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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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Tag Archives: childhood
I am currently overseas visiting my daughter and her family. I came to attend the birth of my 2nd grandson and to help out, and here I’ve been for more than 5 weeks, with one more to go. I’ve been … Continue reading
This post is from two years ago. A friend reminded me of it, and I thought I’d repost. It’s always humbling to re-read something and find the typos you missed; it’s fun to see what you would edit and change. … Continue reading
Friday Fictioneers: The House My Mother Built
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers– a most addictive weekly flash fiction challenge. Use the photo prompt to write a 100-word story and join this group of Kool Kats, from all over the world! Check out our fearless leader Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ blog Addicted Purple, … Continue reading
Those who know me, rarely associate me with silence. I am not generally a quiet person– in public. Privately, I crave silence. I love the days when Smart Guy and the boys are gone and the house is all mine, … Continue reading
Remember The Time… We Jumped, Because We Could.
This post is part of the on-going blog hop hosted at The Waiting and Are You Finished Yet. Writers follow the prompt “Remember the time… (new topic each week)”, and share stories from way back when. You can find other … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Aging, Blog, Blogging, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged aging, Blog hop, BMX, childhood, Remember The Time..., Tales from the Motherland
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Picture This…
This post is part of the ongoing blog hop, over at The Waiting. All posts are reflections on earlier times, with an added weekly prompt. I’ve enjoyed participating, as often as I can. Check out the other wonderful stories, here. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, childhood, death of a parent, Dysfunctional childhood, Memories, Remember The Time..., School pictures, Tales from the Motherland
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Daily Challenge: Fiction
Note: This is from last week’s Weekly challenge. The prompt provided this photo, and asked for a story of 1,000 words or more, to explain the subject. Life with kids home, and guests got in the way, but I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, domestic violence, DPchallenge, fiction, Tales from the Motherland, Word Press
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12 Minute Memory
Note: This post is in response to the Word Press Weekly Challenge. The prompt states: “THE CHALLENGE: I REMEMBER You’ll need an egg timer or a some sort of stopwatch for this challenge. Set a countdown timer for 10 minutes, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Death of parent, how blogs work, Life, Musings, My world, Nature, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Adventure, blogs, childhood, DPchallenge, Memories, Tales from the Motherland
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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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