly elevated Amazon...
Elise Seyfried
s8rboiz

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

At age 37, Sheridan has decided to take up skateboarding. He’s not a “do crazy tricks at the skate...
Elise Seyfried
Mrs. Cellophane

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

“Shoulda been my name, Mister Cellophane, cause you can look right through me, walk right by me,...
Elise Seyfried
Movie Mania

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Remember the Stone Age, when you snagged that bulky videotape of Grease II (from...
Elise Seyfried
Don’t Look Back

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

As a mom, I spend a decent amount of time remembering my kids’ childhoods. Or at least, trying to...
Elise Seyfried
Vesper Flights

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

I have long been drawn to the patterns of morning and evening prayer common in convents and...
Elise Seyfried
Aftermath

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

For someone who is completely un-athletic, I sure participate in a lot of marathons and sprints!!...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week One

meisenhour

3 weeks ago

Week One Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division In the opening game of the winter indoor league,...
GO VEG
My TOP 10 Books for Reclaiming Human and Planetary...

dorothy_greet

4 weeks ago

Are you hoping to reduce your risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and obesity in...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Hockey 4 Haxton Tourney 2021

meisenhour

1 month ago

December 21, 2021 Thank you to all who worked to make a successful day in memory of Amanda Haxton...
GO VEG
VEGGIE FRIENDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

O my stars! Don’t neglect your friends over the Holidays! Veggies are the best friends—they give...
GO VEG
Cocktail Carrots

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Let the celebration begin! That’s what happened when I made these quick and easy Smokey little...
GO VEG
HEALTHY AT LAST

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

I can’t decide which news is more exciting—that Eric Adams is the Mayor Elect of New York City or...
GO VEG
Let Them Eat Plants

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

What’s on the COP 26 menu in Glasgow at the Climate Summit? PLANTS! Yes, according to...
Elise Seyfried
History Lessons

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

“In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but...
GO VEG
FOOD is CLIMATE

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

I love this book! Glen Merzer makes the most catastrophic challenge, clear; the most momentous...
Elise Seyfried
Q&A

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

The following interview with Elise Seyfried took place in suburban Philadelphia. As Elise sat on...
Elise Seyfried
I’m Not Shy, But I Am Retiring

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I presented a letter to church council last week, then a note went out to the congregation, and as...
GO VEG
Blessing or Curse

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

Saint Francis is legendary for his love of animals. He called all creatures his "brothers" and "...
Elise Seyfried
Here to Stay

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I spent some time these past few days reading through my sister Mo’s dozens of letters to me, all...
Barefootin'
Jack Lewis, Gilbert Byron, nostalgia and our times

Dennis Forney

4 months ago

I write from time to time about crisscrossing Delmarva novelist and poet Gilbert Byron. His life...
Elise Seyfried
The Boys in the Bubble

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

After a year and a half, Aiden and Peter are back in school. Sher and Yaj had made the pandemic...
Elise Seyfried
Call Me, Maybe

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

The telephone and I have always had a fraught relationship, to put it mildly. As a child, I greatly...
Photography Field of Flowers
Early visitor to the Milton Garden Tour

Kristin Aquariann

4 months ago

This morning I went to explore Aurelio Grisanty and Walter Gagliano’s serene space where my mom and...
Elise Seyfried
All Our Children

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

“All My Children” is the name of a long-running soap opera loved by my two sisters back in the day...
Elise Seyfried
VBS: The Delta Variant

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Over the past 20 years of my tenure at church, our annual summer Vacation Bible School has been a...
Elise Seyfried
Sibling Revelry

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

“You’d better get along with your sisters, girls. It will be the longest relationship of your lives...