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Monday May 17th 2010 mama’s, mex men, peb boys, fish, hoarders

Monday May 17th 2010

Mamas

outside at lunch today was wondering what this LINE was for…

Mama’s Vegetarian – an awesome lunch place

you can tell just by the LINE!

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saw these guys at the train…..
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wonder what it was all about ?
This guy was wearing a funny fake moustache!
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a new Pep Boy Kiosk at the Train Station –
i guess you leave your car & keys & they
come get it your car & return it while you are at work? 
It is a GREAT IDEA – they should have a rep
there telling you about it!
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Michael is going fishing…….
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….fishing in our back yard — we have WAY TOO MANY FISH —

please come get some!!!

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Today is NATIONAL PACK RAT DAY

“Each item you acquire along the road of life may have value
or serve some meaningful purpose. ‘Ya just never know……”

OMG – this is TOTALLY MICHAEL’s philosophy
& I am THE OPPOSITE…..
so you can imagine how that goes around here……
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the “secret vault” in the garage.
Michael made an attic that I can’t reach
bc you KNOW I’d be throwing out everything!
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in the basement we have 3 junky old metal file cabinets
that I HATE. Michael stores some of his PEZ collection
in there and….. a couple old CD PLAYERS!!!
WHO uses CD PLAYERS??
probably if i looked harder I’d find an 8 track player!
Help me please!!!!
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Hoarder in the Caveman Age

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“Trust your hunches.

They’re usually based on facts

filed away just below the conscious level.”

Dr. Joyce Brothers

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Make sure the dog owner you get is the one you want for life.

always positive,

Helcha 🙂

http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/

Sunday May 16th 2010 breakfast, bird, book, neighbors, cows

Sunday May 16th 2010

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created this “breakfast concoction”
~ toasted pretzel with cream cheese & smoked salmon.
It’s a redo. all good.
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got this Cardinal Photo while sitting on my back deck….
reading the  NY Times enjoying a coffee….
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cardinal on our garage roof – it’s going to be a GREAT DAY!
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

~ just started reading this book.

It’s a little weird but i heard it was GOOD.

will let you know…

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took the canines for a run – Weasel Romping
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Chester after a run …..tired
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neighbor TODD invited me over for spicy bloody mary’s.
how could I refuse?
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one for the ladies…….(& joseph and nick……)

~ Todd’s neighbor Jerry likes to lay out & tan.

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it’s kiddie city over on Todd’s side of the ‘hood
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impromptu ball game
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neighbors Todd & Bernie playing PIG
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Todd (blue) won!

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sister Pat & I went to Tanner Brothers for Ice cream.
It was VERY crowded.
Tanners is a local market – their specialty is dairy & produce.

http://www.tannerbrothersdairy.com/

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Pat sharing her ice cream with a COW.
They don’t really like ice cream!

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This habit of reading

is your pass to the most perfect pleasure.

It lasts when all other pleasures fade.

It will make your hours pleasant to you

as long as you live.

– Anthony Trollope

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the future of Apple:
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always positive,

Helcha 🙂

http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/

Saturday 5/15/10 Biking & Taormina’s

Saturday 5/15/10

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Ivyland Country Store – my first visit.
They are usually open 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. M-F.
This was their FIRST SATURDAY open –
we stopped to get sandwiches before biking.

Click here: Ivyland Country Store – Bucks County – Warminster | Urbanspoon

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inside the store they have a puzzle you
can work on while you wait
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We saw these PAINTERS at our start location

(Bull’s Island, NJ  – a GOOD 30 minutes from Ivyland)

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an unusual sight on Creek Rd…..
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not ready for photo photo
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Tom, Joe, Helen, Deb & Mary
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Photo Opp — the scenery is just so AWESOME –
pictures can’t do it justice
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we ran into friends Judith & Michael & stopped to chat
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MOO! ~ i see you cow!
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Michael photobombing my scenery picture
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Michael, Mary & Tom

(Joyce is there in spirit)

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Bridg
e leading to Bull’s Island – where we started our ride.

Click here: Parks and Forestry – Virtual Tours – Bulls Island Recreational Area

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Deb, Joe, ME, Mary & Tom
~ 33 miles today – Good job ALL 🙂
Great leading Michael

(& photographer)

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driving home through New Hope, PA —
the famous “rat” statue…..
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the Scrapper went to dinner with me tonight.
Scrapper ’05 Cabernet Fran. mmmmm.

Bought this last year when I won

FIRST PLACE in Women’s A beach vball with Kristy 🙂

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Special on TAORMINA’s menu tonight –
Baked oysters with Spinach – yum…..

If you haven’t been to Taormina’s yet – you are totally missing out!

http://www.letseat.at/taorminasofivyland

 

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You never know

when you’re making a memory.

~ Rickie Lee Jones

 

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The Llama Test:

 It is impossible to look at these guys

and keep yourself from smiling. I agree!..

Friday 5/14/10 first Porch Party of the summer

Friday 5/14/10

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Where the party’s at,  bitch…..

