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Beat the Heat With What You Eat

dorothy_greet

8 months ago

Beat the heat with this delicious bean and corn salad from the Esselstyn‘s life changing book...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 6 Championships

meisenhour

8 months ago

July 14, 2022 Summer League Week 6 Conclusion Elementary Division Championship Game The #1 seeded...
Elise Seyfried
Stick-to-it-iveness

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

We received a wedding invitation in the mail the other day. Included in the attractive nuptial...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 6 Part A

meisenhour

8 months ago

July 12, 2022 Summer League Week 6 Elementary Division The #1 seeded Guards defeated the #4 seeded...
Elise Seyfried
Taking a (Mental) Shortcut

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

I’m all for shortcuts! Whether it’s finding a quicker way to the mall, or streamlining a recipe, if...
Elise Seyfried
Overlapping

Elise Seyfried

8 months ago

As I write this, I am mere hours away from a new “acting” gig (oh joy!) For the past few years,...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 5

meisenhour

8 months ago

July 7, 2022 Summer League Week 5 Elementary Division In a close match, the Dunes defeated the...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 4

meisenhour

9 months ago

June 30, 2022 Summer League Week 4 Elementary Division Thunder, lightning and rain got the league...
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Fruit Soup for All

dorothy_greet

9 months ago

Just in time for fireworks and summer heat—a quick and easy refreshing fruit soup for everyone from...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 3

meisenhour

9 months ago

June 23, 2022 Summer League Week 3 Elementary Division The Waves opened the week with a 7-0 win...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 2

meisenhour

9 months ago

June 16, 2022 Summer League Week 2 Elementary Division The Tides defeated the Dunes by a final of 2...
Elise Seyfried
Pretty Is As Pretty Does

Elise Seyfried

9 months ago

I’ve been wondering lately, why some creatures (great/small) elicit “aawwws!” and others “eewwws...
Delaware Shore Happenings
Delaware Shore Summer League Week 1

meisenhour

9 months ago

June 9, 2022 Summer League Week 1 Elementary Division- On opening night in this division, the...
Elise Seyfried
Cool Kid

Elise Seyfried

9 months 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

9 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

11 months ago

Have you ever, as I have, stood in the kitchen reading a recipe that calls for “unpeeled potatoes...
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Earth Diet

dorothy_greet

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

11 months 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

11 months 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

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

Elise Seyfried

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

Week Seven Winter Indoor 2022 Championship Day Elementary Division In the semi-final game between...
Elsa’s Blog
An Olympic Scandal

Elsa Black

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

Week Five Winter Indoor 2022 Elementary Division Belmont was able to edge past Coker on a goal by...