10/11/10
Originally I thought we would BIKE on my day off for my Birthday –
but really – we do that ALL the time & it’s not really “special”.
One thing I rarely get to do, but LIKE to do, is RELAX.
Sit & read have a cup of coffee in the morning
or a glass a wine in the evening while reading…..
I’m not really a “shopper” but needed a few things –
so after relaxing for a bit in the a.m. we
went out & ran some errands, did some shopping.
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http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/
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they’re definitely pretty funky
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sock shoes……. I’ll keep you posted on what I think
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We stopped at our Firehouse to drop off our paper recyclables.
we usually just put it out for the recycle guys but the
firehouse gets money/credit for theirs.
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http://www.paperretriever.com/Left-Navigation-Links/About-Us/
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sister Pat made a SEAFOOD dinner for me. I like seafood but
don’t eat it as often as I would like. THANKS PAT!
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presents from MICHAEL — WINE & the kitchen sink sprayer!
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Our kitchen sink sprayer broke & I said all I wanted for my birthday
was to have it replaced….. so ta da! that’s what Michael gave me!
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Poem I got for my birthday:
You’re the kind of person, Helen,
Who’s hard to forget,
A one-in-a-million
To the people you’ve met.
Your friends are as varied
As the places you go,
And they all want to tell you
In case you don’t know:
That you make a big difference
In the lives that you touch,
By taking so little
And giving so much!
Who’s hard to forget,
A one-in-a-million
To the people you’ve met.
Your friends are as varied
As the places you go,
And they all want to tell you
In case you don’t know:
That you make a big difference
In the lives that you touch,
By taking so little
And giving so much!
~ Mike Dooley
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
10/10/10
Today my friend Kathy invited me to go ORIENTEERING with her & her mom.
Do you know what ORIENTEERING is? If not, learn more here:
but basically…..
“Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills
using a map and compass to navigate from point to point…..”
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The “backyard” of BCCC
is Tyler State Park. I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again –
We are SO LUCKY to live in such a beautiful area.
We never take it for granted & ALWAYS appreciate it!
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Kathy helping mom navigate over a tree.
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our second checkpoint. it’s electronic.
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sculpture on the school grounds
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I liked the giraffe sculpture
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we finished!! I don’t think our time was stellar but we
had a great time navigating around in the woods
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Kathy & her mom & ME!
Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA)
sponsors the events – if you want to try ORIENTEERING
learn more here:
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tonight we went to Chickie’s & Pete’s for dinner.
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http://www.chickiesandpetes.com/
It’s a popular bar/restaurant in Philadelphia that we
never go to because it’s not real close & Michael
doesn’t really like it. I was in the mood for CRABS
& chickie’s is the place to go for crabs…
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i like drinking grey goose dirty martini’s
with my crab legs
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we tried their new menu item – Cheese steak nachos –
not quite “diet food” …. VERY TASTY…..
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Chickie’s specialty crab fries -we went with the combo….
regular crabfries & sweet potato fries…
both were yummy!
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of course Michael ordered wings – good thing b/c he hardly
ate any of his dinner – he was being rebellious – oh well –
it’s my birthday & that’s where I wanted to go!
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snow crab legs – one of the reasons people eat at Chickie’s!
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POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
————————————————— We come into this world crying
————————————————— We come into this world crying
while all around us are smiling.
May we so live that we go out of this world smiling
while everybody around us is weeping.
— Persian proverb
always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
10/9/10
We have often ordered take out food from Taco Suave
but never ate there. We recently read a review about
this place & the guy gave it 5 AH’s out of 5.
So we thought – we better get there!!
It’s minutes from our house – we could walk, but didn’t.
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OVERALL……. we all liked Taco Sauve and could agree with 5 mmmmm’s.
Next time I’d like to bring my friend PETE who speaks Spanish b/c
there seemed to be a slight language barrier…..
They were kind of slow which was FINE b/c we were not in a hurry
& it was nice to relax & drink my home made Sangria while
we waited. DEFINITELY we WOULD go back!
10/9/10
We have been having GORGEOUS weather here on the East Coast.
After dog school with Chester & Weasel we, of course, went biking!
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About a 15 mile stretch through beautiful Bucks County.
It doesn’t run all the time but yesterday it did & we got
to bike alongside it.
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Here come the train!
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The conductor DID wave but I wasn’t quick enough to
get that photo.
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We saved this turtle from getting run over
by a car.
