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Barefootin'
Orchids, testicles, Rehoboth Beach roses, other goodies

Dennis Forney

1 week ago

Okay, okay - That headline is a shameless effort to catch your attention and get you to read this...
Barefootin'
Abraxas: Can’t beat ‘em? Join ‘em

Dennis Forney

2 weeks ago

The Abraxas Studio of Art is now Studio of Art, Masks and Hand Sanitizer. “My liberty flame is...
GO VEG
Poultry, Politicians and Plant-Based Eating

dorothy_greet

2 weeks ago

I live in Sussex County Delaware, a COVID-19 hotspot. My county is the largest producer of chickens...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Presents Scholarships

meisenhour

2 weeks ago

The Hockey 4 Haxton scholarship awards were presented to Cape Henlopen High School seniors, Marlee...
Barefootin'
In Rehoboth: One mural complete, another evolving

Dennis Forney

2 weeks ago

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 2020 • YEAR OF COVID-19 This morning’s bright sunshine lit up two murals...
Mac’s World
Struggling with the word essential

Ron MacArthur

2 weeks ago

Essential. I've been struggling with that word over the past few weeks. Most of us have. What makes...
Mac’s World
Lockdown is more than it appears to be

Ron MacArthur

3 weeks ago

For those of us who have relatives in off-limits senior nursing facilities, life has changed...
Barefootin'
Lopez: Start gradually reopening Boardwalk now

Dennis Forney

4 weeks ago

I dialed up state Sen. Ernie Lopez Monday morning to get his take on where we are with the...
Barefootin'
Kekoa shows her heart of happiness in St. John

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Six weeks ago we were vacationing on St. John in the American Virgin Islands. Coronavirus was just...
Barefootin'
Delaware Cape Region Book Club: thanks for...

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Thanks to Kay Carnahan for sending in two suggestions for my Delaware Cape Region book club. Both...
Barefootin'
Starting a Delaware Cape Region book club

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Book clubs are everywhere and that’s awesome in my opinion. People are reading more than ever and...
Barefootin'
Greatest rock song of the 20th century

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Walking around the dunes the other day, looking at the bay and the happenings of the day, listening...
Barefootin'
Corona numbers still troubling in Sussex

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

Corona numbers continue to flare and appear to be worsening in Sussex County. I’ve attached here...
GO VEG
Jumpstart Your Immunity

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Join me today in the FREE Global Jumpstart to boost immunity through our food choices. This is a...
Barefootin'
Sussex leading state in rate of coronavirus infection

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

I’ve looked at a lot of statistics and graphs related to the coronavirus in the last two days and...
Photography Field of Flowers
Sun shines on sense of community in Milton

Kristin Aquariann

1 month ago

Daffodils in Milton may have been peaking in March, but a few late bloomers are still around to...
GO VEG
Compassionate Eating

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

FREE FOR APRIL ONLY: Victoria Moran’s online course, "Compassionate Eating," a thorough, upbeat,...
Barefootin'
Gravel Hill’s snapping turtles, geese and new mermaid

Dennis Forney

1 month ago

A SUNNY SPRING DAY - Eventhough corona has Besche Furniture shut down, there was still plenty...
Elise Seyfried
Throw Out Thursday

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

It’s like Marie Kondo on steroids around here today, folks. Steve’s skipping the questions for his...
Elise Seyfried
Peak Performance

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

It’s 7:15 PM now, and I’ve been awake since 4:45 AM. It’s been a hectic day, with three Zoom...
Elise Seyfried
Elise’s Review Corner

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Hi ho, fellow shelter-in-placers! There are oodles and oodles of home entertainment choices these...
Elise Seyfried
Happy Medium

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

You know that friend? The really stylish one? That friend whose gifts choose themselves, because...
Elise Seyfried
Timing is Everything

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Here’s a chuckle for you: Me: "Ask me 'what's the secret to comedy?'" You: "Okay, what's the secret...
Elise Seyfried
Sleepytime in Oreland

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Yawn. Just woke up from a long nap—which would be fine, except it’s now 10 PM. Plus: I still have...
Elise Seyfried
A Reframing Retreat

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

One of my favorite parts of my job at church has been leading lots of retreats. I’ve created...
GO VEG
DIY MASK

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

For that next necessary grocery store trip I’ll be wearing my new “protective gear”—a homemade mask...
Barefootin'
Demolition preparation in time of corona

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

Demolition of two wings on either side of the 1921 Lewes School on Savannah Road will be starting...
Photography Field of Flowers
Having a Good Morning in Paynter’s Mill

Kristin Aquariann

2 months ago

Sunday has always been the one day that Ogre and I had off together - whenever he started a new job...
Barefootin'
Love in the time of corona - apologies to Gabriel...

