9/20/10
somewhat of an uneventful day – fortunately for a change.
came home from work, ate dinner & walked the dogs.
that RARELY happens…..
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*FOR THE LADIES* (including joseph, nick & ray)
saw this guy reading on the early train —
a submission for Hot Guys Reading Books
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saw THIS guy coming home —
look HOW TALL he is…..practically touching the ceiling.
I wonder if he plays miniature golf?
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Chef Pat made us dinner tonight – pan seared Sea Scallops….mmmmm
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green beans ala sister Pat
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fancy dinner rolls
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garden salad served with Parmesan Crisps &
Garlic Expressions dressing
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Weasel & Chester patiently waiting for their
after dinner WALK
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Habits I believe can become our greatest ally or worst enemy.
We can be either the slave or the master,
the “creature” with passive acceptance like,
“It’s just the way I am…” or the “creator” of habits
that consciously says, “This is the way I will be.”
We create our reality by the habits we choose for ourselves.
I prefer to know that I am responsible for the habits in my life
and I can choose those that will help me be the person I want to be.
I am not my habits, but I am the one in control of them.
We can be either the slave or the master,
the “creature” with passive acceptance like,
“It’s just the way I am…” or the “creator” of habits
that consciously says, “This is the way I will be.”
We create our reality by the habits we choose for ourselves.
I prefer to know that I am responsible for the habits in my life
and I can choose those that will help me be the person I want to be.
I am not my habits, but I am the one in control of them.
– Jim Paluch
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archive picture from the weekend….
weasel lounging on the back deck —
waterfall flowing & I was enjoying a glass of wine
while reading the New York Times
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dog drivers
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Sunday September 19th, 2010
After breakfast & after getting the truck unlocked….
Denise, Tim, Joe & I ventured to Lambertville, NJ to check out
brother Raymond’s artwork. You got a preview last week –
but I wanted to get back with my good camera & without
wall to wall people (which is a GOOD “problem” to have)….
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You’re going to want to buy something!
I guess that’s the whole point of the show….
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if you go to the gallery you can get one of these
Fancy Bookmarks for
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FREE!!! that alone is worth the trip!
Here is Raymond’s website:
http://www.tuttometaldesign.com/
you can learn a lot more at the website – like how he studied in Germany
& what his favorite color is……..who his favorite sibling is….
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even though this CLOCK is
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SOLD –
Ray can still make one for YOU!
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Wind, Earth & Fire……
buy one or get them ALL….
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still available for purchase…
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Bee Gate. forged and fabricated steel and brass.
Who does NOT want this functional piece of Art?
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table & sculptures – for sale individually
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Tim & Denise trying to narrow down what they want to buy
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Forged & fabricated steel Table with stone.
Vessel is sold but one can be custom made.
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Campagna Gate. forged steel.
“take me home”………
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Jockey Box
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JOE “enjoying” the culture he is getting exposed to…..
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MASK – sold!
It had another name but I’m not certain what it’s called.
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sign in Art Gallery…..
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This is your LIFE — Do what you LOVE!
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The ease of change
is directly proportional
to one’s willingness
to reconsider
what’s best for themselves.
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Mike Dooley
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“The value of action is that we make mistakes;
mistakes show us what we need to learn.”
—
Peter McWilliams
always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
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Saturday 9/18/10
I was looking forward to wearing my new bike jersey.
We didn’t really have a plan — just “go biking”.
I was suppose to go to the Scarecrow Festival tomorrow but
if I could cross it off my list today it gives me more time to
do other stuff tomorrow,,,,,,
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(we rode 44 miles today – that’s over 1,000 miles for the year!!!)
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then it says THANKS in reverse so drivers can see it!
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I actually got compliments & THUMBS UP from drivers –
it was kind of cool……
I only had ONE brush with death today……
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we cruised past a PUMPKIN PATCH on our journey
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PUMPKIN PATCH – we’ll have to drive by later this month –
i know there will be many more pumpkins….
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loves this…. we saw this girl taking her HORSE for a walk…..
we NEVER saw this before…..
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here we are at the Scarecrow Festival!
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http://peddlersvillage.com/special_events/annual%20events.htm
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husband Michael checking out the horse & crow scarecrow
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probably our favorite — A CHRISTMAS STORY “scarecrow”
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Flick getting his tongue stuck to the pole
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had to get a picture with the Cat in the Hat
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i took this picture because it was the
DUMBEST scarecrow!!
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this scarecrow was a “trivia tree” – it was fun —
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What did the skeleton order for dinner?
Who did the ghost invite to the party?
What kind of dog does Dracula have?
