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February 17, 2016

Monday February 15th 2016 Weasel (of course), Food Rule, Dentist, Greek Wine

Monday February 15th 2016

Weasel stalking SOMETHING???
Weasel photo bombing picture of
the Rose I got for Valentines Day”dog body with a Rose Head”
Found this in my mailbox.
Forgot I lent it out.
Do you want to borrow it??
Food Rule #23
and we have SNOW! again…….
brought my dentist & his wife a wine from Greece.

They were telling me how they had a great Greek Wine
down in Florida but could not find any up here.
Helen to the rescue!
made a tasty pot of Spinach & beans.
Not that I could eat it since I was shot up
with Novocaine. It is always better the next day.
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“A simple practice of intentionality:
When I do it, my life is different.
More purposeful, more consciously lived,
more content with any action.”

~ Leo Babauta
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February 16, 2016

2/14/16 Valentine’s Day! gym, House for Sale!, V-day presents, Italian homework

2/14/16 Valentine’s Day!

BUSY day at the gym.
It was so cold no one wanted to be outside
Open House in our neighborhood
asking $400k. I think it is negotiable. needs TLC.
Valentine presents for Weasel & Chester.
2 Lucky dogs!
presents for Michael
Weasel with the assist
Presents for Michael:
Zebra sheets (they were out of Leopard!)
and some new beers:
Watermelon Dorado & Pineapple Sculpin.
Both tasty treats.
Weasel being indecisive. In or Out Weas!?!
Time for some homework!
The week flies by & I NEVER have enough time to study.
Weasel being a goofy dog. Standing in her head!

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“If I don’t have time for what matters,
I will stop doing things that don’t.”

www.marcandangel.com
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February 15, 2016

Saturday 2/13/16 gym, Candy Gram, danny diehl, brother ray, Empanada Mama,

Saturday 2/13/16

overdue visit to the gym.
I missed a couple days last week.

the dog cam. spying on the canines.

New Vizsla sticker for the car.

It’s a sugar face Vizsla.

Delivered Candy Grams to some neighbors.

New dish towels for me from sister Pat

Visiting Danny Diehl at work.

Visiting Brother Raymond at work!

an oldie but good piece of furniture Ray created
for last years Flower Show.

It is an underwater scene coffee table
made of metal.

next stop was Empanada Mamas

here she is in person: Empanada Mama

We got a couple dozen Empanadas to go & had
neighbors over for dinner.

Soup, salad, Empanadas, some wine.
It was nice 🙂

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“Things work out best
for those who make the best of how things work out.”
~ John Wooden

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February 14, 2016

FRIDAY 2/12/16 Skiing at Montage Mountain & Theo’s Metro Greek Restaurant

FRIDAY 2/12/16

Friday February 12th 2016

I love a sunbathing dog!
looks like my friends dog Lia 😉
Plenty cold today but at least it
was forecast to be SUNNY 🙂
off to the slopes.
There is my Ski Porter.
Everyone should have one!
Michael was able to get a Senior Lift ticket.
FIVE DOLLARS!Getting older has some perks!!!
Ran into friend Suzy.
Suzy & her family
Skiing the SPIKE trail
After skiing we ate at THEO’S METRO.

It is a Greek restaurant up the Mountains.
I met the family the night before at the
Greek Wine dinner at Ruth’s Chris.

Theo’s NEEDS Greek Wine!

http://www.theosmetrorestaurant.com/
Theo’s was a Popcorn Factory before it became
a restaurant! It was pretty cool inside.
traditional Hummus. TASTY!
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Impact is never about knowing
all the steps ahead,
but about taking one intentional step
after the other.”~ Bidemi Mark Mordi
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February 14, 2016

Thursday 2/11/16 up the Poconos: Isabella & Ruth’s Chris Greek Dinner

Thursday 2/11/16

sister Pat gave me a ride to the Poconos Mountains.
I was doing a Greek Dinner up there & Michael
was meeting me later & we didn’t need two cars.We stopped at my customers Isabella restaurant for lunch.
delicious Cobb Salad.

If you are ever up that way definitely stop at
Isabella to eat!

http://www.isabellarestaurantandbar.com/
Wine dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak house
in the Mohegan Sun Casino
Greek Wine!
A sparkling, a white, a red & dessert
Chris from Athenee Importers doing an amazing job

Athenee Importers is the largest importer and distributor of fine wine, spirits and beer
from Greece and Cyprus in the United States.
crab cakes! paired with:

gaia thalassitis assyrtiko

THALASSITIS is produced from Santorini’s
indigenous white grape variety, Assyrtiko.

THALASSITIS is a bone dry wine with strong character:
full bodied, well structured with crisp acidity, distinctive minerality
and delicate honeysuckle aromas.

Dominic is the manager at Ruth’s Chris.
He put this dinner together.here are all the pictures from the event:

https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/7119
Chris checking out our amazing Vermouth
after the dinner I met up with Michael
and tried one of these tasty cocktails.
Pomegranate Jalapeno Martini

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“Do your little bit of good where you are;
it’s those little bits of good put together
that overwhelm the world.

~ Desmond Tutu
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February 13, 2016

2/10/16 SNOW!! , broken bottle, Bernies,Castello, Harry’s, new skis, Iron Abbey

2/10/16

Wednesday February 10th 2016

Aren’t these dogs scared jumping over that water?

What happens if they miss??
Weasel enjoying our little snow storm.
THIS is how my day started –
a broken wine bottle in my wine bag
in my car…..
appointment at Bernie’s, a new restaurant
in Glenside/Jenkintownhttp://www.mybernies.com/
stopped to see my guy at Castelllo.

They are opening a new restaurant.
Planning on getting some wines on their list!
A stop at Harry’s in Blue Bell
Malbec/Syrah ne palcement.

get this wine at Harry’s NOW!

(for those who don’t drink beer)
Michael surprised me with an early
Valentine present: New Skis!
we met some friends at Iron Abbey for
Bell’s HopSlam (hard to get beer)
& BACON!you can order a BOWL of BACON here
for just $4.
friend Sue & Me before braving the cold
Michael waxing up my skis for our pending ski day
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“If you really want to do something,
you’ll find a way.
If you don’t,
you’ll find an excuse.”

~Jim Rohn
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February 10, 2016

Tuesday February 9th 2016 gym, Beer Store, Continental Tavern, Italian Class

Tuesday February 9th 2016

Vizsla on the Dog Calendar today
getting some gym time in.

I’ve missed a few days recently.
neighbor Deb had a bird visitor for breakfast today.

Pretty Cool, right?
FOOD RULE

Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.
stopped in at the new BEER STORE.
They have a tap system.
They could use my Kegs of Wine.
and Spirits.
Dropped in at the Continental Tavern.
gave him his new Wine Menus!

Woo hoo.

Every wine on this list is MINE!
Italian Class tonight.
Learning a new language is hard.
How about that guy in the window?
Maybe it’s an Anatomy class or something?
stealth photo during class.
There was a total of TWO of us tonight.
Pretty much like private lessons.
driving home in the snow.
Pretty!
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note to self:

“My next step in the right direction
doesn’t have to be a big one.”
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