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Cape Henlopen High School’s Inspire One Flies High...

Jason Fruchtman

9 years ago

Cape Henlopen High School’s Inspire 1 captures Dewey Beach, Delaware at dawn. This Thanksgiving...
Elise Seyfried
Chipping Away

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9 years ago

Every year around this time, we turn our attention to our house. Time to get us “holiday ready”!...
Elise Seyfried
Moved

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9 years ago

While I enjoy most classical music, and love most of that, there are a few pieces I adore—never...
Elise Seyfried
Attention Black Friday Shoppers!

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9 years ago

You know who you are. Your idea of rip-roaring fun is lining up in the chilly, pre-dawn hours...
Elise Seyfried
Shell Game

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9 years ago

A lot of nature, I could take or leave alone. Unusual rock formations? Towering redwood trees? Ho...
Elise Seyfried
It’s a Woman’s World (Maybe, Someday)

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9 years ago

Rose suggested today’s topic, and it’s a timely one. Two of my first “grown up” jobs were working...
Elise Seyfried
Car Talk

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9 years ago

As we end the #1 traveling holiday week of the year, thought I’d offer a reflection on my 44 years...
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Apple of My Metaphor

deny_howeth

9 years ago

apple of my eye the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree one rotten apple spoils the whole peck how...
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THANKSLIVING

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

We are still basking in the glow of THANKSLIVING, the 4th annual VEGAN FEAST sponsored by...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
PUBERTY by Jeanne Murray Walker

depoetry

9 years ago

The woowoo of my brother’s American Flyer promised to carry me across some border beyond...
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the last of the fall flame

deny_howeth

9 years ago

Paddling Red Mill Pond on a warm fall day.
Elise Seyfried
Lull Between the Storms

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9 years ago

The past several weeks have been a real whirlwind of activity, including lots of work meetings,...
Elise Seyfried
Falling for Them

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9 years ago

It is another gorgeous autumn afternoon in Oreland. We have been blessed with some spectacular,...
Elise Seyfried
Toy Story

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9 years ago

One of the stories my mom often related was the tale of Adenoids, her favorite doll (yes, that was...
Elise Seyfried
Art Imitates Life

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9 years ago

I had the privilege of attending two stunning productions in the last three weeks: the musical “...
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Big Beautiful Brass

deny_howeth

9 years ago

Cabbage is one of those healthy foods that transitions us from the bounty of summer and fall crops...
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PLANTPURE DINING WEEK #5

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

Carrot cake spiced with flavors of pumpkin pie and topped with Cashew Cream Frosting nourished body...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
Not The House Dream This Time by Beth Joselow

depoetry

9 years ago

Dreaming myself in a younger body so pleasant and unexpected. Passing mirrors and windows I glimpse...
Elise Seyfried
Step Right Up!

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9 years ago

Stairs make me very nervous. No matter how many, no matter how steep, they all bother me. A lot. It...
Elise Seyfried
We Are One

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9 years ago

Bathed in beautiful golden light. Every haloed head staring out at us. Painted images laden with...
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make it right again

deny_howeth

9 years ago

You're too raw They think you're too raw It's the judgment of the moon and stars Your solitary path...
Elise Seyfried
Marvelous Machine

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9 years ago

Twenty years ago, we put together a nutrition/exercise program, sponsored by the Dairy Council...
Elise Seyfried
Bath Time

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9 years ago

I begin by telling you that I do take daily showers, no worries. But it has been years since I last...
Elise Seyfried
Thoughts from a Veteran’s Mom

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9 years ago

We were never an especially military family. Oh, my dad and uncles served. Growing up, I heard...
Elise Seyfried
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

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9 years ago

“Art is long, life is short.” Words that resonate down the millennia. And life was indeed short...
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THE NEW COMFORT FOOD

