Category Archives: Israel

Warning: this will be a long post. No doubt about it. I haven’t even written it yet, but I now this much is true. Long. It’s been an ordeal, and so many questions and requests for updates, writing it down … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 29, 2017 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 78 Comments

It’s been weeks since I’ve been able to participate in Friday Fictioneers, and oh how I’ve missed it! Each week I see the prompt, and have had to leave it waiting. I knew I would not have time to reciprocate … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 43 Comments

Dorian Murray is an 8 year-old Rhode Island boy who has been fighting Rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric cancer, for four years. Last month he was told that treatment was no longer possible. Before he dies, Dorian wants to be famous. Lots of … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 18 Comments

Last year, I followed in the footsteps of Jen over at Jenny’s Lark, and I wrote a list of 50 things I was grateful for in 2014. The list actually became 60 things, because I still had time and I had … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 137 Comments

Jerusalem… It’s Hard.

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Israel is a hard place. As I fly over Turkey, Bucharest, Czech Republic, Germany, etc, (each hour a reminder that just getting there is hard– that my girl lives very far away) that is what runs through my head, over and over: Israel … Continue reading →

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Posted in Beautiful places, Blog, Daily Observations, Israel, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, travel | Tagged Dawn Quyle Landau, Getting around Jerusalem, Israel, Jerusalem, Tales from the Motherland, travel | 44 Comments

Warning: graphic image included in this post. Today, as I do every Tuesday, I was sitting with a man who is dying. Each week I volunteer at Hospice House, and I have had the honor (and it is truly, the greatest … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 19, 2014 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 67 Comments

My daughter, Principessa (*not her real name), has been living in Israel for the better part of the past three years; in September of the this year she made it official and got her citizenship. Some of you have read … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 30, 2014 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 13 Comments

Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students for the 2011-2012 school year. Denmark was a 17 yr old girl. China was a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our son (Little Man) and was 15 yrs old … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 13, 2014 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 14 Comments

If You Love Me, You Will Feed Me… And Other Dysfunctional Notes.

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

This is another contribution to the wonderful Blog Hop, hosted by Emily and Kelly. Each week they post a prompt, for the ongoing theme of “Remember the time when we…”. This weeks prompt is food: a memory, a recipe, a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Blogging, Christmas, Daily Observations, Food, Hanukkah, Humor, Israel, Life, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Summer, Tales From the Motherland, Writing | Tagged #WPLongform, Blog hop, Dysfunction, Eating, Family memories, Food, Long posts, Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, Summer food, Tales from the Motherland, Travel and food | 22 Comments

The New Year: A Time for Reflection, Change, and a Gas Mask

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →