What would helen do?

September 12, 2012

9/11/12 running, getting ready for interview, wine school

9/11/12

on our run today we gave the lizard (see him up top?)

a new companion – a Leopard…

it’s going to become the beanie baby tree..

we’ll see how long they live there

Tuesdays are a good day to visit a Nail Salon!

Sam with the final touches….

I needed to get ready in case I had an interview!

Can’t go in un-manicured!!

I went with a couple fall colors –

they look nice!!

Sister Pat sent me flowers today —

They are SUPER NICE —

but I was thinking —

Shouldn’t I be the one sending HER flowers??

She’s the one doing all the work on her “vacation”.

Thank you Pat – it was a nice surprise 🙂

Pat also sent flowers to friend Joyce —

did anyone else get flowers from sister PAT???

This is where I have wine school every Tuesday night –

for 15 weeks. It is quite challenging!!!!

A few of the wines we tasted tonight

view of 30th street train station – it is a few blocks

from where I have school

the train station is quite quiet at 10pm –

but enough people around that it’s not

scary quiet…..

Wine, cheese & cracker party on the way home.

I was happy to secure a space in First Class!

there is a GREAT deal on line right now –

get it while you can!!!

Pay $12 for $30 towards lunch/dinner

https://www.spinsaver.com/deal/IyNBRDsK/publick-house-at-the-wycombe-inn

Choose your friends wisely…..

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
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The manner in which it is given

is worth more than the gift.

— Pierre Corneille

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September 11, 2012

Monday 9/10/12 working out, NEW BABY, farm stand, STAPLES

Monday 9/10/12

on our morning run today, Chester & I found

a new location for a lizard. Let’s see how long

this one lives there. He will need company –

if he doesn’t disappear…..

Congratulations to our friends

the Brookreson family…..

on their new baby boy ~ HARRY 🙂

LA FITNESS is the only gym I’ve ever experienced this.

Very few people come on time.

My “regular” gym is closed so I visited another one

today – same thing here as the other gym class.

3 people here at the start of class

& 10 minutes AFTER class starts –

30 more people wander in……

Visited “my” produce/egg stand today.

got some heirloom tomatoes –

don’t they look delicious???

I made a tomato salad with a champagne vinaigrette

& parmesan crisps. yum.

needed to make a STAPLES run.

Who doesn’t love this store & Post-it notes??

I exercised willpower & didn’t get any post-its

but I wanted to!

I did get his Penguin duck tape….

I used up most of my Hello Kitty stuff last weekend

(they didn’t have Hello Kitty so I settled for penguins ~

let me know if you see hello kitty somewhere, please!)

this answers my question as to what it is called:

Duck Tape brand Duct Tape

I needed to get index card
s to make flash cards

for school and I ended up getting the

Yoga Dog calendar (needed it)

& Pumpkin Spice coffee (last box)

(limited edition)

which is your pet excuse??

really, why can there be no FOLD button

on the dryer???

You are still ahead …. if you are trying!

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September 9, 2012

9/9/12 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival

9/9/12

Kennett Square, PA

Located in the far southeast corner of Pennsylvania, just a few miles north of the Delaware border, the 47 mushroom growers of Kennett Square produce 64% of the edible fungi consumed in the U.S.

I FINALLY got to attend the annual Mushroom Festival.

I’ve wanted to go for many years but always had

other stuff going on – hard to believe, right?

I’m glad I got there early as it was VERY CROWDED

when I left at 12:30

HAD to get some breaded mushrooms –

of course they were DELICIOUS!!

this was a fabulous tree on a side street.

Not sure what it was but the man in

front of me knew!! that’s what made me

pay attention to it.

It looked better in person.

Here it just looks like a regular old tree.

cute breakfast restaurant: Sunrise Cafe

cooking demonstration

who knew that shitake mushrooms grew like this??

MUSHROOMS!!!

Entertainment for the kids – quite comical

“Toadstool Ice Cream”

~chocolate ice cream with mushroom shaped

white chocolate pieces.

Was GOOD!

I brought home a Mushroom Garden —

I’m sure you will be seeing my

garden grow…..unless I kill it!

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one of my “commandments” is to LSNED

“Learn Something New Every Day”

— today was no exception!

http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/helens-8-commandments

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If you can make just one person smile today,

if only by giving them one of yours,

it just might change their entire week…

which just might change their entire life.

I know these things.

~ Mike Dooley

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September 9, 2012

9/8/12 beach volleyball in Atlantic City, NJ

9/8/12

photo of the Philadelphia skyline as I drive to the beach

…taking pictures while driving is HARD.

don’t try this at home!

driving into a storm as I drive over the Walt Whitman Bridge.