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

Some of us turn to traditional comfort foods high in sugar, fat and animal products in times of...
Barefootin'
Georgetown continues its Return Day tradition

dennis_forney

9 years ago

I parked my truck at Grace United Methodist Church a few blocks east of The Circle in Georgetown...
Elise Seyfried
The Road Taken

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9 years ago

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/and knowing I could/Not travel both/and be one traveler, long...
Mac’s World
A look back: First state stop for both candidates

Ron MacArthur

9 years ago

It’s rare that presidential candidates even consider a campaign stop in Delaware, especially...
Elise Seyfried
Soundtrack of My Life

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9 years ago

I never sing around the house. Oh, sure, when the kids were babies I would warble the odd tune but...
Mac’s World
New tunnel in Chesapeake Bay crossing’s future

Ron MacArthur

9 years ago

I’ve always been fascinated by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and the views from the restaurant/...
Elise Seyfried
Of Sesame Street and Peyton Place

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9 years ago

Can I tell you how to get to Sesame Street ? Oh, you bet I can. I am more familiar with...
Elise Seyfried
How Do You Get to Philadelphia? Practice!

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9 years ago

When people ask Steve and me how we ended up in Philadelphia, Steve’s stock reply is: “We ran out...
Elise Seyfried
Confessions of a Roller Coaster Cook

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9 years ago

Ask me what I have planned for dinner tomorrow night when PJ and his girlfriend are here. Go on! OK...
Elise Seyfried
Wrestling with God

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9 years ago

Often I have heard pastors say that they wrote this or that sermon because the point of the message...
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PLANTPURE NATION WEEK #4

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9 years ago

CAULIFLOWER played a leading role in our PLANTPURE NATION class this week with zucchini and summer...
Elise Seyfried
My Mug Runneth Over

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9 years ago

I have a tendency to break things. I have broken countless glasses over the years, and more than a...
Elise Seyfried
I Heart NY

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9 years ago

Growing up in Manhattan, the closest I ever got to Brooklyn was looking at it from the other side...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
DARFUR TREMBLES by Shelley Grabel

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9 years ago

September 12, 2006 From A New York Times article September 10, 2006 “Darfur Trembles as...
Barefootin'
Dramatic light at the Great Marsh this morning

Dennis Forney

9 years ago

Sunday’s southwest wind followed the compass clockwise up to northwest wind overnight. By Monday...
Elise Seyfried
On Your Mark, Get Set...

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9 years ago

In November 2006, I decided to take a major writing challenge. November is National Novel Writing...
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PLANTPURENATION WEEK #3

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

Looking for a winner for dinner?! Try PLANTPURE MUSHROOM STROGANOFF (Here's the link to the cooking...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
THE GOLDEN APPLE

Jamie Brown

9 years ago

Three women wait on different balconies this night -- the first upon the Aventine among the purple...
Gravity & Lift photography
Sharing Justice

Deny Howeth

9 years ago

At The People’s Jazz Mass Oct. 16 at St. George’s Chapel in Harbeson, Father Max Wolf offered the...
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PLANTPURENATION WEEK #2

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

This week we prepared and enjoyed 2 more winners--Creamy Potato Salad and Greek Salad--perfect for...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
Eve's First Memory

Pat Valdata

9 years ago

No I only We Coupled grasping shouting sweating - O! Filled. Then empty. The grass tickles. A...
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PLANTPURENATION WEEK #1

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

Dining with PlantPure Nation began with sharing stories of the desire to create, maintain and...
Barefootin'
The metaphysics of an autumnal morning ride

Dennis Forney

9 years ago

This was a good morning for an autumn ride around the Great Cape Loop. The pool is full again at...
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PlantPure Nation

dorothy_greet

9 years ago

Imagine a PlantPure nation--one where all food comes from plant instead of animal sources. Imagine...
Delaware Poetry Review: DePoetry.com
UPON READING RENÉ DESCARTES' "DISCOURSE ON THE...

Billie Travalini

9 years ago

1 Every Sunday my great grandparents, Josiah and Annie McKay Harlan, Walked with their eleven...