(get it? you’re not suppose to end a sentence

with a preposition – so i added a word)

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mmmmm, Sangria
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note on our fridge….no one noticed…
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Weasel relaxing before the excitement begins
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Neighbors ~ Debbie & Chris
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me with neighbor Adam & friend TINA
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AVA 🙂
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YEA FLYERS……making HISTORY!
Beat Boston & WON the series.
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lots of HAPPY FLYERS FANS!
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Friends Mary & Joyce (& me)
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Deb’s boyfriend Joe, neighbor Deb, & new neighbor Helen (WELCOME!)

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Deb & the Weas

 

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I think it’s probably a good thing to be considered stable,
but with a capacity for madness.

– Wayne Coyne, “The Flaming Lips”

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Thursday May 13th 2010 Biking & an assortment of other STUFF

Thursday May 13th 2010

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Thursday night bike ride 22 miles.
Amazon Joe, Bob, Helcha, Dean (& Michael)
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Michael bought me a new computer for my bike.
Already broke it in with my max speed of 42.1

(max speed of the night – not my life) woo hoo!

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hmmm – wonder what helcha is making with
THESE INGREDIENTS???
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my pen pal Stefanie shared this on her blog….
one for the ladies

…..(and nick)

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A friend of mine sent me this link: Pictures of Eyjafjallajokull 

I’ve seen them before but there are pretty awesome –

good enough to see AGAIN:

 

Click here: More from Eyjafjallajokull – The Big Picture – Boston.com

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Photo Study Of The Banding Of Peregrine Falcon Chicks

http://www.howardsview.com/Peregrines/Peregrines.html

 

really COOL……

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Property may be destroyed and

money may lose its purchasing power;

but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement
will always be in demand
under all conditions.

– Roger Babson

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Do you celebrate the things you do have?

 

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I wonder if he can make the ???Nyaaa??? noise too?

Wednesday 5/12/10 monkey, NYC Taxi, boat man, loose vs lose, piercing

Wednesday 5/12/10

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My sister-in-law gave me this cool
Chunky Monkey coffee mug –
this was his first ride on the train…..

the mug is totally cute – i know all are envious!

 

Thank YOU Rosemary 🙂

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hmmmm – I wondered WHY there was a NYC Taxi
outside my office building today…….
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Actually, not just ONE – but an ENTIRE block of them…

well….it turns out …. Robert DeNiro & Bradley Cooper are in town

filming the movie DARK FIELDS  — I didn’t get to see

much b/c you know… i was busy working…..

 

 if you want to learn MORE here are a couple web sites:

Click here: The Dark Fields: Bradley Cooper Film Turns Philly Into NYC ?? Geekadelphia

 

if you check out the above website BE SURE to look at picture # 2

and see HOW they spell streets…..hmmmm.

Wonder if that will get fixed??

 

the link below has some coolish pictures too-

Click here: PHILLY CHIT CHAT: WHAT MOVIE IS FILMING IN PHILADELPHIA – DARK FIELDS WITH BRADLEY COOPER & ROBERT DE NIRO

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Remember this from Sunday Picture of the Day??
well, crazy man made the front page…..

Can you guess which commentary is Helcha’s?
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Morris Arboretum

-{it’s maybe 30 minutes from Ivyland}

Click here: The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania

 

I’ve been wanting to go here for awhile & after reading this article & seeing the pictures

it makes me want to go even more! Anyone up for an ADVENTURE???

Let me know & we can make a DATE!!!

Click here: Wandering Through the Morris Arboretum | Things to Do in Philadelphia: uwishunu Philly

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Could not have said it better myself:

if you are interested in LEARNING proper usage
loose vs lose / your vs you’re/ a lot vs a lot
this is a

FUN great place to start.

Weird vs weird with dolphins getting run over is funny too

just read it……….

 

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stealth photo on train in first class.
I don’t understand the piercings.
any one wanna give it a stab (at explaining)??

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A line is a dot that goes for a walk.

– Paul Klee
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fetching a Big Stick….

Tuesday May 11th 2010 Eat What You Want Day

Tuesday May 11th 2010

 

Did you know that TODAY  is “Eat What You Want Day”?

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the dogs have been on good behavior
so they got a Frosty Paws Treat
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it’s doggy ice cream
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they like it – i don’t think it tastes so hot

(YES, i DID try it…for the sake of journalism)

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Weasel sniffing first
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Chester LICKING!
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I was on good behavior too –
so i had one of these yummy treats!
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very tasty & just 90 calories
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DOG or CAT?

 

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Here is a simple story about a man who travels to a village to speak to the wise man.

He says to the wise man,

I feel like there are two dogs inside me.

One dog is positive, loving, kind and optimistic.

Also, I have this fearful, pessimistic, angry and negative dog

and they fight all the time.

I don’t know who is going to win.

The wise man thinks for a moment and responds,

“I know who is going to win.

The one you feed the most. So feed the positive dog.”

 

~ Jon Gordon

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