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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: Parenting
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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The Middle… Light at the End of the Tunnel
<– My current work space. Always a mess with chapters I’m editing, note cards for organizing the chapters, notes to keep all the details straight and whatever I’m snacking on… I have been spending an awful lot of time alone … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
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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
Boo-yah!
Note: Sorry, I’m late posting this, because I have been writing ALL day… just not writing my blog! I also wanted to do something for Halloween, so it had to wait until the late hours of the 31st. Well it’s … Continue reading
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The Middle… Queen Bee, at last.
Warning: Graphic material, not suitable for all readers. Sexually explicit, murder and cannibalism. This could get ugly. Also, please note: For the sake of this piece, I will occasionally refer to yellow jackets as bees. I am not referring to … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Death, Humor, Musings, Nature, Parenting
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Fall on Me.
I grew up in a small New England town, south of Boston. Growing up, I didn’t give any deep thought to it, but the seasons played a major roll in my life. There is nothing mellow about the seasons back … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Daily Observations, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Parenting, Writing
Tagged Bellingham, childhood, Fall, foliage, Halloween, New England, Pacific Northwest, seasons
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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


