What would helen do?

October 9, 2013

10/8/13 Tuesday work, lunch, wine, HAWAII house swap, Dani Rae

10/8/13

did you know Center City has designated
Yellow Car Parking??

stealth photo of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange –
where I once worked & had a successful career.
Was meeting a friend here for a lunch date.

Jane G’s on Chestnut at 20th street

http://www.janegsrestaurant.com/

the food was delicious I would totally recommend this place!

Friend Vinny from the Stock Exchange.
Great seeing you Vinny!!!

I spotted men installing a new dinosaur outside
the Academy of Natural Sciences.
It’s tough to take a picture while driving!

http://www.ansp.org/

Cafe Michelangelo was one of my account visits today

http://www.cafemichelangelo.com/

when you eat there order THIS WINE –
they are going to start carrying it.

MORE birthday cards – YAY!! Thank you.
Remember – you get to celebrate one day
for each year!

Who does NOT want to visit Hawaii??

I have a friend who is willing to swap houses with you.
She lives in Kailua & is looking to trade houses
approximately Dec 20th to Jan 4th.

Are you, or someone you know, interested????

a recent photo of Dani Rae.
When did she get so big?

Oh, I am challenged, I guess that is good?

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“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.”

Haruki Murakami

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persistence

Persistence is

the firm

continuance in

a course of

action in spite

of difficulty.

October 8, 2013

10/7/13 birthday card, volleyball, “dirty wolf”

10/7/13

LOOK – my first birthday card!!
Thank you Shannon 🙂

I worked from home today – not much to show
you that you haven’t already seen!!
My desk with a pile of papers.

Monday Night Volleyball at Upper Dublin HS

YAY – a girl came tonight.
Last week I was the only girl.

And ANOTHER girl — 3 girls 9 boys. All good!

Had a “dirty wolf” after volleyball.
This is the new beer from Victory.
I didn’t feel like opening a whole
bottle of wine.

Love the truth in Marketing…..

Why we rescue story….SCOUT’s story…..

http://whywerescue.com/luke_+_marissa

REMINDER: You grow every day.

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Life is about learning;
when you stop learning, you die.
– Tom Clancy (1947-2013)

October 7, 2013

Sunday 10/6/13 electician Michael, dogs, dinner, space station

Sunday 10/6/13

Michael trying to fix the lights in our kitchen.
The globes never want to stay lit.

This is going to be our temporary light until
we can get the “regular lights” working.

great day for a sniff in the park

Weasel & Chester blending in with the fall foliage

Chester & Weasel checking on our neighbors house
while they are away – all is good!!

another Electrical job for Michael –
the front door lamp died on us

the new lantern
– it’s the best Home Depot could offer.

FINALLY – finished reading the Sunday Times on Sunday
AND got to read a Wine Spectator. This is joy!
It’s nice to relax once in awhile.
I don’t know how to act!

made tasty 3 cheese tortilla with Kalamata Tapenade.
I’m definitely going to try re-creating this tapenade recipe.
It was delicious!

this is the Space Station going across the sky!!
I could see it but obviously it did not come out in this
picture. It will be above Ivyland at 7:42 Monday

If you want to find out when the
International Space Station will be above you
check this sight:

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/

Start living your life today!

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I learned, when hit by loss, to ask the right question:
“What next?” instead of “Why me?”
Whenever I am willing
to ask “What is necessary next?”
I have moved ahead.

Whenever I have taken no for a final answer
I have stalled and gotten stuck.

– Julia Cameron

October 6, 2013

Saturday 10/5/13 Biking & the Lucky Well

Saturday 10/5/13

Riding from Tinicum Park today
Don, Helen, Dean, Deb & Michael

Walking across the bridge from PA to NJ

HELP FIND THIS DOG!!!
Please share – this was over in NJ

a real lunch stop for a change – vegetable fried rice

http://www.sergeantsvillegs.com/

uh oh – Bridge Out — can’t stop us!

through the woods & over the creek

Dean lending a hand up

This was a FUN part of the ride!!!

A proper ride – 36.5 miles

Après Biking – the new beer form Victory.
Dirty Wolf as I like to call it

pit stop at the Stockton Farmer’s market

Later we met up with friends at the LUCKY WELL –
it is a new restaurant in Ambler – I sell
them Whiskey.

http://www.theluckywell.com/

Smoked & grilled Wings

St Louis Pork Ribs

Me & friend Ali 🙂

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The good old days are now.

– Tom Clancy

October 4, 2013

10/4/13 Road Markings for Covered Bridge Ride, Hatboro Theater

10/4/13

Today a group of us met at Tinicum Park.
We were marking the roads for our upcoming
Covered Bridge Bike Ride.

http://cbbikeclub.org/covered-bridges/covered-bridges-ride

Teams getting their routes & supplies

Central Bucks Bicycle Club (CBBC) road marking crew

Yellow paint for the 33 miler

Green & Orange for the 50 & 63 miles

Joyce & Michael cleaning off the stencils

Why is the Vulture in the road?
To eat the deer “sleeping” in the grass…..

Tag for friend Bruce! Look for Mr Smiley

the highlight of Road Marking is lunch after.
We LOVE Galasso’s.

THIS pizza is to die for – Arugula – DELICIOUS!

We tracked down this new beer from Victory.
It’s a keeper. We’ll be buying it again.

sister Pat & I attended Community Theater tonight.
Village Players is located in Hatboro –
10 minutes from Ivyland.

http://www.thevillageplayers.com/

It’s a tiny theater – not a bad seat in the house!

We saw LEADING LADIES — it was FUNNY!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_Ladies

Curtain Call

~the end of a performance when individuals return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for their performance.

Happiness, Success, Excellence
belong to the DOER

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“Let us not be content

to wait and see what will happen,

but give us the determination

to make the right things happen.”

Horace Mann

October 4, 2013

10/3/13 HVCC, Deterra, Radice, Cyclist, Weasel!

10/3/13

It’s nice to visit an account & have this view.
Huntingdon Valley Country Club.
Made a sale 🙂

next appointment was at Deterra –
A wine bar in Ambler.
Made a sale 🙂

another Appointment – back to Radice.
another sale…..!!!!

Meadowlands Country Club

Last appointment – a cold call —
no sale but a good meeting.

https://www.meadowlandscc.com/

Then I got to drive home in RUSH HOUR traffic.
But no one was Rushing!

This cyclist was all decked out in this suit.
Had a face mask & everything. Actually looked
kind of freaky.

We ordered a light last week bc ours broke.
the store was closed so we made special
arrangements to pick it up.. See it??

If you have ANY lighting needs — this is
where to shop!!! Kenny will help you with anything.

http://www.classiclightinginc.com/

Weasel being cute

old dogs are the best!!

DOG LESSON!!!!

This is just the beginning….

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Stop talking about the problem and
start thinking about the solution.

– Brian Tracy (1944-)

October 3, 2013

October 2nd 2013 gym, Earl’s, Ray’s, Radice, Broad Axe, Debbie’s porch

October 2nd 2013

gym dandy – let’s get moving!!

the “problem”

THERE – it is fixed.

My car door would always hit that screw thing
& Deb suggested I duct tape it – great idea!!!

my first appointment today was at Earl’s in Lahaska.
It was a good appointment.
Danny – tell your boss that David was quite nice to me.
I’d love to get my wines in here – I am trying!

https://www.peddlersvillage.com/dine/earls_bucks_county.aspx

do you see me???

brother Ray’s studio is on the way to my next appointment.
He is working on a chair sculpture incorporating
IKEA furniture. The finished project should be interesting.