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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: summer vacation
On the road with Siyona Yona and Dawn
Well, THIS was the longest day yet! As agreed, I picked up my road buddy, Russ (AKA: Siyona Yona- Hello Bear, in Cherokee) as promised at 9:30 AM, and just got in at 9:30 PM. I stopped at the bakery … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Humor, road trip, summer vacation, travel
Tagged bears, guru, Old Faithful, road trip, self-exploration, solitude, summer vacation
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When I’m wrong… it’s rare.
Ok, when I’m wrong, I’ll post a retraction. It’s rare, but here goes… the biker dudes I met at Alpine Motel, are nice guys from NY. Upstate NY. Don’t like the Red Sox, but I can forgive that… if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Car trips, Parenting, road trip, summer vacation, travel
Tagged Bikers, cliches, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, road trips, summer vacation
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Sex and flyfishing, bad parents and bikers. Not that they’re connected…
Warning: May not be appropriate for the sexually squeamish, my children, spouse, or those who like to gossip. Ok, I’ll say it: I’m seeing a lot of very sexy fly fishermen. Yea, Brad Pitt made it look good in … Continue reading


