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January 7, 2014

1.7.14 Tuesday COLD! lunch with Lucky, Golf Clubs…WORK

1.7.14 Tuesday
How’s everyone’s 2014 coming along??
One week in…..

YIKES!! That’s ICE on the window….
INSIDE the house!!!
It is above the dog door which is not
the most secure & air tight.

The weather was a popular topic with a
wind chill of minus 23 brrrrrr.

driving out to Blue Bell from Center City
got this cool photo of the Art Museum

in between appointments friend Mary
made me lunch. Thanks Mary.
Great to see you LUCKY DOG!!!

stopped at the Normandy Farm Conference Center
to see customers.

ALSO — if you’d like to attend a FANTASTIC EVENT
come to this:

http://www.kadmf.org/wineinwinter2014.cfm

I will be volunteering along with friend Joyce.

it’s only $75 and worth every cent.
ACT NOW bc the price goes up 1/10/14
and it WILL sell out.

Cedarbrook Country Club

Who has a contact here?? Anyone?? Help please!

stopped off at Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
I’m all good here.

these chairs were on someone’s lawn so I stopped
& got this picture. We have a bunch of skis
that need to be made into chairs.

A project for Michael.

Chester & Weasel. Bookends.

Ditch the I CAN’Ts….

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“I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn’t give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.”

Harrison Ford
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January 6, 2014

Monday 1.6.14 Weather! Work! Wine!

Monday 1.6.14
fifty one more Mondays to go……

Picture of Bulls Island where we bike from.
We are having unusually cold weather.
Ice Floes on the Delaware River

http://youtu.be/9FPU0cqA2as

just wear a cat…..

friend Jeff’s cat, Simcoe, enjoying a TV show with cats.
I think Simmy is looking a but chunky,
don’t you agree???

got this picture for the Bicycle Chain frame
that we got as a Christmas present

everyone can help someone…..

stopped to see my customer at Los Sarapes in Horsham.
He sells my Los Dos wine – drink up!

http://lossarapeshorsham.com/

Stopped to see my customer at TED’s –
they sell my sparkling wine GRUET –
so if you’re in the mood for some Bubbly…..

the French Onion Soup was way better today.
thankfully. I hate spending time making something
& it turns out that it’s not so good.

for those who live in Bucks county –
be on the lookout for LILY.
she’s been missing for awhile.
(Ray – near your studio!)

Vineyard in Napa

My friend Stephanie is making some awesome wines.
Here is your chance to buy some Futures.

http://116wines.com/

Questions?? ask away……

Every day is an opportunity….

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Invariably, the 5 minutes of inspiration you need to totally rock the world and transform your life, will come at the end of hours, weeks, months, or even years’ worth of floundering, frivolity, false starts, and seeming hopelessness.

Yet when the dream comes true and you glance over your shoulder, you’ll see that those 5 minutes were made possible because of everything that led up to them, and that you never needed to be so critical of yourself or the time it was taking.

~ Mike Dooley
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January 6, 2014

1.5.14 Sunday errands, Cooking, Pro Volleyball, Leopard Mobile

1.5.14
Tanner Brothers produce was a GHOST TOWN today.
I’ve never see it this empty.
I guess the weather scared the people away?
No lines!

a little disappointing though – no Butter Cake to visit…

I got a recipe for Crockpot French Onion soup –
it sounded good, thought I’d try it.

I got a check for playing volleyball –
collected $200 – better than collecting nothing….

Since I got paid to play I suppose that makes me a PRO!

Chester getting a ride in the car. He likes to snarf.

We had to take the Leopard Mobile to the hospital.
It had a fight with the garage & the garage won.
oops.

Momma pig & babies enjoying the snow

family of friends sharing snacks

Mourning Dove, Cardinal, Finch, Sparrow, Squirrel

The finished Onion Soup. It was ok.
It needed salt – then it was VASTLY improved.

Next time I am going to use this recipe.
The long-cut vs the crock pot short cut.

dog collages….

ALWAYS end the day with a POSITIVE THOUGHT.

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“Never say anything about yourself

you do not want to come true.”

Brian Tracy
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January 6, 2014

January 4th 2014 Volleyball & dinner at Lynne’s

January 4th 2014
Saturday Volleyball at the Community Center
~ Sean, Pete, Mike, Kathy, Helen & Taras ~

Logged 5 miles playing volleyball today.
Fun while exercising!

A man doing laps around the indoor track….

got out snowshoeing again today.
It’s FUN!

Pictures never do the view justice –
The sunset over Ivyland was quite nice tonight.

Tonight we were having dinner
at friends Lynne & Stu’s house.

