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July 22, 2015

7/21/15 doggies, gym, Blue Bell Inn, Hotel Fiesole, neighbor Todd, El Barrio

7/21/15
these two looking cute together again!

Lunging at the gym

Vanity Plate: Yellow Lab

tasting at Blue Bell Inn

Blackbird Vineyards
One of my favorites!

next stop was Hotel Fiesole

Summer in a bottle
Chardonnay
Italian Rose’ & Napa red blend

Michael talking to neighbor Todd.
We thought his son had a playoff game
& we came to watch (a day early!)

neighbor Todd

thought we’d try a Mexican restaurant for
Taco Tuesday

Mushroom Taco & a “regular”

It was ok.
I think we’ll go back to $5 cheesesteaks…..

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Pretty much all the honest truth telling
there is in the world is done by children.

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
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July 22, 2015

Monday 7/20/15 Fish, flowers, Weasel, Chester, Dad, brother Michael, OWL

Monday 7/20/15
I was watering my friends plants in her house
& the fish looked hungry so I gave them a pinch.
(of fish food!)

Weasel always willing to help water the plants

LUCKY 11:11

Time to make a Wish!

Weasel helping me work from home

These two…..
haven’t had a recent photo of them together.

love these dogs!

speaking of DOGS…..friend Karen put this sign on
our front lawn bc she knows I talked about wanting
to try it. Problem was….the Pizza Huts around us were
all sold out!!!

We did find one relatively close by that was NOT
sold out. The pretzel hot dog bites were good,
the pizza not so hot. It was OK to try for once
but we won’t be ordering it again.

sister Pat went down to SC to visit our Dad
& our brother Michael.

This is my Dad. I haven’t seen him in years.
He’s happy living away from “home”.
He’s 87 yrs old, I guess he can do what he wants!

Our brother Michael ( I have 4 brothers)
has liver disease & prognosis is not good.
Pat went to visit him before he dies.
Crazy to say that but it’s the truth!
He does NOT look good.
I haven’t seen him in YEARS!

Cool OWL that lives at my friends house.
I need one of those!

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Trouble shared is trouble halved.

~ Dorothy Leigh Sayers
July 21, 2015

Sunday 7/19/15 Chester & Weasel take a swim in a creek

Sunday 7/19/15
Weasel helping me water the neighbors plants

We took the dogs for a swim in a creek.
Chester hopped right in.

Weasel wasn’t too sure about the water.

She was OK next to Mike

Chester liking the water adventure

trying to get a selfie with Weasel

The Weas

Tuckered out after their adventure

Manicure for me!
Beach volleyball doesn’t do anything for the nails.
Have to get spiffed up for the job!

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An easy life doesn’t teach us anything.
In the end it’s learning that matters:
what we’ve learned and how we’ve grown.
~ Richard Bach, “One”
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July 20, 2015

Saturday 7/18/15 Beach Volleyball with my entourage, SPIKE’s for dinner

Saturday 7/18/15
I HEART Volleyball

Time to Play Ball!!!!

Today’s tournament was being held in
Point Pleasant, NJ

partner JoAnna with Ken our volleyball boyfriend

Spectators today

Tanya, Michelle, Vanessa
kiddo in the background entertaining themselves

Who brings a Sleeper Sofa to the beach?
THESE PEOPLE DO!!

You’re looking at WINNERS!!!!!

First place today! woo hoo!

Poyssick / Diehl = VICTORS!

not ready……

READY!!!!

fun was had by all

SPIKE’s for dinner

Clam bake….
lobster tail, shrimp, crab, mussels,
potato & corn on the cob.

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“Success is the sum of small efforts,

repeated day in and day out.”

~Robert Collier
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July 20, 2015

Friday 7/17/15 Fred’s , office asst, Hospital, Casablanca, Taormina’s

Friday 7/17/15
Whenever Vanessa visits we ALWAYS have to
go to FREDs breakfast club

later I had work to do.
Weasel was being my office assistant.

Hospital Visit to see my friend Connie.
She’ll be there a couple more weeks.
She is in the rehab section of the hospital.

visited my Account Casablanca

When you eat at Casablanca this is an
excellent choice for a red wine.

These were our Dinner choices for tonight
at Taormina’s (byob).
Another place we always have to go
to when Vanessa is home.

WHO eats chicken wings with a Knife & FORK???

https://youtu.be/UxB-H6f3crY

one of my favorite go to dishes
Cappellini whith shrimp, crab & mozzarella.

Ava at the kids table!

the OBVIOULSY not ready for the photo photo

CHEERS!! Fun was had by all!

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“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.”

~Marianne Williamson (born 1952)
Author, Lecturer
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July 19, 2015

Thursday 7/16/15 gym,lunch with LUCKY, Gypsy Blu, Lucky Well, biking,Beer School

Thursday 7/16/15
Today was A**burner day.
this exercise gets your butt in shape!

Lunch at LUCKY’s house today

Friend Mary made us lunch on the grill today.
Grilled veggies & a hotdog

Home-made baked beans.

Denise, we might need to do a cook off!

dessert was fresh figs, melon balls & marscarpone cheese

Tasting at Gypsy Blu in Ambler.
My soon to be new account!

Next Tasting was at Lucky Well in Ambler.
He liked both my spirits.

took my camera to get fixed.
It was acting goofy the other night at the race.

I wanted to do a short ride tonight so
Howard & I did our own ride.

We rode 17 miles.

the other group rode 25 miles.

me & Tanya back Row
Vanessa & deb up front

We had a few special guests at Beer School tonight.
Friend Vanessa was in town from Boston
& friend Tanya came over to visit too.

and then Beer School was over……

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An honest answer
is the sign of true friendship
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July 19, 2015

Pictures from Last Week’s Rugged Maniac Race July 11th 2015

Rugged Maniac Race 2015

Below is the Cliff Note Version of our race.

This is the link to see more FUN PHOTOS:

https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/5898
Helen, Jim, Karen

Here we go!

Jumping over Fire Hurdles

THe Warped Wall like in Ninja Warriors.

I did it!!

YAY Karen. She is up the wall too.

Jim on the trampoline.
You jump up onto a cargo net.

Over the VERY TALL WALL

More Rope Climb

I’m sort of smilling……

Climbing up onto one of the last obstacles.

A slide into the water

Jim, Me & Karen

Woo-Hoo!

FINISHERS!

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“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible.”

~ Ronnie Oldham
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