Tag Archives: family

Into The Depths

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Sunday night we finally took my mother’s ashes out of my dining room cabinet, amidst the fine china and stemware she loved so much, and spread them in the waters around the San Juan Islands. This was her wish. My … Continue reading →

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Passing Ghosts.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I wrote this for my a submission in my writing group, with the prompt “Mother’s Day.”  It’s not my usual style for the  blog, and I did not initially write it for this. However, the wise and talented women in … Continue reading →

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Step Away From the Chicken.

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Warning:  Nothing in this post should be taken personally. I own my own melt downs and I’m not blaming others. I’m just calling it the way I crave it this morning. We just got back from a week long “vacation.” … Continue reading →

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The Middle… Anyone Know How to Recycle Teeth?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

So, the warning:  The following content is not for everyone. I’m sure someone (or more than one) will find parts of this thoughtless, disrespectful,  or offensive. Strangely, that is my life right now and that’s what I write about. So, … Continue reading →

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If a Tree Falls in the Woods, and Mom’s Not There To Answer, Did It Make a Sound?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Warning:  She’s baaaaack!  Sarcasm prevails. Snarky to the 10th. Kids, run and hide. Don’t read this, because I don’t want your feedback. Seriously. Deep philosophical question:  If a phone rings in a house, full of teens and, oh, let’s say … Continue reading →

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Remembrances, Aspirations and a Crooked Tree… A Mashup

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

November 29th would have been my father’s 71st birthday. He was thirty-three years old when he died, thirty-eight years ago, so he’s now been dead several years longer than he lived.  In my lifetime, those numbers are even more skewed: … Continue reading →

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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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Ode to Birthdays Missed…

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

(September 16th) Today is my mother’s 68th Birthday.  She lives in a nursing home near me and is in the final, agonizing stages of Huntington’s Disease. When I called her, to wish her happy birthday, she was really happy.  She … Continue reading →

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Ode to the Middle Man

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Note:  Strong sarcasm ahead. It is bred in me, and having just returned from the Boston area, where I grew up, it is on high gear right now. Also, while my kids have forbidden me to post their pictures or … Continue reading →

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