Tommy & Erika, wine rep
The First “Blind Wine” we had to guess
The tasting sheet…Varietal, Vintage & Appelation
Scallop Dish paired with Chardonnay
Helen, Kathy & Mr Mustache
Smelling the dessert….
Helen with the WINNERS LOOT
“Things are only impossible, until they’re not.” -Jean Luc Picard
Summer 2008 we (Me, Michael, neighbors Adam & Debbie) were planning a longish bike ride.
(Ivyland, Pa to Frenchtown, NJ is approximately 38 miles).
The ride was scheduled for a Sunday & the plan was to attend a Wine/Beer Festival held in downtown Frenchtown.
Someone was going to meet us there to bring us AND our bikes home
so we’d be free to imbibe and not have to bike home.
On the SATURDAY before the scheduled ride, we were literally having a heat wave in Ivyland
BUT Michael & I were at the Beach playing volleyball where it was nice, cool & breezy.
{What heat wave???} In any case — the next day – the Sunday of beer & wine festival – the forecast was for
the same weather (HOT, VERY) so Adam & Debbie bailed (on SATURDAY for Sunday ride….)
b/c “it was too hot”. BUT – we didn’t “KNOW” it was HOT…
(I’m kind of thinking if we WERE home – we might have been tricked into their same thinking
– of quitting before we began………)
We were like – well, we’re going anyway…. so we did.
We didn’t know we couldn’t do it (“b/c it was too HOT”……)
But Adam & Debbie knew they couldn’t……
We did the ride & it was my best average speed to date –
not only did we ride in the “heat wave” but I broke a personal record!
In the end – it was NOT HOT riding – when you are biking at 15mph it creates a breeze – so you’re not hot.
We WERE hot when we got to the festival.
When you stopped moving & it was 90, sunny & humid it WAS HOT.
That was ONE story about doing the impossible/not quitting–
hope it wasn’t too convoluted & you were able to follow it……
I have others…….
Mission Accomplished
Experimenting with JUST WEASEL pictures
Below is a comic strip I sent to my brother Raymond years ago (in 2005).
When I see a comic or an article I think Raymond will like I save it. Then I give him a big envelope of goodies that will make him (hopefully) laugh (at least SMILE 🙂
Raymond is an artist (metal/scuplture) and he loved this comic so much he hung it in his studio. In April of 2008 his studio burnt down & he lost EVERYTHING — all his work for the past 20 years, all his current projects, his machinery/tools, his studio — like i said EVERYTHING ….. and to make things worse — he had NO INSURANCE…..
Saying it was DEVASTATING is an understatement.
BUT — the comic “survived” … sort of….. I don’t know HOW it survived. Metal MELTED but the comic was only singed & charred yet still “readable” —
WHAT I DID was ~~~~~~
I wrote the comic strip illustrator/writer ( Rick Stromoski) & told him Ray’s story. Rick sent RAY the ORIGINAL of this strip. (and signed it too).
Ray got the original framed with the “charred” one below it –
I think it is all pretty cool……because……
one – THIS comic “survived”
two – When i contacted the creator he graciously offered to sign & send the ORIGINAL to Ray!
I mean — we were total strangers to him – he really DID NOT have to do that…..
That’s the story –
— so EVERY TIME we see a cardinal we say
“I guess it’s a GREAT DAY…. I saw a cardinal!”
THANK YOU Rick Stromoski 🙂
GREAT! I saw a Cardinal 🙂
join me
Picture of the Day for real.
Do YOU want to receive the “original” Picture of the Day?
if so, e-mail me……… helcha8@aol.com
In an attempt to write more & reach more via a website (e-mail, at this juncture, limits who i contact) I’m going to select ONE of my Pictures from PotD and expand on it. I’d like to act like I will do that EVERY DAY but I’m not that committed (yet). Like I’ve been committed with PotD – I’ve written PotD for close to 4 years now.
Never missed a day. I impress myself.
Self-discipline is #5 of the 17 Success Principles. Betchyoure wondering what the others are………
What this is going to accomplish I guess we’ll discover together.
I ALWAYS like an adventure…….how about YOU???
Life is about the choices one makes!
LOOK! Annika sent me a NOTE.
Teach them young & they will learn!
Thank You 🙂
What would helen do? 
