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Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Five

meisenhour

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 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

3 years ago

In my church job as Confirmation teacher, mission trip leader, Bible Study head honcho, etc. I have...
GO VEG
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,...
GO VEG
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...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Hockey 4 Haxton Tourney 2021

meisenhour

4 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

dorothy_greet

4 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

dorothy_greet

4 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

dorothy_greet

4 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

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

dorothy_greet

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

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