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Elise Seyfried
Baby Magic

Elise Seyfried

9 months ago

Excuse me for basking. We Seyfrieds are currently enjoying being in the golden glow of Babyland...
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Who Needs Eggs!?!

dorothy_greet

10 months ago

Not I. Not you. Not anyone. I haven’t had an egg for 14 years! According to the Physicians...
Elise Seyfried
Basket Making

Elise Seyfried

10 months ago

If pressed, I'll say “basketball is my sport.” This gives me some street cred, and assures my...
Elise Seyfried
Limelighting

Elise Seyfried

10 months ago

We’ve all heard about so and so or such and such being “in the limelight,” as in “currently famous/...
Elise Seyfried
The Rocky Road to Nirvana

Elise Seyfried

10 months ago

Meditation and I have always had a difficult relationship. For one thing, I hate to be alone with (...
Elise Seyfried
Dear Diary

Elise Seyfried

10 months ago

Dear Diary, I can’t believe it’s been 56 years since I’ve written in you!!!! Wow!!! I’ve been a...
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Incomparable

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

Comp. It’s one of those abbreviations that writers, editors and agents often bandy about. For years...
Elise Seyfried
Tarnished Arches

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

You can’t go home again. You never step into the same river twice. To these...
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Does Lunch Matter?

dorothy_greet

11 months ago

Does Lunch Matter? According to Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Deb Fischer of Nebraska,...
Elise Seyfried
Planning Sesh

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

I see that 2025 is off to a not-so-stellar start! Not even thinking of the wildfires in California...
Elise Seyfried
Hermit-ically (Un)sealed

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

Having taken numerous personality tests online, I consider myself a true expert on—myself. I am an...
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Ease into the New Year

dorothy_greet

11 months ago

Ease into the new year with this quick and easy Asian pasta bowl. Start with your choice of pasta...
Elise Seyfried
Books on my Kindle I Never Got Around to Reading

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

As Baby New Year (or is that Dimitri?) arrives, revealing the Joys (or Fresh Horrors) of 2025, I...
Elise Seyfried
In the Cards

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

It’s holiday card time once again! Since we stopped sending them out years ago (after decades of...
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The Gift of Vibrant Health

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

The Gift of Vibrant Health is available to everyone. It does not have to be complicated or...
Elise Seyfried
Fun n’ Frugal Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Unlike some of my family members (i.e. Julie) who are truly gifted givers, the kind who take mental...
Elise Seyfried
And Now, a Musical Interlude

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

My career as a lyricist has been brief…mostly penning rhymes for songs in our children’s theatre...
Elise Seyfried
A Matter of Semantics

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

In my old(ish) age of 67, I have become more and more enamored of the quirks and vagaries of...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
Elise Seyfried
Close but No Cigar

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

There’s a term for unique words and phrases used within families—utterances that’d baffle anyone...
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THANKSLIVING

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Buy tickets for THANKSLIVING here: https://vegrehoboth.org/orders
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At the Gratitude Meeting

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

For savasana at the end of my weekly yoga class, I frequently read a poem or other passage to the...
Elise Seyfried
Sound Affects

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

“Yeeeeargggghhhh!” If you’ve ever heard that particular, blood-curdling scream, in the movies or on...
Elise Seyfried
Cleanup on Aisle Five

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

There’s nothing quite like shepherding a small child through a crowded store. It’s a combination of...
Elise Seyfried
Memento Mori

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Cemeteries are not usually very entertaining. I have been to my fair share of graveside services...
Elise Seyfried
Join Me at Lewes Library Thursday @ 5 PM!

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Hello faithful readers! I will be at Lewes Library Thursday night (October 17th) @ 5 PM, and would...
Elise Seyfried
Walking on Eggshells

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I believe that all of us, at some point in our lives, have to deal with explosive people. You know...
Elise Seyfried
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I come from superstitious Irish Catholic stock. My family tends to see signs from God (honestly? It...
Elise Seyfried
Safety First!

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Most of the time, and in most places, I have felt relatively safe through the years. I credit much...
Elise Seyfried
Menopost

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

“There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.” That quotation...
Elise Seyfried
Focacciart

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

“I like the feeling of being able to confront an experience and resolve it as art.”—Eudora Welty...
Elise Seyfried
Taking the Fifth (and the Second)

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

While much of my elementary school experience is a mental mush, for some reason my recall of both...
Elise Seyfried
Ramblin’ Woman

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

We won’t get into the political scene (promise), but I must take a moment and defend old #45 for...
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Festivities Kick off with Free Film, Free Appetizers

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

You won’t want to miss a moment of this festive Rehoboth VegFest weekend, newly known as PLANET...
Elise Seyfried
You Had to Be There

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

My first experiences with “comedy” included watching those horrible, sadistic Three Stooges on TV...
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The Weight Loss Champ is Coming to Town

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Get ready for a real treat. Chuck Carroll, the Weight Loss Champion, is featured speaker at the...
Elise Seyfried
Truthiness

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Do you remember the “old” Steven Colbert? The pundit he played on his original late night show ...
Elise Seyfried
Take My Easy-Peasy News Quiz!

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I’ve recently become a current events expert. Previously, any discussion of the state of the world...
Elise Seyfried
Ribbit!

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

For a gal who is terrified of snakes and other slimy, cold-blooded critters, I happen to be a major...
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Everyone’s a Winner!

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Welcome to the most plant-based friendly Olympics ever! The Paris 2024 Olympics are setting a new...
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Blueberries and Peaches, O My!

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

What a way to do a summer breakfast! Fresh blueberries and peaches warm my heart and make me smile...
Elise Seyfried
Hobbyist

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

No, not a "lobbyist." I do not intend to advocate for Microsoft or Pfizer or Coca-Cola.I want to be...
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Make a REAL Difference

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Make a REAL Difference Register for “Earth on Edge” today. This FREE event on ZOOM is packed with...
Elise Seyfried
The Gray Lady (Someday. Not Yet.)

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

OK, so apparently my existential crisis is all in my head (my hair, to be precise). At age 67 and a...
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KEEP COOL & ENJOY!

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

I’m always on the lookout for a cool, refreshing, nourishing dish when summer heat waves roll in...
Elise Seyfried
What’s My Theme?

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

There’s a running gag in our Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre production of Cinderella...
Elise Seyfried
Veggie Babies

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Week 28: Your baby is about the size of a large eggplant. The day before Steve and I...
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Celebrating the Life of Dr. John McDougall

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

Today I invite you to celebrate the life of Dr. John McDougall who died earlier this week. He was a...
Elise Seyfried
Put a Lid On It

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Our corner of the planet has been under a “Heat Dome,” with high humidity and temps in the 90s. At...