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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
The Middle… Words of Gratitude
Recently I’ve found myself powerfully tuned in to the world around me. Colors are brighter (the foliage blows my mind daily!); music moves me more than usual; I notice people around me and see them with fresh eyes. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged children, Death, grateful, Gratitude, letting go, Musings, taking stock, Thanks, writing
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Big Town, Little Food. Chicago.
We are visiting Chicago, my favorite city in the US. I really enjoy New York City; San Francisco is beautiful; Boston is home and special for all sorts of reasons, but I love Chicago. We lived here for seven years … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Parenting, travel, Writing
Tagged Chicago, Fine Dining, Foie Gras, Foodies, Gastronomy, Graham Elliott, Lakeshore East, old friends, Ria, shopping, travel, wagyu beef
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The Middle… Don’t call me Martha.
Today I ran into The Gap to quickly return something. One of the girls who works there, who I’ve gotten to know (yes, that often), and I were talking about some of the left over Halloween decorations in the store. … Continue reading
Homecoming… Seriously.
I am already tired of Homecoming and it hasn’t even happened yet. When I was young, as in high school, as in decades ago, as in the olden days, Homecoming was a very different gig than the one I’m facing … Continue reading
Oh Canada!
Note: Ok, I know what’s coming. And perhaps I should hold off until after book group or a planned lunch date to write this, so that I don’t have to see some of you glare at me. You will. You … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, My world, The U.N., Writing
Tagged Canada, Canadians, offensive, The U.N.
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Death and All His Friends
The news this week that Steve Jobs had died, came as both a shock and not-a-shock-at- all to most people. It was not a shock, because anyone who has been paying attention over the past couple of years knew: Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Honest observations on many things, Musings, My world, Parenting
Tagged Apple, Death, Fate, Father, iPod, Mac, Musings, Stanford speech, Steve Jobs, Tragedy
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Off the Wheel.
Change is a tough thing. Or, maybe it isn’t for everyone? It is for me. So the biggies can be truly brutal. Picking new colors for the rooms of my house, took forever. Not a biggie in the biggie picture, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged blog, finding your groove, procrastination, writing, writing a book
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Me, in the Chord of…
Play me a song, and I’ll sing it back for you. I remember songs, lyrics, tunes… they haunt me, chase me, comfort and exalt me, they define me. As a little girl, I would sing the songs I heard on … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Musings, My world, Parenting
Tagged 9/11, aging, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Deathcab for Cutie, grief, Howie Day, Jim Croce, lyrics/singing, Michael Jackson, music, Musings, Peter Gabriel, Peter Paul & Mary, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Talking Heads, the Cure
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