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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.
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Category Archives: Honest observations on many things
Chasing the Dream, On Bucket List Publications
I am so excited to announced that I will be writing a weekly featured post on Bucket List Publications. Lesley Carter, the founder and Bucket List dream maker, has created a really amazing site, where others can come along on … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Life, Musings, My world, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, aging, Aspirations, Bucket List Publications, getting published, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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Friday Fictioneer…. Boxed In
This is my first attempt at Friday’s Fictioneer… and I’m late. Love reading these, and thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. Thanks to Rochelle Wiseoff for organizing this cool challenge, and providing the photo prompts. Check out her … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Life, Writing
Tagged fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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The New Year: A Time for Reflection, Change, and a Gas Mask
Last night we welcomed the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, with a full house, at worship services. There was much singing; everyone arrived in their High Holy Day finest; and our Rabbi shared thoughts and words that were deeply meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blogging, Can't sleep, Courage, Daily Observations, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Israel, Jewish, Judaism, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, News, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, change, Grown children, Jewish New Year, parenting, reflections, Rosh Hashanah, Syria, Tales from the Motherland, the Middle East
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A Middle Aged Woman Walks Into a Sex Shop…It’s No Joke.
Warning: If you are prone to tisk tisk’ing; if you might run into me in the grocery store and wonder; if you are friends with my kids; if you are an in-law or relative; or, if you are one of … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Education, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings
Tagged #WPLongform, Humor, Lovers, Middle Aged Crisis, Musings, Orgasm, Outsiders, sex, Sex shop, Sex toys, Vibrators
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I Want My MTV…
MTV debuted the year I graduated from high school, and just weeks before I started college. It was a revelation, in the life of this music junky. My peers and I had been blessed with the brilliance of Saturday Night … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things
Tagged 80s music, Blog hop, Coming of age, MTV, music, SNL, Tales from the Motherland, Videos, VJays
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The U.N. Expands, and Fractures My Heart… Again.
Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students from August 2011 until June 2012. Denmark is a 17 yr (now 18) old girl. China is a 16 yr (now 17) old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blogging, Can't sleep, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Israel, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Summer, Tales From the Motherland, The U.N., Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Adult kids, aging, Humor, Life transitions, Longform, Musings, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, The U.N.
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Sometimes The Stars Align; And You Get Very Lucky…
I consider myself a lucky person, in ways that really don’t involve pure luck. Those of you who have read this blog for a while, or consistently, know that I have traveled a lot, and done some very cool things. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, getting published, Hard Work, Humor, Lucky, Pacific Northwest Writer's Conference, PNWA, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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Orange Peel in an Original Mind
This is one of the most empowering, beautifully put posts about body image that I’ve read. Worth sharing!
Posted in Honest observations on many things
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Radio Free… Remember When?
Note: This post in my third contribution to the blog hop: Remember That Time… (this week:) The Radio. Emily and Ashley are hosting this summer ho down, check out the other posts at the bottom of any of their posts. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Life, Music, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Teenagers, Writing
Tagged Blog hop, Doobie Brothers, John Denver, Johnny Cash, music, Neil Diamond, New Order, Peter Gabriel, Radio, Tales from the Motherland, Talking Heads, the Cure, the Go Gos
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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