Dennis Forney

2 months ago

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 - Welcome to spring! It’s so weird - a blizzard without the snow. Deny Howeth’s...
Photography Field of Flowers
Lewes tulips showing up for spring despite COVID-19...

Kristin Aquariann

2 months ago

My mood has been drooping since I can’t go to the dance classes I usually do, so my husband took me...
Elise Seyfried
Here Comes the Bride

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

It is March 19, 1977, a cold gray day, end of winter. The 50 people in Saint Jude’s Catholic Church...
Elise Seyfried
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

That's the name of one of Rose's favorite shows. I have caught a couple of episodes and end up...
GO VEG
Irish Wisdom, Irish Food

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

A meditative walk around the neighborhood pond, a bowl of Plant-Based Colcannon Irish Potatoes with...
Elise Seyfried
On This Day...

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Always MEAN to do things to better yourself (go spelunking, master Swahili, learn counted cross-...
Elise Seyfried
It’s Magic

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Welcome to my latest 30 posts-in-30-days blog-a-thon! Sticking close to home=more time to write...
Elise Seyfried
Corona Life (Or The Other Side of the Barn Door)

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

You’ve heard the saying “closing the barn door after the horse has escaped” to denote a gesture...
GO VEG
UNBEETABLE DAY

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

Today was an UNBEETABLE day! Tony Buffkin ( https://www.capegazette.com/blog-entry/hi-tony/196228...
Photography Field of Flowers
Daffodils ready for Milton St. Patrick’s Day Parade...

Kristin Aquariann

2 months ago

The daffodils around the town clock and throughout Union and Federal streets have all bloomed in...
GO VEG
We EAT FOR THE PLANET

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

Lively discussion and good eating were front and center in the first session of EAT FOR THE PLANET...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Programs for 2020-2021

meisenhour

2 months ago

DELAWARE SHORE FIELD HOCKEY 23rd Annual FIELD HOCKEY INSTRUCTION FOR GRADES K through...
Elise Seyfried
Lewes Library Meetup Tomorrow?

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

To my faithful readers in the area: I will be at Lewes Library tomorrow night (Thursday March 5th...
Barefootin'
Late winter, early spring, inside and outside

dennis_forney

3 months ago

The seasons are changing and it’s a beautiful thing. Outside, along the roads and highways, I look...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Week Seven Indoor League Championship Evening!

meisenhour

3 months ago

February 16, 2020 Indoor League Report Week Seven Elementary Division The championship game was all...
GO VEG
VegWinterfest

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

VegWinterfest is free and open to all at the Lewes Public Library in Lewes, Delaware Sunday March 1...
Elise Seyfried
Maybe I’ll Just Go Back to Bed

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I do have my pet theories about the way the world works (my world, at least). And one, which has...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Week Six Indoor Results and playoffs

meisenhour

3 months ago

February 9, 2020 Indoor League Report Week Six Elementary Division playoffs became a series of...
GO VEG
Love in the Air and on our Plates

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

Love people? Eat plants not animals! Love animals? Eat plants not animals! Love the earth? Eat...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Week Five Indoor League Results and playoff schedule

meisenhour

3 months ago

February 9, 2020 Indoor League Report Week Five Newberry and Coker played to a 0-0 tie in the first...
GO VEG
State of the Onion

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

The State of the Onion has never been better! From the humble yellow to the sweet Vidalia, onions...
Elise Seyfried
J-Lo, Shakira and Me

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

I admit, I didn’t watch the Superbowl halftime show Sunday night. By the time the famous booty...