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Elise Seyfried
Cool Kid

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

I was never one of the cool kids growing up. I know, shocker. That’s OK. I’ve (almost) gotten over...
Elise Seyfried
Degrees of Difficulty

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Steve and I are marking my recent retirement from church with a short getaway to Ithaca, NY. Ithaca...
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Build a Basic Bean Burger

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

Burger season has arrived! Let’s try something different. Let’s move meat off our plates and try a...
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Wake Up, Starbucks!

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

No need to superglue your hand to anyone’s counter to protest a surcharge on plant-based milk—on...
Elise Seyfried
On Thin Ice

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Bet you thought this was going to be a climate change post! Fooled ya! While I do indeed fret about...
Elise Seyfried
No Excuses

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

I am the Justification Queen. While I admit I accomplish a decent amount, I have ever-ready excuses...
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Mothers’ Day Empowerment

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

This Mothers’ Day I want all mothers, all women and girls, to live well, so I feel the need to add...
Elise Seyfried
Up-to-Dating

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

I enjoy seeing photos of kitchen re-dos. It’s so nice that SOMEONE has the time, interest and money...
Elise Seyfried
On the Contrary

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Have you ever, as I have, stood in the kitchen reading a recipe that calls for “unpeeled potatoes...
Sussex Academy
Sussex Academy to present ‘The Wedding Singer’ April...

Scarlet Wheatley

3 years ago

Sussex Academy High School will be performing the musical comedy The Wedding Singer on April 29th...
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Earth Diet

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

What’s diet got to do with Earth Day? According to the latest urgent IPCC report, individual change...
Elise Seyfried
The Art of the Snooze

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Napper? Not me, not ever. My mother could never get me to take a mid-day lie-down in my crib (even...
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Tulips on the Menu

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

Are tulips edible? Well, yes…the petals are but only if free of chemicals and pesticides. The...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Sommer Dorman, Ike Awardee Cape Henlopen Field Hockey

meisenhour

3 years ago

Congratulations to Sommer Dorman, who was recently recognized with the Ike Award. This Award is...
Elise Seyfried
So Much Love in This Room

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Last night I was a guest on a Philly arts podcast, talking about my second production of This is...
Sussex Academy
Sussex Academy at the Delaware Valley Science Fair

Sussex_Academy

3 years ago

Four Sussex Academy students won awards at the Sussex County science fair and qualified to go to...
Sussex Academy
Caring Community Closet Pop Up Thrift Shop

Sussex_Academy

3 years ago

Caring Community Closet Pop Up Thrift Shop Sussex Academy junior Adelle Leebel requested donations...
Elise Seyfried
Lark of the Covenant

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Last Thursday, Steve and I had a delightful dinner with Patrick and Ashlyn at Lark, a super-elegant...
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Universal Meals

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

The family reunion is coming and you’re hosting the big event. What in the world will you feed this...
Elise Seyfried
Phantom Limb

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Phantom Limb: ( def.) A phantom limb is a vivid perception that a limb that has been...
Barefootin'
Easter's coming just about as late as possible this...

Dennis Forney

3 years ago

Easter comes late this year. About as late as it can be and that all has to do with last Friday’s...
Elise Seyfried
Comedy Tonight

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Last September I made my standup comedy debut at an event, playing an enthusiastic but totally...
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Ukrainian Borscht

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

Borscht has its origins in Ukraine, but is popular throughout neighboring countries and beyond. I...
Barefootin'
As winter shifts to spring, considering similarities...

Dennis Forney

3 years ago

“That beaver dam is a lot like the Conowingo dam.” Raymond took exception to my statement. “Not...
Elise Seyfried
Life is Like...

Elise Seyfried

3 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

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

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...
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Will They Ripen?

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 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

3 years ago

I have served with several inner city feeding programs over the years, and while they all provide...