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Elise Seyfried
Life is Like...

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I once read an essay comparing life to a train journey. The gist is: we’re all definitely heading...
Elise Seyfried
I Warned You!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

From the late 1800s to 1986, before the development of electronic detectors, coal miners habitually...
Elise Seyfried
Meeting the Moment

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

In the Book of Esther, the Jewish queen is told that perhaps she was made for “such a time as this...
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Hank the Tank

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

Hank the Tank is one big black bear! The Bear League of California claims he weighs in at 500 lbs...
Elise Seyfried
What If You DID Need a License to Have Kids?

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

How often have you heard, “You need a license to drive a car, but not to have children”? Well, here...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Seven Championship Night!

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Seven Winter Indoor 2022 Championship Day Elementary Division In the semi-final game between...
Elsa’s Blog
An Olympic Scandal

Elsa Black

4 years ago

When is a Russian athlete not a Russian athlete? Never. But you wouldn’t have known that from the...
Barefootin'
Bold sketching genius, blue-crowned motmots and...

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

Lewes artist Abraxas said the edges of my clouds weren’t strong enough, the smudges of pencil...
Elise Seyfried
The Secret of My Success

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

You’ve been dying to learn this, haven’t you? In the loving and sharing spirit of Saint Valentine...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Six

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Six Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division Belmont defeated Queens by a final of 2-1. Jada...
Elsa’s Blog
CHANGES IN LATITUDE

Elsa Goss Black

4 years ago

“Come, my friends, ‘‘it’s not too late to seek a newer world.” That line form Tennyson’s poem, “...
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Sweets for my Sweetie

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

Shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone. This is a Valentine surprise for my Sweetie! My husband loves chocolate...
Elise Seyfried
Need to Know Basis

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Confession: I am an information junkie. If there’s something I want to know, I NEED to know it, and...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Five

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Five Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division Belmont was able to edge past Coker on a goal by...
Elise Seyfried
The Ben Franklin Effect

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Ever since first grade at Epiphany Catholic School in New York City, I have been extremely...
Tiny Monsters of Delaware (and other macro wonders)
100 pages of Macro Wonders

Christopher D Foster

4 years ago

My Kickstarter macro photography book project is going in to its second week. It’s filled with page...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Four

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Four Winter Indoor 2022 The snow got us and the Cape canceled all events in the building for...
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Elmhurst Dairy has gone Nuts!

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

From cow’s milk to nut milk, from animal-based to plant-based! That’s the change that New York City...
Elise Seyfried
Mind Over Monkey

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years 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

4 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...

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

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