2/10/11
tonight i went shopping with my friend Jes,
an Interior Designer. She is helping me select everything
for our basement we are finally having finished.
Construction starts Monday….
If you need help with ANY interior design projects
let me know & I will give you Jes’s contact info.
It’s been great having Jes help.
It keeps me & Michael married.
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Many hands make light work.
– English saying
– English saying
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peanut cat
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these pretzels are making me thirsty
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
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Wednesday 2/9/11
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2/8/11
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Wine tasting @ Carrabba’s – every 2nd Tuesday of the month
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David – one of the guys who attends the tasting every month
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Lara – helps with the wine tasting
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Erika – the wine rep.
She tells us ALL about the wines.
Great Job Erika!
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first course “Spinach Fonduta” was delicious.
Paired with a Chardonnay
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Mama Mandola’s Sicilian Chicken Soup —
very “chickeny” & tasty!
Paired with an Argentinean Malbec
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Rigatoni Al Forno — paired with a Syrah
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Panna Cotta paired with a Rose (tasty)
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Rose’ — NOT in a jug or served over ice
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tonight it was just the girls – none of the regulars came.
LouAnn, Me & Heather
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I won a prize for getting the most correct
answers on the Valentine’s Day quiz
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my friend LouAnn gave me a gift card to Carrabba’s
as a thank you for working Wine in Winter on Friday…..
so essentially LouAnn treated me tonight…
Thnx LouAnn 🙂
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If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible…what wine is so sparkling, so fragrant, so intoxicating, as possibility!
Soren Aabye Kierkagaard (1813-1855) Danish Philosopher
always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
2/7/11
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http://www.howardsview.com/Shartlesville/Shartlesville.html
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The art of being happy lies in
extracting happiness from common things.
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extracting happiness from common things.
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Don’t look back, unless it’s a good view.
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2/6/11
My friend Kimeisha & I committed to going to Boot Camp this morning
because we knew the rest of the day we would be partying while watching
the Super Bowl. It was a good plan!
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We don’t get to see Greg & Jackie often so we always exchange
Christmas gifts on Super Bowl day.
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Greg with me wearing the gifts i got.
The scarf & Life is Good sweatshirt.
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We got Greg a Beer Pong table for the swimming pool
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puffer fish in the bar
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Jackie with some of her M & M presents.
Michael collects M & M stuff all year & give it to Jackie.
She loves anything M & M!
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FRED
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Jello-shots.
Small (jelly bean ones)
LARGE — the egg shaped ones
& Regular – in a cup
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Jackie delivering toilet paper in an unconventional manner
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It is a good thing to be rich,
it is a good thing to be strong,
but it is a better thing
to be beloved of many friends.
Saturday 2/5/11
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2/4/11
My friend LouAnn asked me to work an event she is involved with…
~Wine in Winter ~
~ Pour wine & meet people….. OKAY!!! I CAN do that…..
I brought along my friend JOYCE & put her to work too.
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What would helen do? 