I was in charge of bringing the wine,
imagine that…..

CHEERS!
Lynne, Stu, Chris & Mary (holding Calvin)

selfie: Me & Lynne

Mary, Lynne & I attended St Basil Academy High School together.
We’ve know each other since we were 13 years old.

Calvin was the hit of the party

Calvin demonstrating his Halloween Costume

Lynne & Stu – thanks for having us over for dinner!

Lynne, Helen & Mary

Fun was had by all 🙂

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“May you always be blessed with walls for the wind. A roof for the rain. A warm cup of tea by the fire. Laughter to cheer you. Those you love near you. And all that your heart might desire.”
Irish Proverb –
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January 4, 2014

1.3.14 Friday Snow day Chester, Snowshoeing, Pat’s birthday dinner

1.3.14 Friday

you can see ALL the pictures from today’s snow day fun day here:

https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/3127

Chester is quite the happy dog in the snow.
Weasel not so much.
Chester playing with a toy in the backyard.
Weasel’s toy….
Michael out snow blowing the common green area
where everyone walks their dogs.
Weasel tuckered out from doing nothing.
Snow Sculpture ~ Not in our neighborhood …. YET!!!
Michael & I took our new snowshoes out for a spin
My snowshoes
Chester out snowshoeing with us
Run Chester Run!
Chester having a seat…..
Tonight we took sister Pat out for her birthday
(which is Saturday 1/4)
to Taormina’s of Ivyland. mmmm

 

I got some kid of tasty Mozzarella thingy
that was absolutely delicious.
dinner toys
Happy Birthday Pat signature

 

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I try to take advantage of every excuse
for a celebration.

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January 3, 2014

1.2.14 gym, FREE STUFF, customer visits, Chester, bunny, BEER SCHOOL

1.2.14
Apparently PINK was the color of the day?
The gym was crowded today with everyone & their
darn resolutions. It takes until about mid-February
for things to get back to normal.

Can anyone use these cool coasters??
I think they are made of sandstone.
They can be used as coasters or made into
some crafty item.

Pick up only!
I’ll only ship if you pay s & h.
they’re kind of heavy.

Motivated myself to visit some customers today.
My first stop was KC PRIME & ……
I got an order. Amazing how that works.

Stopped to see SAM at Maggio’s.
He is super cool & we like the food here.
If you ever go – tell SAM I sent you.
thanks.

last stop was here.
Can anyone ID this place???
You’ve seen it before.
Gorgeous views all year round.

Guess who had a birthday yesterday??
Chester was NINE years old on Wednesday.
When do they grow up like that?
so fast! He’s still a pup at heart but
I can say I see him slowing down a tad.

I know we are weirdos – but we get excited
when we see bunnies visiting our yard!

Beer School during Snow Storm Hercules

~nothing stops us…..

This was one of my favorites of the night.

To see all the beers from School tonight
check out this link:

http://wp.me/p3iSLc-7A

the early line up…..

(Impulse (on the right) was AWFUL!)

another of my Favoritist beers …

Firestone Walker Double DBA

me & neighbor Deb

We sent this photo to friends
Roman & Denise in Hawaii

Then they sent us back THIS photo —

Roman & Denise enjoying Beer School
remotely from Hawaii

(& I notice Roman is wearing a dogfish t-shirt!)

Me & Marguerite

she is the one who house swapped with
Roman & Denise

ANOTHER tasty brewski – yeah!

Me & PAUL (Marguerite’s husband).
His first time to Beer School.

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Happy people do not experience one success after another and unhappy people, one failure after another. Instead, surveys show that happy and unhappy people tend to have had very similar life experiences. The difference is that the average unhappy person spends more than twice as much time thinking about unpleasant events in their lives, while happy people tend to seek and rely upon information that brightens their personal outlook.

– Sonja Lyubomirsky
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January 2, 2014

January 1st 2014 Wednesday open house at Jesse & Molly’s

January 1st 2014 Wednesday
The first day of January 2014..
new cat calendar…

The first day of January 2014..
new dog calendar…

Weasel & Chester out for a night time stroll

Open House at the Brookreson’s
Kendrick, Mavis, Nellie, Harry & Martha

Harry’s had enough….

friends Jesse & Molly with Harry

baby Vizsla pups

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The very best year ever
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

To have the best year you’ve ever had,
live each of its days as the best person you’ve ever been.
This year will be what you make it,
and you can make it great.

The decisions you make in each small moment
will determine how this year unfolds for you.
Decide right now to make the
most of that amazing opportunity.

The overall quality of your life will be
determined by the way you choose to be.

~Ralph Marston
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