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Elise Seyfried
My Hermit Crab Essay

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

I’ve decided to spend a bit of time studying the writer’s craft (why not?) One thing I’ve been...
Elise Seyfried
Completely Engaged

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

I never did much speculating about my children's future spouses—all I really cared about was that...
Elise Seyfried
Things Fall Apart, and That’s OK Right Now

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Entropy may be defined (very) simply this way: everything in the universe tends to become more and...
Elise Seyfried
Not Going Gently

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

“Do not go gentle into that good night/ Rage, rage against the dying of the light...
Elise Seyfried
Taking Off the Training Wheels

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Grandson Aiden has had his snazzy new bike for more than two weeks now. While he looks tiny perched...
Elise Seyfried
Green Screen

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

My friend Teresa introduced me to a lovely Facebook group “View From My Window.” VFMW consists of...
Elise Seyfried
On The (Tiger) Beat

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

“Tyger, tyger burning bright/In the forests of the night…” --William Blake As desperate as I am for...
Elise Seyfried
In Each Other’s Shoes

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Ever since my diagnosis of bipolar disorder in 2006, I have been trying (hard) to explain what it...
Elise Seyfried
Imposter No More!

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

You’ve heard of “imposter syndrome”? The (usually unwarranted) feeling that you are not qualified...
Elise Seyfried
Sew and Sew

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

Like so many life skills I lack, I never really understood why anyone enjoyed sewing. I made one...
Elise Seyfried
You Gotta Believe

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

That was the name of famous Philadelphia Phillie Tug McGraw’s “feel good” segments on TV’s Action...
Elise Seyfried
Keeping Track

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

I belong to a Facebook group--OK, “several” Facebook groups. Some are church related (ELCA Youth...
Elise Seyfried
Just Because

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

I never panicked about four letter words in our house. Except for a regrettable stretch 14 years...
Elise Seyfried
Peter Britten 3.5

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

It caught me by surprise, because I’d always been the ever-popular Mama, whose arrival in the room...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Results Week Four

meisenhour

4 months ago

Summer League Results The division returned from the 4 th of July break and the Tides continued...
Tiny Monsters of Delaware (and other macro wonders)
Getting close to spiders

Christopher D Foster

4 months ago

Here are a bunch of spider shots I’ve taken over the past couple of weeks. The little jumping...
Tiny Monsters of Delaware (and other macro wonders)
A few to get started

Christopher D Foster

4 months ago

Here are a few shots to get this blog page started. Tiny things up close. All the photos I post...
Barefootin'
Grateful Dead and deer on a summer morning

Dennis Forney

4 months ago

MONDAY 6 JULY 2020 “We will get by; We will survive.” This morning I'm a deer, strolling...
Photography Field of Flowers
Hip to hydrangeas at Mill Pond Garden

Kristin Aquariann

4 months ago

You know you have a good dad when he agrees to stop and smell the flowers with you on Father’s Day...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Results Week Three

meisenhour

4 months ago

Summer League Results Week three saw the Waves and the Guards play to a 0-0 result on Field 1 while...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Results Week Two

meisenhour

5 months ago

Summer League Results Week two of the Delaware Shore field hockey league began with the Tides...
GO VEG
Mask with a Message

dorothy_greet

5 months ago

If you’re hoping the coronavirus will magically disappear, if you’re hoping that things will soon...
Barefootin'
A neighborly morning complete with street opera

Dennis Forney

5 months ago

THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020 A neighborly morning as that persistent northeast wind finally let go. Fog...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Summer League Action Week 1

meisenhour

5 months ago

Summer League Results The Delaware Shore summer field hockey league opened play on Monday, June 15...
Elise Seyfried
Pooterisms

Elise Seyfried

5 months ago

The miserable rain today eliminated the possibility of a walk, and I’m caught up on church work, so...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Time to Return our Youth to Activities

meisenhour

5 months ago

It is time to get our youth back playing, NOW! No more June 10 th rule, not more June 15 th rule,...
Barefootin'
Orchids, testicles, Rehoboth Beach roses, other goodies

