Category Archives: Life

The U.N. Expands, and Fractures My Heart… Again.

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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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 , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

I haven’t done the weekly photo challenge before, but each week as I look through others’ work, I think: I should do one too. When I saw Foreshadow, I new immediately which photo I would use. Right after my daughter’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 3, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 25 Comments

Sometimes The Stars Align; And You Get Very Lucky…

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

It wasn’t a total shot in the dark. Meagan at Hot Pink Underwear and I actually met at a writing course nearly two years ago. It was very brief, but we got along in the short time we met. We … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 22, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 19 Comments

Radio Free… Remember When?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

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

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