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the BAT scarecrow
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sign in the Coffee Shop
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stopped here for a quick lunch –
el Taco Loco in New Hope….
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DAVE — this sign is for YOU!!!!
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Taco Tuesday……
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the house that was on picture of the day last month –
where Danny Diehl was an EMT & the house was on fire!
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Friday 9/17/10
Went to dinner with long time friends Mary & Chris.
Mary & I went to grade school together.
Her family lived the military life & lived all over until now…
FINALLY…she’s HOME!!
We went to Arpeggio – sort of in the middle of where we both live….
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(thanks Betty!!!)
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i tried their grilled calamari & would
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NOT recommend
you ordering this. It was probably the worst
calamari I ever had.
If you want AWESOME grilled calamari/squid
go here: D’Mitiri’s at 3rd & Catharine in Center City.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dmitris-philadelphia
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Mary brought this wine
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BOURASSA Symphony —
it is quite awesome – in fact – we’re going to
share a case
(Vanessa – you’re included!)
as Mary gets a special “deal”
since she is a member.
http://www.bourassavineyards.com/
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mary’s husband Chris playing with our dinner toys –
magnetic balls…..nice earring Chris!!!
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left to right
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mary’s husband CHRIS, their daughter Colleen,
MARY
friend forever, ME,
Michael & sister PAT
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dessert was the best dish of the night
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finally our friends are home!!
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Arpeggio grill – We most likely will NOT be going back.
The food was not very good & the service was worse than the food.
We did meet one of the bus girls EMILY who was supper nice
& efficient. We told her when she becomes a server
we will come back!!
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True friends can go long periods of time
without speaking and never question their friendship.
Then pick up like they just spoke yesterday,
regardless of how long it has been………
always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Thursday 9/16/10
Our friend Michael from the bike club asked if we wanted to go on a “recon mission” to check out the new Beer Store that opened last week. Of course we said YES!!!! The new Beer Store is near our house. Ironically – it is called The Beer Store… located at 488 2nd Street Pike, Southampton, PA.
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for those who don’t understand our excitement about a beer store….
In Pennsylvania you normally have to go to a Beer Distributor
(not a convenient store or gas station, or grocery store)
and you HAVE to buy a CASE of beer.
At the Beer Store you can buy six packs and even mix & match beers.
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The Michael’s going into The Beer Store
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They had cases of beer …. that kind of looked like wine……
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Michael’s trying to figure out WHICH beer to buy…..
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Chris the “bartender”.
The store will soon offer samplers & bar snacks….
it’s kind of weird for a beer store to offer this
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I made some friends – I know this surprises many of you….
On my left was BRIAN and on my right his son Kyle.
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I even invited them to the next weeks Beer Tasting
that Hatboro Beverage sponsors — do YOU want to come?
Let me know…..
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The owner of The Beer Store — making sales….
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tasting the goods when we got home….
Avery Brewing IPA. We liked it.
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Uinta Brewing Company ~ Labyrinth Black Ale
Chocolaty, dark beer. I liked it. Michael, not such a fan.
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Click here: Welcome to Cigar City Beer in Tampa Florida
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POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
------------------------------- Maturity is achieved
when a person postpones
immediate pleasures for
long-term values. -- Joshua L. Liebman --------------------------------------------------------------------
POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
------------------------------- Maturity is achieved
when a person postpones
immediate pleasures for
long-term values. -- Joshua L. Liebman --------------------------------------------------------------------
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BE AWESOME
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cat photobombing dog picture
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Wednesday 9/15/10
http://www.cbbikeclub.org/
was sponsoring a meeting
held at the Doylestown Library –
about 20 minutes
from Ivyland – near the Michener Museum where
we were on Monday night.
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inside the library — in case it’s been awhile for you….
when is the last time you were IN a library??
I certainly do not go enough! I LOVE books & reading 🙂
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Maryjane the bike club program coordinator presenting
our speaker Dr. Dorsey with a club jersey.
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Dr. Dorsey is a cardiac surgeon & avid cyclist. He spoke to our club tonight
about Induced Cardiac Arrhythmias following Exercise.
He was a very informative speaker & inspired lively conversation afterwards.
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snapped a photo of this statue outside
the library
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after the meeting a few of us held our own meeting
at STPEHANIE’s in downtown Doylestown.
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funny – when we walked in our friend TOM’s son MATT
was sitting at a table with his friends — we weren’t
expecting to see anyone we knew!!!
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Stephanie’s has quite a nice variety of beers.
We approved the selection & most likely we will return
……despite the tall urinal……
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It???s often said,
???A person who is nice to their friends
but not to the waiter
is not a nice person.???
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What will you never do?
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dog driver
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
What would helen do? 