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Elise Seyfried
Local Dialect(ic)

Elise Seyfried

8 hours ago

This week I celebrate finally learning the name of something I’ve been living with forever (no, not...
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Artistic Licensing

Elise Seyfried

1 week ago

If you have ever asked yourself: “What artistic genius designed the iconic logo for Chupa Chups...
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The Ticketmaster

Elise Seyfried

2 weeks ago

Steve and I are heading up to NYC for a special performance by comedian Mike Birbiglia this Friday...
Elise Seyfried
Everyone Will Be Famous for 10 Seconds

Elise Seyfried

3 weeks ago

“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” –Andy Warhol The celebrity A-list sure is a firehose of...
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Baby Magic

Elise Seyfried

4 weeks ago

Excuse me for basking. We Seyfrieds are currently enjoying being in the golden glow of Babyland...
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Who Needs Eggs!?!

dorothy_greet

1 month ago

Not I. Not you. Not anyone. I haven’t had an egg for 14 years! According to the Physicians...
Elise Seyfried
Basket Making

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

If pressed, I'll say “basketball is my sport.” This gives me some street cred, and assures my...
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Limelighting

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

We’ve all heard about so and so or such and such being “in the limelight,” as in “currently famous/...
Elise Seyfried
The Rocky Road to Nirvana

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Meditation and I have always had a difficult relationship. For one thing, I hate to be alone with (...
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Dear Diary

Elise Seyfried

1 month ago

Dear Diary, I can’t believe it’s been 56 years since I’ve written in you!!!! Wow!!! I’ve been a...
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Incomparable

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Comp. It’s one of those abbreviations that writers, editors and agents often bandy about. For years...
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Tarnished Arches

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

You can’t go home again. You never step into the same river twice. To these...
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Does Lunch Matter?

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

Does Lunch Matter? According to Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Deb Fischer of Nebraska,...
Elise Seyfried
Planning Sesh

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

I see that 2025 is off to a not-so-stellar start! Not even thinking of the wildfires in California...
Elise Seyfried
Hermit-ically (Un)sealed

Elise Seyfried

2 months ago

Having taken numerous personality tests online, I consider myself a true expert on—myself. I am an...
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Ease into the New Year

dorothy_greet

2 months ago

Ease into the new year with this quick and easy Asian pasta bowl. Start with your choice of pasta...
Elise Seyfried
Books on my Kindle I Never Got Around to Reading

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

As Baby New Year (or is that Dimitri?) arrives, revealing the Joys (or Fresh Horrors) of 2025, I...
Elise Seyfried
In the Cards

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

It’s holiday card time once again! Since we stopped sending them out years ago (after decades of...
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The Gift of Vibrant Health

dorothy_greet

3 months ago

The Gift of Vibrant Health is available to everyone. It does not have to be complicated or...
Elise Seyfried
Fun n’ Frugal Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

Unlike some of my family members (i.e. Julie) who are truly gifted givers, the kind who take mental...
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And Now, a Musical Interlude

Elise Seyfried

3 months ago

My career as a lyricist has been brief…mostly penning rhymes for songs in our children’s theatre...
Elise Seyfried
A Matter of Semantics

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

In my old(ish) age of 67, I have become more and more enamored of the quirks and vagaries of...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

4 months ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
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THANKSLIVING BLESSING

dorothy_greet

4 months ago

Sometimes words and people, hopes and dreams, food and purpose converge as they did last evening at...
Elise Seyfried
Close but No Cigar

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

There’s a term for unique words and phrases used within families—utterances that’d baffle anyone...
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THANKSLIVING

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4 months ago

Buy tickets for THANKSLIVING here: https://vegrehoboth.org/orders
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At the Gratitude Meeting

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

For savasana at the end of my weekly yoga class, I frequently read a poem or other passage to the...
Elise Seyfried
Sound Affects

Elise Seyfried

4 months ago

“Yeeeeargggghhhh!” If you’ve ever heard that particular, blood-curdling scream, in the movies or on...
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Cleanup on Aisle Five

Elise Seyfried

5 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

5 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

5 months ago

Hello faithful readers! I will be at Lewes Library Thursday night (October 17th) @ 5 PM, and would...
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Walking on Eggshells

Elise Seyfried

5 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

6 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 months ago

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

Elise Seyfried

6 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

6 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

7 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

dorothy_greet

7 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

7 months 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

dorothy_greet

7 months ago

Get ready for a real treat. Chuck Carroll, the Weight Loss Champion, is featured speaker at the...
Elise Seyfried
Truthiness

Elise Seyfried

7 months 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

7 months ago

I’ve recently become a current events expert. Previously, any discussion of the state of the world...
Elise Seyfried
Ribbit!

Elise Seyfried

8 months 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!

dorothy_greet

8 months 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!

dorothy_greet

8 months 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

8 months 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

dorothy_greet

8 months 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

8 months 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!

dorothy_greet

8 months ago

I’m always on the lookout for a cool, refreshing, nourishing dish when summer heat waves roll in...