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Point of No Return

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

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

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3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

The classic “gotta read it” headline immortalized in journalism classes was an old NYC tabloid one...
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Word Perfect

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3 years ago

While I consider myself truthful, I have been known to embellish things just a tad, only when such...
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Brave? Brave.

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

All right, one more time for the peanut gallery (very loud and very clear). We do not say: I’m so...
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Beach Ready

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Good morning! The sun has not yet risen, but I feel confident that situation will change at 5:53 AM...
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Week Six Championship Night

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4 years ago

Week Six Championships Elementary Division In the championship game the #3 seeded, Waves opened up...
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Week Six Results

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4 years ago

Week Six Part A Elementary Division In semi-final action the #1 seed, Guards, defeated the #4 seed...
Elise Seyfried
En Route

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

As we approach two years since we first planned our twice cancelled, COVID-cursed trip to Germany/...
Elise Seyfried
Cool It!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Once in a while I will encounter Life’s Big Questions: would you rather be too hot or too cold? I...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 5

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Five Elementary Division The week opened with the Guards defeating the Tides by a final of 4-1...
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Summer 2021 Week 4

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Four Elementary Division In a short week due to the 4 th of July celebrations, the Guards...
Elise Seyfried
On the Hunt

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Honestly. What is my problem? I am neither hoarder nor pitcher, but dwell in the twilight zone...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 3

meisenhour

4 years ago

Elementary Division The week opened with the Dunes and Waves playing to a 2-2 result. Madori Torres...
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A Little Tubing Trip Down the Ol’ Alimentary Canal

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

For my first blog post of Summer 2021, an appropriate subject would have been the delightful...
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Farewell, The Counting House Restaurant & Pub

Kristin Aquariann

4 years ago

Like many Sussex County couples who got married at the courthouse over the years, my husband and I...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 2

meisenhour

4 years ago

June 24, 2021 Summer League Week 2 Elementary Division-The week opened with the Dunes taking a win...
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Summer 2021 Week 1

meisenhour

4 years ago

Summer League Week 1 Elementary Division- In the opening night of play on Monday, June 14 th , the...
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Birdcalling

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I guess there’s something about getting older that makes you zero in on earthly things you’ve been...
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Viva il Pomodoro!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

When is a tomato not a tomato? When it is a timer! The “Pomodoro” method of time management has...
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Garden Spot

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

For most of the 32 years we have resided at our house in East Oreland, our back yard has served...
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Journal of the Plague Year

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I remember reading this classic by Daniel Defoe when I was in high school. It is set in 1665, when...
Elise Seyfried
Going Solo

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Next week is my fourth (virtual) solo show class, and I can’t wait. I’ve long pondered the idea of...
Elise Seyfried
thirtysomething

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

When my sister C and I reminisce about the time she spent living in Philly (and, for a while, with...
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2021 Chesapeake crab season off to slow start

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

Philemon – In Greek mythology, a good old countryman living with his wife Baucis in Phrygia who...