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

Okay, okay - That headline is a shameless effort to catch your attention and get you to read this...
Barefootin'
Abraxas: Can’t beat ‘em? Join ‘em

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

The Abraxas Studio of Art is now Studio of Art, Masks and Hand Sanitizer. “My liberty flame is...
GO VEG
Poultry, Politicians and Plant-Based Eating

dorothy_greet

6 months ago

I live in Sussex County Delaware, a COVID-19 hotspot. My county is the largest producer of chickens...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Presents Scholarships

meisenhour

6 months ago

The Hockey 4 Haxton scholarship awards were presented to Cape Henlopen High School seniors, Marlee...
Barefootin'
In Rehoboth: One mural complete, another evolving

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 2020 • YEAR OF COVID-19 This morning’s bright sunshine lit up two murals...
Mac’s World
Struggling with the word essential

Ron MacArthur

6 months ago

Essential. I've been struggling with that word over the past few weeks. Most of us have. What makes...
Mac’s World
Lockdown is more than it appears to be

Ron MacArthur

6 months ago

For those of us who have relatives in off-limits senior nursing facilities, life has changed...
Barefootin'
Lopez: Start gradually reopening Boardwalk now

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

I dialed up state Sen. Ernie Lopez Monday morning to get his take on where we are with the...
Barefootin'
Kekoa shows her heart of happiness in St. John

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

Six weeks ago we were vacationing on St. John in the American Virgin Islands. Coronavirus was just...
Barefootin'
Delaware Cape Region Book Club: thanks for...

Dennis Forney

6 months ago

Thanks to Kay Carnahan for sending in two suggestions for my Delaware Cape Region book club. Both...
Barefootin'
Starting a Delaware Cape Region book club

Dennis Forney

7 months ago

Book clubs are everywhere and that’s awesome in my opinion. People are reading more than ever and...
Barefootin'
Greatest rock song of the 20th century

Dennis Forney

7 months ago

Walking around the dunes the other day, looking at the bay and the happenings of the day, listening...
Barefootin'
Corona numbers still troubling in Sussex

Dennis Forney

7 months ago

Corona numbers continue to flare and appear to be worsening in Sussex County. I’ve attached here...
GO VEG
Jumpstart Your Immunity

dorothy_greet

7 months ago

Join me today in the FREE Global Jumpstart to boost immunity through our food choices. This is a...
Barefootin'
Sussex leading state in rate of coronavirus infection

Dennis Forney

7 months ago

I’ve looked at a lot of statistics and graphs related to the coronavirus in the last two days and...
Photography Field of Flowers
Sun shines on sense of community in Milton

Kristin Aquariann

7 months ago

Daffodils in Milton may have been peaking in March, but a few late bloomers are still around to...
GO VEG
Compassionate Eating

dorothy_greet

7 months ago

FREE FOR APRIL ONLY: Victoria Moran’s online course, "Compassionate Eating," a thorough, upbeat,...
Barefootin'
Gravel Hill’s snapping turtles, geese and new mermaid

Dennis Forney

7 months ago

A SUNNY SPRING DAY - Eventhough corona has Besche Furniture shut down, there was still plenty...
Elise Seyfried
Throw Out Thursday

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

It’s like Marie Kondo on steroids around here today, folks. Steve’s skipping the questions for his...
Elise Seyfried
Peak Performance

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

It’s 7:15 PM now, and I’ve been awake since 4:45 AM. It’s been a hectic day, with three Zoom...
Elise Seyfried
Elise’s Review Corner

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

Hi ho, fellow shelter-in-placers! There are oodles and oodles of home entertainment choices these...
Elise Seyfried
Happy Medium

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

You know that friend? The really stylish one? That friend whose gifts choose themselves, because...
Elise Seyfried
Timing is Everything

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

Here’s a chuckle for you: Me: "Ask me 'what's the secret to comedy?'" You: "Okay, what's the secret...
Elise Seyfried
Sleepytime in Oreland

Elise Seyfried

7 months ago

Yawn. Just woke up from a long nap—which would be fine, except it’s now 10 PM. Plus: I still have...