Category Archives: Writing

Oh Canada!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note: Ok, I know what’s coming. And perhaps I should hold off until after book group or a planned lunch date to write this, so that I don’t have to see some of you glare at me. You will. You … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, My world, The U.N., Writing | Tagged Canada, Canadians, offensive, The U.N. | 11 Comments

Write, Eat, Drink, Sleep, Repeat.

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

For the past three days, I’ve been at a Writing Conference/course in Port Townsend , WA. The Centrum Writer’s series takes place on the campus of Fort Worden State Park, and we met there each day in a small cabin … Continue reading →

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Posted in Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Parenting, Writing | Tagged blogs, family, Kathleen Alcala, love, Port Townsend, Spanish writing, Townsend Bay Soap, Writers, writing, Writing classes | 11 Comments

The Middle… I hope.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I am hoping that this is the Middle. The middle would mean that I’m half way through something and that seems very appealing right now. Half way through a week from hell, check. Half way through too many decisions, check. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Writing | Tagged aging parents, Death, end of life, hospice, mothers, Palliative care | 6 Comments

To Each His Own… Troubles.

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve said it before, life is not about fairness; it isn’t fair. Each of us has our own troubles to work through and who hasn’t said, at some point, this just isn’t fair. However, this weekend felt like being smacked … Continue reading →

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Posted in Death, Mothers, Parenting, Writing | Tagged aging, Death, death of a parent, end of life decisions, Grandparents, Huntington's Disease, Moms, parents | 10 Comments

Brought to you by the number 10,000…or One Big Ego Trip in the Blog World

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note: This is one big, tooting my own horn blog entry. If you just can’t stomach it, move to another page now. Seriously, switch pages. I could even suggest some other things to read instead: Some of my favorite books; or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Ego, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing, Yee haw | Tagged 10000 Reads!, blog, Ego, Ego Trip, Facebook, Freshly Pressed, Hubris, Incredibly excited, Kanye West, narcissistic, readers, reflections, The Count, WordPress, writing | 23 Comments

Off the Wheel.

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Change is a tough thing. Or, maybe it isn’t for everyone? It is for me. So the biggies can be truly brutal. Picking new colors for the rooms of my house, took forever. Not a biggie in the biggie picture, … Continue reading →