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We were too late to save this snake.
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We stopped at the SPCA to visit our kittens.
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Unfortunately they were living at a foster home
& we couldn’t visit them. I was hoping
I could have convinced Michael to let me
keep one as a Birthday Present since I
didn’t get the Hot Air Balloon ride I wanted.
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Picture hanging in the SPCA
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I always like the shadow pictures when we are biking
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Here’s my shadow! lol
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We rode 40 miles today. It was a great ride 🙂
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Weasel resting after a long day of dog school & napping.
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got a birthday card & a buck from my brother Michael.
Haven’t seen him since 1988 for various reasons……
Weird, huh? Well, we do write occasionally….
The letter he wrote inside my card was
actually VERY FUNNY.
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and a an unexpected card from my
friend TIM SMITH…. with a
Starbucks card too 🙂
so very thoughtful ……
I never even met TIM!!!!!
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the next couple of pictures are IMPORTANT to understand the last
Picture of Today’s Picture of the Day…..
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Me & my friend’s dad MR BANNON –
~ he passed away this summer…..
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keep reading…….
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THIS is what I wrote in Picture of the Day back in July:
“FIVE DOLLARS….. Mr Bannon used to ALWAYS send me $5 for my birthday – just for the FUN of it…..this is last years five dollar bill. Who wants to pick up the tradition???”
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AND THEN — in the MAIL TODAY —
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I got THIS!!!!
I have the best friends, YES???!!!
Seriously – how thoughtful???
Thank you TIM – I know you were the “angel” who sent this.
You’re great 🙂
Check out Tim here:
http://www.smile-therapy.com/about-us/about-us.php
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I agree.
Your friends should always come first.
But real friends would never make you choose.
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anonymous
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???Friendship without self interest
is one of the rare and beautiful things in life.???
– James Francis Byrnes
– James Francis Byrnes
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???Show me your best friend and I’ll tell you who you are.???
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Friday 10/8/10
Today our Bike Club was meeting at Tinicum Park (45 minutes from Ivyland)
to mark roads for an upcoming bicycling event:
The Covered Bridge Ride
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The box is Michael’s creation to hold road painting supplies.
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mini club bike jersey hanging in car window
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Me & Joyce with Howard.
Howard is in charge of organizing the road markings.
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Michael’s box was quite handy
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the box even had a spot to hang the stencils
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oops – we did this one WRONG!
it was upside down it should say CB…
not backwards BC
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CB – this is correct!
Each color designates a different ride.
Green is the 50 mile HILLY & orange was 33 mile ride.
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Joyce & me at the first covered bridge.
Are there Covered Bridges were you live?
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not a bad place to be “working” –
it was a GORGEOUS day!!
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Joyce shopping at a garage sale near one of
our road markings
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one of our “tags”…. look for it if you are riding!
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cleaning off the stencils. You have to do this a few times
while stenciling because they get all “painty”
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I LOVE YOU BEAR. statue on the side of the road….
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first REST area – mile 14….
fully staffed & stocked rest areas where you can
refill your water bottle & fuel up with
home-baked cookies & more
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TAG! you’re it….
look for ME!
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after painting the town Green & Orange – we went
to Galasso’s Pizza in Frenchtown. If you live near
here – you must GO. If you don’t live near here –
It IS WORTH the trip……
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Arugula pizza – Oh SO Good!
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Brooklyn Pie – so delicious
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veggie pizza …mmmmmmmm
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a few more road marker volunteers
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Volunteers make the Club work!!
Thanks everyone for your help 🙂
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Those who can, do.
Those who can do more, volunteer.
~Author Unknown
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
van so that the people on the driver’s side could only see the
driver….who is a dog. The real driver, who is on the passenger side,
cannot be seen. Partway down the street in a residential area the van
stops and a man (obviously in on the deal) approaches the driver (the
dog) and starts giving him directions, as though the dog is lost.
Thursday 10/7/10
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OCTOBER is
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Thank you for the public service announcement Nick!
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THE NECROMANCER by Michael Scott
~the book i just finished reading.
Here is the review:
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/the-necromancer-by-michael-scott-review
Please let me know if you want to borrow this book.
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self photo – BEFORE
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after my new hair cut
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here’s another angle…
it’s not easy taking your own photo!
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The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson
consist in the fact that, from age to age,
nothing changes and yet everything
is completely different.
– Aldous Leonard Huxley
– Aldous Leonard Huxley
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
What would helen do? 