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Delaware Shore Happenings
Winter Indoor League Week Two

meisenhour

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Ha! Fooled you with my title, didn’t I? No, this is not a steamy 500 word blog post (unless we’re...
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SUBJECT:

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

I took a stroll through my inbox today, and realized that many, if not most, subject lines for mass...
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Point of No Return

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

At age 37, Sheridan has decided to take up skateboarding. He’s not a “do crazy tricks at the skate...
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Mrs. Cellophane

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

As a mom, I spend a decent amount of time remembering my kids’ childhoods. Or at least, trying to...
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Vesper Flights

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 years ago

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

dorothy_greet

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

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

dorothy_greet

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 years ago

After a year and a half, Aiden and Peter are back in school. Sher and Yaj had made the pandemic...
Elise Seyfried
Call Me, Maybe

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

The telephone and I have always had a fraught relationship, to put it mildly. As a child, I greatly...
Photography Field of Flowers
Early visitor to the Milton Garden Tour

Kristin Aquariann

3 years ago

This morning I went to explore Aurelio Grisanty and Walter Gagliano’s serene space where my mom and...
Elise Seyfried
All Our Children

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

“All My Children” is the name of a long-running soap opera loved by my two sisters back in the day...
Elise Seyfried
VBS: The Delta Variant

Elise Seyfried

3 years ago

Over the past 20 years of my tenure at church, our annual summer Vacation Bible School has been a...
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Sibling Revelry

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

“You’d better get along with your sisters, girls. It will be the longest relationship of your lives...
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Click Bait

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

The classic “gotta read it” headline immortalized in journalism classes was an old NYC tabloid one...
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Word Perfect

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

While I consider myself truthful, I have been known to embellish things just a tad, only when such...
Elise Seyfried
Brave? Brave.

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

All right, one more time for the peanut gallery (very loud and very clear). We do not say: I’m so...
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Beach Ready

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Good morning! The sun has not yet risen, but I feel confident that situation will change at 5:53 AM...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Week Six Championship Night

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Six Championships Elementary Division In the championship game the #3 seeded, Waves opened up...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Week Six Results

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Six Part A Elementary Division In semi-final action the #1 seed, Guards, defeated the #4 seed...
Elise Seyfried
En Route

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

As we approach two years since we first planned our twice cancelled, COVID-cursed trip to Germany/...
Elise Seyfried
Cool It!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Once in a while I will encounter Life’s Big Questions: would you rather be too hot or too cold? I...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 5

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Five Elementary Division The week opened with the Guards defeating the Tides by a final of 4-1...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 4

meisenhour

4 years ago

Week Four Elementary Division In a short week due to the 4 th of July celebrations, the Guards...
Elise Seyfried
On the Hunt

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

Honestly. What is my problem? I am neither hoarder nor pitcher, but dwell in the twilight zone...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 3

meisenhour

4 years ago

Elementary Division The week opened with the Dunes and Waves playing to a 2-2 result. Madori Torres...
Elise Seyfried
A Little Tubing Trip Down the Ol’ Alimentary Canal

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

For my first blog post of Summer 2021, an appropriate subject would have been the delightful...
Photography Field of Flowers
Farewell, The Counting House Restaurant & Pub

Kristin Aquariann

4 years ago

Like many Sussex County couples who got married at the courthouse over the years, my husband and I...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 2

meisenhour

4 years ago

June 24, 2021 Summer League Week 2 Elementary Division-The week opened with the Dunes taking a win...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer 2021 Week 1

meisenhour

4 years ago

Summer League Week 1 Elementary Division- In the opening night of play on Monday, June 14 th , the...
Elise Seyfried
Birdcalling

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I guess there’s something about getting older that makes you zero in on earthly things you’ve been...
Elise Seyfried
Viva il Pomodoro!

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

When is a tomato not a tomato? When it is a timer! The “Pomodoro” method of time management has...
Elise Seyfried
Garden Spot

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

For most of the 32 years we have resided at our house in East Oreland, our back yard has served...
Elise Seyfried
Journal of the Plague Year

Elise Seyfried

4 years ago

I remember reading this classic by Daniel Defoe when I was in high school. It is set in 1665, when...