The rain was coming down so hard at one point

people were pulling over the side of the road.

And I was going to play volleyball in this?

I always take a picture of where I park –

so I don’t have to remember!

This tournament was a collaboration

between East End Volleyball

& Great American Volleyball –

(the tour I usually play in)

Our courts were right next to

BALLY’S CASINO

the morning started out iffy but got nice

as the day went on — although it was

QUITE windy & at one point a challenge to

serve OVER the net!

Casinos in the background –

Trump, Caesar’s & Bally’s

our antenna was having a problem staying up

so we fixed it with Hello Kitty duct tape –

or is it duck tape??

In any case — THERE — it’s fixed!!!!

some late day volleyball action –

gorgeous skies (for now!)

Me & partner Margaret —

we came in 2nd place today –

we lost to a team that usually plays (& wins)

in the WAA division.

We still aren’t sure WHY they played WA today?

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A life that’s positive, successful

and authentically fulfilling

comes from the quality of the choices

you make in every moment.

The life you live is the life you choose,

so remind yourself, again and again,

to choose the best.

~Ralph Marston

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September 8, 2012

Friday 9/7/12 LEOPARD mobile, animal crackers, WINE, Taormina’s

Friday 9/7/12

today the gas station man said

“have a nice day Miss Leopard”

how funny, it made me SMILE 🙂

my co-workers lunch —

a big bag of animal crackers –

he gets them from COSTCO –

he’s a student…..

my cousin Rose Mary will often leave me

little notes on my car when I am at work.

I especially liked this one since the guy this

a.m. called me Miss LEOPARD!

special WINE DELIVERY —

a gift from friend LINDA —

thank you Linda — it was a very nice surprise

& I am sure the dogs barked their heads off

when you were delivering….

Chester photo bombing the picture

Taormina’s for dinner – time to have a good meal

before a busy day tomorrow. I am playing Volleyball

& Michael will be biking……

Mussels in a red sauce, I wanted to LICK the bowl

appetizer special — asparagus wrapped in prosciutto

& potato skins with bacon

small side of pasta

neighbor Roman stopped by our table to say HI

He was picking up this tasty pizza!

SMILE 🙂

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September 7, 2012

9/6/12 Happy Birthday Michael!

9/6/12

dogs get a birthday every 52 days!

1 human year = 1 dog year

beer beer beer……

presents for Michael

Biking friends came over to celebrate

neighbors came over to celebrate

Mayor Bob, Michael & Dean

Michael & Lily!

Tom, Michael & Jim

favorite beer of the evening

favorite present of the evening

Pez Presidents from friend Shannon!

Weasel waiting patiently for a piece of cheese

senior dogs are awesome!!!

a couple other presents for Michael –

auto emblems

I am playing volleyball in AC this weekend —

anyone want to spend the day at the beach

with me??? LMK!

Free Beaches!!!! & Casinos……..

Sunday we are going to the

Kennett Square Mushroom Festival

http://www.mushroomfestival.org/

let me know if you want to tag along!!

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POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Happiness is often the result

of being too busy to be miserable.

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September 6, 2012

Wednesday Sept 5th 2012 ……….a Tornado & a BIG Turtle

Wednesday Sept 5th 2012

Welcome to TODAY………..

gym class — as you can see by the clock –

(8:40) already 10 minutes late starting –

hate that bc I have to leave on time

which means I can’t do the whole butt kicking class

Picassa “helping” me do stuff on the computer.

sister Pat – hurry home the bitch cat misses you!

TORNADO???

friend Roger (thanks Rog!) sent me this picture.

It was taken from the parking lot of my work on

Tuesday night – it was confirmed that a

Tornado hit the area .. Crazy right??

Where is Toto???

friend Shannon saw the PREFECT GIFT for Michael.

It’s Michael’s Birthday Thursday so the package

arrived just in time!! He’s going to LOVE it.

Wait til you see tomorrow’s PotD!

what are the kids fascinated with???

a turtle!!!!

A BIG TURTLE — one of the neighbors took it

over to the pond so it didn’t get killed crossing the road.

Either that or he made soup with it?

Vinny – what is it??

lol – Kissing booth & a biting booth —

each only 10 ¢

Vizsla in trouble…..

do the work, get results…..

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What would helen do?

9/11/12 running, getting ready for interview, wine school

Monday 9/10/12 working out, NEW BABY, farm stand, STAPLES

9/9/12 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival

9/8/12 beach volleyball in Atlantic City, NJ

Friday 9/7/12 LEOPARD mobile, animal crackers, WINE, Taormina’s

9/6/12 Happy Birthday Michael!

Wednesday Sept 5th 2012 ……….a Tornado & a BIG Turtle

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