Category Archives: Wonderful Things

The Middle (is back!): The Art of the Micro-Vacation

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

The Middle is back! If you noticed it was missing, thanks for being part of the small group of readers that stuck with me through the summer, when stats dropped waaay off. I’ve worried that I’ve lost my groove (still … Continue reading →

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Call Me Kristen Bell.

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Ok, so I spoiled the whole snake hook in the last post. I thought about dragging it out, but I just didn’t have the heart. Truth is, I expected to see snakes everywhere we went in the Amazon for the … Continue reading →

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30,000: Arrogance Abounds, and That Should Be At Least A Bronze!

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Another detour, not because I’m tired of blogging about Peru, but because I miss blogging about other things, and hitting 30,000 hits on my blog today is well worth celebrating! Last night I almost posted something about hitting 30,000, but … Continue reading →

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It’s All Old, In Peru… No?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

By the time we finished Machu Picchu it felt like a full vacation. Sitting on the train to the Sacred Valley, to be honest I felt a bit deflated. We all felt badly leaving Edgard behind. It just didn’t feel … Continue reading →

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And Finally… We Arrive: Machu Picchu!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

After three days of perfect Andean bluebird skies and sunshine, it was unreal when I woke to the sound of rain on the tin roof, that I’d found so charming the night before. Nestled under the cozy alpaca blankets the … Continue reading →

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No Pain, No G… Wait, Is That An Option?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note: This is part 2 of our amazing trip to Peru. If you haven’t read part one, go back and dot that! Then, join me as I stagger up the Salkantay trail, en route to Machu Picchu. These posts are … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Loss and How The U.N. Really Did Dissolve… Into Puddles.

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note to new readers:  Our family took in two foreign exchange students last August for the entire school year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little … Continue reading →

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The Middle: My Son Brought Home a Bitch, and Other Tales From Collegeland

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

This has been a huge week in our house.  An all-college, all the time, kind of week; and I’m fried!  We’ve been dealing with college age kids, college dramas, returning home from college, end of college school year, college graduation: one … Continue reading →

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Drunk Texting… Drunk Blogging, On a Very Big Day.

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(Written late Sunday evening; photos posted Monday. No sober editing.) When I was in college, there was the dreaded drunk call. You got drunk, and inevitably dialed the wrong person’s number… Usually a boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, a crush… the wrong person: … Continue reading →

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The Middle… Excuse Me, But Can I Sniff Your Butt?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Each time I go to the dog park with my studly dog Luke (his real name), I find myself equally amused by the people there as the canine crowd. Without fail, there are several people standing around, creating dialogue for … Continue reading →

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