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Wise Words for 2024

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Sir David Attenborough says “if we shift away from eating meat and dairy and move towards a plant-...
Elise Seyfried
Five Little Words

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I love a writing challenge, especially when they’re short. There are lots out there—from “Tiny Love...
Elise Seyfried
Pulling Off Route 66

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

As an eternally reluctant driver, my M.O. on expressways is: make note of all the exits! You know,...
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Cookie Week for Everyone

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

What’s a plant-based eater to do in COOKIE WEEK? Hide under the bed? Lock the oven? Take a lo-o-o-n...
Elise Seyfried
The Hunt is to the Swift(ie)

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Remember Easter egg hunts? Those glorious springtime events where gleeful, pastel-clad children...
Elise Seyfried
A Very Hallmark Holiday Special: Love in the Card Store

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

SETTING: A Hallmark Card Store, Any Little Town, USA CHARACTERS: CASHIER, HOLLY CHRISTMAN, BRENT...
Elise Seyfried
Cleaned to Death

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

It’s new! It’s popular! It’s from Sweden! Nope, not IKEA, not this time. It’s the latest craze, “...
Elise Seyfried
Mwah!!

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

We humans put an awful lot of stock in kisses, don’t we? Letters are sealed with lipsticky kisses,...
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Thanksgiving Beauty

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Let this beauty take centerstage on your Thanksgiving table. Don't worry. Purple cauliflower is not...
Elise Seyfried
Aging in Place

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Steve is almost eight years my senior, so living with him is like getting a daily sneak preview of...
Elise Seyfried
Patience Is a Virtue (I Do Not Possess)

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I have never (ever) thought of myself as a patient person, and I assumed my husband was a kindred...
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BLTs for Lunch

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

We’ll be having BLTs for lunch today (Best Lewes Tomatoes)!!! Thick delicious slabs of Lentil loaf...
Elise Seyfried
Training to be Brave

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

When Steve and I were touring throughout the Northeast doing children’s theatre in 1979, Steve...
Elise Seyfried
A Gas House Epiphany

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

“For it’s down in the heart of the Gas House District in Old New York…” So began a ditty my...
Elise Seyfried
Men Are From Rome, Women Are From...Death Row?

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Just when I thought that internet revelations couldn’t get any weirder, I learned this tidbit:...
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GOBSMACKING Climate News

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Halloween is just around the corner but climate scientists aren’t waiting! They are releasing the...
Elise Seyfried
Really Dreamy

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I honestly don’t watch much TV these days. Don’t congratulate me; the tally of my lifetime viewing...
Elise Seyfried
Instacart Confessions

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I was never an enthusiastic shopper (except during my Year of Mania in 2006, when I single handedly...
Elise Seyfried
Humans of Anywhere

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

As a child living in Manhattan, I observed my grownups, and learned the drill for safely moving...
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Smooth Eating for Rough Weather

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Rough seas, torrential rains, stiff winds, flooded roads—all made for rough going in coastal...
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Books and Cake

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Now is your chance to taste the most delicious moist chocolate cake ever! The secret recipe for...
Elise Seyfried
Under Pressure

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

On our flight to Europe last year, I bought a pair of compression socks for the first time. I was...
Elise Seyfried
The Secret of My (Quiz Show) Success

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

What’s my formula for consistently winning on radio quiz shows? Here it is (whispers): Never go...
Elise Seyfried
Who is Gen Z Anyway?

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Also known as iGen and Centennials, the Z’s are the young people born between 1997 and 2012. As a...
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Tomatoes Galore

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

What to do with all these glorious tomatoes ripening at once? Slice them, dice them, stuff them,...
Elise Seyfried
Bringing Up Baby

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Believe it or not, I successfully raised five humans. Oh, I made my boatload of mistakes (picture a...
Elise Seyfried
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Is there a heavenly body more referenced in song and story than the moon? From our babies' first...
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Nutritious, Delicious, Makes Me Feel Ambitious!

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Here’s what a Whole Food Plant-Based meal with no added oil looks like—Vegetables, Whole Grains,...
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For Our Present, For Our Future, For Our Children

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Oxford Researchers recently announced that Plant-based eaters account for 75 % less greenhouse gas...
Elise Seyfried
Slicing the Pie

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

If we look at life as a pie (and why not? I vote for peach-blueberry!), we divide our days into...
Elise Seyfried
Stone Age

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

The boys have a book, A Street Through Time , that depicts the same place over a period...
Elise Seyfried
Tragically Optimistic

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I think of optimists as perpetually sunny-natured folks, always looking on the bright side of life...
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NO RECIPE, NO FUSS

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

This is what WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED EATING looks like— simple, health-promoting, delicious,...
Elise Seyfried
I Was Barbie’s Bestie

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

We don’t go to many movies in theaters these days. But there are some films that simply MUST be...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Week Seven and Championship Night

meisenhour

2 years ago

Summer League Week 7 Elementary Division- In the one semi-final match the #1 seed, Guards, defeated...
Elise Seyfried
Shazaam!

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Fun party ice breaker: ask the revelers the name of Oscar Wilde’s novel about a man whose mirror...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Week 6

meisenhour

2 years ago

July 11, 2023 Summer League Week 6 Elementary Division- On Monday evening the Tides and the Dunes...
Elise Seyfried
The Flaneurs

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I never intend to wander aimlessly when traversing a new town or city. Indeed, I clutch my maps and...
Elise Seyfried
D.I.Y. Holidays

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Don’t know about you, but I’m a tad irked that there are only a few holidays on the calendar...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Week 5

meisenhour

2 years ago

July 4, 2023 Summer League Week 5 Elementary Division- The Guards were able to eke out a win over...
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GO VEG WITH THE WHITE HOUSE

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

On June 22, an elegant plant-based dinner was served at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in honor of India’s...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Week 3 and 4

meisenhour

2 years ago

June 30, 2023 Summer League Week 3 Elementary Division- In a very close match, the Guards were able...
Elise Seyfried
Nesting

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I remember being pregnant, and reading everything I could get my hands on about that glorious/...
Elise Seyfried
Casting Spells

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I recently wrote an essay for Next Avenue magazine, about the decline of cursive...
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Go Veg With Kids

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

Let’s visit the Children’s Learning Garden today while cycling around town. The garden is between...
Elise Seyfried
It’s Ulterior!

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

“There are always two reasons for doing a thing: One is a good reason, and the other is the real...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Week 1

meisenhour

2 years ago

June 10, 2023 Summer League Week 1 Elementary Division- The Guards opened play with a 4-1 victory...
Elise Seyfried
Tradwife-ing

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

As I sometimes feel an obligation to be informative here on the blog, today’s post is educational...
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My Favorite Master Gardener

dorothy_greet

2 years ago

My friend Ed is a master gardener par excellence! He has turned his backyard garden, which is just...
Elise Seyfried
Making Faces

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I was in a doctor’s office last week and I saw it: the “Face Masks Mandatory” sign at the reception...