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Elise Seyfried
Cleanup on Aisle Five

Elise Seyfried

9 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

10 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

11 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

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11 months 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

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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!

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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!

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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

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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!

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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

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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...
Elise Seyfried
Shadowloss

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I’ve reached the age when the deaths of dear ones are increasingly common events. I remember that...
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Love Over Money

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

John Robbins awakened the conscience of a nation in 1987 when he first published his classic Diet...
Elise Seyfried
Joro’s Web

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

The other night we were eating dinner out on our deck, and my eyes wandered to a weathered blue...
Elise Seyfried
There’s an App for That

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I remember back when “app” meant Sour Cream Onion Dip. It was a “mobile app” if you took it to a...
Elise Seyfried
Y.I.M.B.Y (Yes, in my Backyard)

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

After two weeks in the UK, I am settling back down to home, and my comfortable routine. While it...
Elise Seyfried
Scots Wha Hae

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

There are some places on the planet that I feel are slightly overrated (I realize I am speaking for...
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Plant Burger of My Dreams

dorothy_greet

1 year ago

We celebrate the arrival of grilling season with a plant burger that is easy, economical, excellent...
Elise Seyfried
Mr. Toad’s Latest Wild Ride

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

For aficionados of Kenneth Grahame’s classic The Wind in the Willows --remember the part...
Elise Seyfried
Women Rising

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I have always had ZERO trouble talking. My role model was my mom, that indefatigable chatterer...
Elise Seyfried
Cost of Living

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

It began innocently enough. I was surfing the 'net one day, when my board wiped out at an ad for a...
Elise Seyfried
Beetle (Bailey) Mania

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

When I had my kids, I looked forward so much to sharing my favorite books, shows, songs and movies...
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Earth Friendly Meals

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1 year ago

We celebrated Earth Day in our E-meal class this week. You can too, with a cup of chopped onions, a...
Elise Seyfried
Black Swans

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

" Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno. ” –Juvenal, 2 nd century AD (Translation: “A...
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Tempeh Time

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1 year ago

Here is an E-meal to power you through these gorgeous spring days. In our second class of this five...
Elise Seyfried
(Am I a) Coastal Grandma?

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I’m not generally a trend-setter; instead, I’m usually a trend-ender (the second I hop on board,...
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Tiny Bites, Big Hit

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1 year ago

These tiny OAT BITES were a big hit in our first E-MEALS FOR EVERYONE class at the Osher Institute...
Elise Seyfried
Bells Are Winging

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

The boys had a terrific Easter, complete with two egg hunts (at church and in our backyard) and a...
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Eating our Way to Extinction–-Essential Facts

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1 year ago

So you think there’s nothing YOU can do to address climate change! So you think there is no...
Elise Seyfried
The Pregnant Pause That Refreshes

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Reading Scripture, I am struck by the word “Selah,” that appears sometimes during a psalm. Is “...
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Sussex Success Story

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1 year ago

There he is right beside the Citrus Blackberry Salad—our friend, Richard Ferrandino, a Sussex...
Elise Seyfried
Gig Economics

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

Lately I’ve been hearing more and more about the “gig economy.” At first I thought the term...
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Christspiracy

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1 year ago

From the maker of the groundbreaking films COWSPIRACY, WHAT THE HEALTH and SEASPIRACY, comes a bold...
Elise Seyfried
The Secret Ingredient

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

There’s a running gag in our production of Puss in Boots (written by Stevo) that always...
Elise Seyfried
Owl Be Seeing You

Elise Seyfried

1 year ago

I didn’t hear much about Flaco the Coop-Flown Owl, until the poor bird met his tragic end. For...