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Save the World One Bite at a Time

dorothy_greet

6 days ago

Our new 5-week Osher Life Long Learning class is exploring the impact of our food choices on our...
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Dutch Ditching Dairy and Meat

dorothy_greet

1 week ago

Yesterday I received an email from dear friends who have lived in The Netherlands for many years...
Elise Seyfried
Tell (Almost) All

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

The average person keeps 13 secrets, five of which they have never told anyone. Come up with...
Elise Seyfried
Weight, Weight...Don’t Tell Me

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Ten years ago today, I tipped the scales at 105 lbs. I was eating the exact same amount, and...
Elise Seyfried
Standing in the Gap

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on...
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Listen to the Science

dorothy_greet

3 weeks ago

Climate activists are telling us to “LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE!” We have been listening and this is...
Photography Field of Flowers
Don’t skip the Milton Garden Tour

Kristin Aquariann

3 weeks ago

In August I followed a variegated fritillary around the Pollinator Preserve, and this month I...
Elise Seyfried
Joint-ly

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Doesn’t it seem as if people’s body parts are wearing out faster these days? I’d noticed my...
Elise Seyfried
Right on Schedule

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I’ve never done well without a schedule. Not only do they keep me on track, but my scribbled...
Elise Seyfried
Bored to Tears

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I can’t recall the last time I was bored. As a grownup, my days have been chock-full of happenings...
Elise Seyfried
The God Project

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

You are an employee of a nameless Scandinavian furniture store. You work in the disorienting maze...
Photography Field of Flowers
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek almost open

Kristin Aquariann

1 month ago

I have been following the Delaware Botanic Gardens’ growth since reading Henry’s article ( www...
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Plate of Polenta

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

The UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is urging people “to shift their diets away...
Elise Seyfried
Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

We’ve all heard that saying, right? When someone instigates trouble, or adds fuel to a fire that is...
Elise Seyfried
Inna Sagrada Familia

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Those who know me, know that I am a very impatient person when it comes to making things. If a...
Elise Seyfried
Sous Chef

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I confess: when it comes to my kitchen, I am not a very good sharer. Even with a family full of...
Elise Seyfried
Name Game

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

There’s a nice guy at church that I have said hello to for years. It is far too late in the game to...
Elise Seyfried
In the Bag

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I usually carry about $20. I have gotten out of the habit of using cash, because nearly everything...
Elise Seyfried
Labeled

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Thanks to my job, and my membership in various organizations, I regularly sport name tags or other...
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Adobo Tacos–Meat-free, Dairy-free, Oil-free

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

What a treat to have visiting chefs, Michele and Robb, make one of their favorite dinners for us...
Elise Seyfried
Good Investments

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

We don’t play the stock market. Our family “portfolio” is a tattered manila folder containing a...
Elise Seyfried
Office Space

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

When it comes to room makeovers, I am very very slow to act. While I adore the idea of a...
Elise Seyfried
Kazoos in Jericho

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Question: “Who is somebody who lives in your house with you?” Four Year Old’s Answer: “Jesus!!”...
Elise Seyfried
Normal? Or Not?

Eiise Seyfried

1 month ago

My goodness, someone is a happy busy bee lately! The last few weeks I have been buzzing around my...
Elise Seyfried
Elton and Me

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

So what was up with you a year ago next week? Me? Oh, thanks for asking. Nothing much, I was just...
Elise Seyfried
Balletomania

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I am in awe of ballet dancers. Such beauty! Such grace! And on feet that have been brutalized by...
Elise Seyfried
Home Improvement

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

For the longest time in our humble abode, what you saw was what you got. We clung to the originals...
Elise Seyfried
A Pressing Issue

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Does ANYONE iron anymore? I ask this because I honestly want to know why so many self-professed non...
Elise Seyfried
Land(line) Ho!

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

As all couples do, Steve and I have our occasional differences of opinion. Over predictable things...
Elise Seyfried
Funlandia

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I’d been feeling there was something missing from the summers of 2006-16. It finally dawned on me...
Elise Seyfried
Unshakeable

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I hate coughing. I realize that NO one enjoys that nagging holder-on at the tail end of a cold...
Elise Seyfried
Our Brooklyn Thanksgiving

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”--Leo Tolstoy, ...
Barefootin'
HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Wednesday night races

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

VALCOUR ISLAND, LAKE CHAMPLAIN - Sunday afternoon and we’re anchored in a cove just south of Bluff...
Elise Seyfried
Wishing it was Fiction

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

My book club has been reading Educated , the bestseller by Tara Westover. Westover tells...
Elise Seyfried
Coming Up Rose’s

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

The following is an excerpt from The Bible: A Review, a really funny post from my...
Elise Seyfried
Wedding Bell Blues

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I didn’t wear my mom’s wedding gown when I married Steve, because Mom had no idea what had happened...
Elise Seyfried
Depth Perception

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

My eyesight has been deteriorating since I turned 50. At first I just wore glasses for driving; it’...
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What Would Greta Do?

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Greta Thunberg is on her way to the United States. She has been invited to participate at the UN...
Barefootin'
HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Architecture and art

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

“Art succeeds as art to the extent to which it enhances the sense of brotherhood among people...
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HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Ticonderoga sunset elegy

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

MOUTH OF EAST CREEK - We anchored near the southern end of Lake Champlain, within eyesight of Mt...
Elise Seyfried
Scooped

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I am scooped more often than a quart of Ben and Jerry’s. And I hate it. Every now and again, I come...
Elise Seyfried
People Pleasing Christian

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Reason #1001 why I am not Saint Paul: “Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I...
Elise Seyfried
Visiting the Band (and Our Daughters)

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

A bright Springtime sun shone that day, and the weather was only part of the warmth I felt. It was...
Elise Seyfried
Coffee (and Tea) with C

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

“I was so mad at him,” sighed Margaret. “I found out he’d gotten my engagement ring as a prize from...
Elise Seyfried
Imperssionist Impressions

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

I made a new friend recently, and I’m so excited. Her name is Berthe Morisot, and she’s a GREAT...
Elise Seyfried
Seyf’s Table

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

We are hooked on the Netflix documentary series “Chef’s Table,” extraordinary videos that profile...
Barefootin'
HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Partying with the locals at...

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

WHITEHALL, NEW YORK - This town where the Hudson River and its Champlain Canal meet up with Lake...
Barefootin'
HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Connecting the dots between...

dennis_forney

2 months ago

FORT ANN - We started the day where we ended yesterday, at a free dock in this little canalside...
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HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN: Through Albany and then 13 locks

dennis_forney

2 months ago

CHAMPLAIN CANAL - We left Albany yesterday morning. Two days at Albany Yacht Club. $25 bucks per...
Barefootin'
HUDSON RIVER SOJOURN - Interesting sights along the...

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

CATSKILL, HEADING NORTH - It’s a big river folks and we’re still heading north. The high hills of...