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About Dawn Quyle Landau

Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.

Note: I wrote this last week, but had other things to post… I just woke up from the strangest… most vivid dream. I wanted to write it down, as it felt so real and so meaningful, and here in that … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 16, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 27 Comments

The Sleep Over

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I am participating in Ashley and Emily’s Summer Blog Hop. Their ongoing theme is Remember That Time… an opportunity to draw upon stories from our youth/past. The prompt this week is Remember That Time… You Went to a Sleep Over. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Can't sleep, High School, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Teenagers, Teens, Women, Women's issues, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 19 Comments

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Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

There’s been a lot of news to chew on lately… stuff that’s hard to store away, and ignore. In a follow up post, I’ve written, I’d like to look at a few other things. But the death last week of … Continue reading →

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Posted in 9/11, Awareness, Blog, Courage, Daily Observations, Death, Honest observations on many things, Life, My world, News, Tales From the Motherland | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Andrew Pochter: Everyone’s Son

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Originally posted on cyclingrandma:
As our nation celebrated its 237th birthday with fireworks, barbeques, parades, retail sales and even a few Declaration of Independence readings, I followed the news in Egypt. This country, with its history extending thousands of years,…

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The Summer I Got Head…

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Ok, if the title grabbed your attention, because you thought I was going out on a limb and sharing salacious details about myself— Sorry.  Not the “head” you were expecting, but a memorable summer nonetheless. This post is part of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Adventure, Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Summer, summer vacation, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 48 Comments

First World Problems…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

First World Problems: It’s a new’ish term that seems to be everywhere lately. I like it. It seems to apply to a lot of things that strike me (sometimes after the fact) as really stupid.   Generally, I know, in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 29 Comments

You Say Barbados, I Say Barbadas

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It’s probably seemed like I disappeared, and frankly, I doubt too many people noticed… However, it’s just been a full plate keeping me from keeping up. For the past week, a full plate of perfection. Note: There’s no gloating, here; no … Continue reading →

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Posted in Adventure, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

So your child is graduating from High School? Mazel! Congratulations! Bravo! Way to go: parent and graduate! Graduation from High School is a big deal. It really is. But it’s taken me a few rounds to really appreciate that. I … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 11, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 52 Comments

Having recently come out of a depression… months and months of stalling, stagnating, feeling stuck and dark, it’s amazing to see how much I get done, now that I am digging my way out. Frankly, I was beginning to think … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 6, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 22 Comments

Play it; listen to this gem.  One of my favorite songs. Ever. By anyone. And no one sings it like Dave. The title: Dancing Nancies (speaking of names, who the hell is Nancy—let alone multiple Nancies), but so many of … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 1, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 34 Comments