-
Join 7,059 other subscribers
Be Social With Me
-
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.
© Dawn Quyle Landau & Tales From the Motherland. This is my work; don’t make me go all Boston on your @$$.
Copyright information
© Dawn Quyle Landau and Tales From the Motherland, 2011-2019. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express permission from this blog’s author and owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Dawn Quyle Landau and Tales From The Motherland, with appropriate and specific direction (links) to the original content.Hit Me Baby One More Time!
- 338,573 hits
I Love to be Liked
Featured Blogger on:

Thank You BlogHer!

The Grass Is Always Greener on Someone Else’s Head
Daily Prompt: Dialogue, She Said What?
On My Father’s Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
On My Father’s Birthday, A Letter To the Man Who Killed Him

Open The Vault (archives) :
Most Popular Posts:
- Friday Fictioneers: Heaven or Hell?
- I Used To Be A Blogger
- On My Father's Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
- Friday Fictioneers: Requiem For the Sun (in honor of Earth Day 2015)
- Friday Fictioneers: And Toward the Light...
- A Few Things I Forgot... About Being A New Mother
- Friday Fictioneers: Hope Burns
- Friday Fictioneers: The Dream House
- Friday Fictioneers: First Love
- Friday Fictioneers: Out Into the World, She Boldly Walks...
TFTM: Proud to be featured in the book Tangerine Tango
As of Sept. 8, 2014

Tag Archives: Musings
Kick Me; I’m Down.
Warning: This post is not intended for younger viewers. Ok, I mean my kids. My kids: don’t read it, you wont agree with any of it. You’ll probably feel mis-quoted or call to tell me I got it all wrong. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues
Tagged Musings, parenting, self-esttem, Summer, Teens
9 Comments
Call Me Prissy, Butt…
(Note to reader: I sweat sarcasm. If it sounds like sarcasm, it is. Also, check out some of the links here, there are some kick ass articles about the sexualization of young girls and the history of underwear. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Yoga
Tagged blog, Humor, media, Modesty, Musings, news, Sexuality, Teens, Thongs, Yoga
29 Comments
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…
What a month it’s been, what a week! Ok, what an amazing summer, for me to take stalk, explore new roads (literally and figuratively) and to look at a lot of things with new eyes. Coming out of some dark, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, My world, Women's issues
Tagged blog, Freshly Pressed, Home, Musings, self, travel, WordPress, writing
14 Comments
Come Fly with Me.
I’ve been traveling all day, from my original home in the Boston area, back to my current and forever home in the Seattle area. It is about a 12 hour trip, or more, with drives to each airport (rental cars … Continue reading
Friend me.
Life is funny. I waited a long time to get a Facebook account, and I’m still totally lame when it comes to working all the technology and keeping up with stuff that changes on line… But who knew that it … Continue reading
Posted in Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, travel, Yee haw
Tagged Aerosmith, class reunions, Depeche Mode, Facebook, high school, Musings, Plymouth, Scituate, social neworking, the Cure
14 Comments
Digging deep on the mat.
I’ve been practicing yoga for 15 years and there are a few things that have become clear: I NEED yoga in my life though it’s really hard some days to remember that. At a recent class, the teacher (who I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Women's issues, Yoga
Tagged Life's challenges, Musings, Namaste, religion/spirituality, Yoga
6 Comments
Get me to the plastic surgeon!
Note: Ok, yes, there are two posts today. My mind is swirling and writing is the way to clear that… So, it’s your choice: Read both, read one, don’t read any… but you are reading this, so read on. The … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Women's issues
Tagged Beauty, high school, John Hughes, music, Musings, plastic surgery, reunions
Leave a comment
A fresh, fresh glow.
When Sunset Magazine listed the Bellingham Farmer’s Market as the number ONE Market “across the West,” it was no surprise to me… though I admit to being tickled. Yes, tickled. I LOVE this market and it was a real thrill … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Daily Observations, Humor, Musings, My world, Natural beauty
Tagged Beauty, bioluminescence, farmer's market, Musings, nature, Summer
3 Comments
Mohawk Chick Kills Old Man on a Bike, and other myths that live in my head…
Yesterday Middle Man called me to let me know that “Old Guy on a Bike” is in fact alive. I had told Middle Man that I hadn’t seen “Old Guy” in months, and figured he had probably died, or was … Continue reading
Is it just me, or does this weather make me look bitchy?
WARNING: Unsafe conditions for my offspring or spouse. Best to seek other reading material. Ok, so we live in the Pacific NW, and yes, I would much rather have this totally erratic; gray for two days; blustery at times (blowing … Continue reading


