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Sunday April 24th to Saturday 4/30/16 Volleyball, Weasel, Dani Rae

Sunday April 24th to Saturday 4/30/16

First volleyball tournament this year.
A new location for us: Long Branch, NJ
Partner JoAnna & I made it out of pool play
but lost in playoffs. We were soooo close to winning.
Weasel our fearless Frog Hunter.
This keeps her busy for HOURS!
RAINBOW!!!
Did my duty & voted!
May the best person WIN 🙂
played some indoor volleyball.
gotta get ready for the beach!
Keeping the skills sharp.
I did a quick drive by at the Lantern Festival in center city.
Heard it looks really cool at night!http://goo.gl/6DY8xg
Took Dani Rae to FRED’s breakfast club.
Her first visit here.
then we checked out the ducks in the Delaware River
Two states at one time!
PA & NJ
Weasel’s new look…..EYEBROWS!
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Death is more universal than life.
Everyone dies but not everyone lives.
~ Alan Sachs

April 17th to 23rd 2016 playdate, cooking, wine tasting, volleyball, OLD dog!

April 17th to 23rd 2016

Weasel’s play date decided to take a swim in our Pond.
Savannah is a cute dog! An Airedale.
Made this for dinner. YUM!

Here is the recipe:

http://wp.me/p3iSW4-7B

big wine tasting with my account Sette Luna in Easton.

Eat here, it is GREAT!

http://www.setteluna.com/

Wines by the glass…..all mine!!!
get one of each.This is at DRINKY’s in Easton.

http://drinkys.com/

We’ve been playing Volleyball on Wednesday nights.
Good practice for the Beach.

World’s oldest dog?

Maggie the Kelpie dies aged 30

in case you hadn’t heard…….
Maggie the Kelpie, an Australian dog

that was possibly the oldest canine in the world, has died.

Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news.

“She was 30 years old, she was still going along nicely last week, she was walking from the dairy to the office and growling at the cats and all that sort of thing,” he told the newspaper, adding that the dog had started deteriorating two days previously.

also in the news this week…..
Prince dies at 57 :(He was an Icon.
Using our Crappy Idea book to record ideas
during Beer School.
Weasel, frog hunter……
sister Pat & I attended a show at the library
Julia Child, a one woman show!

It was really interesting, we enjoyed it!

Made these, no real recipe…
just one I made up out of my brain.Roasted Brussel Sprouts, garlic & pistachio nuts
with a splash of balsamic vinegar.

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You build on failure.
You use it as a stepping stone.
Close the door on the past.

You don’t try to forget
the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it.

You don’t
let it have any of your energy,

your time or your space.
~ Johnny Cash

April 11th to the 16th 2016 crappy ideas, Weasel, going away party, Eagles

April 11th to the 16th 2016

Due to popular demand….picture of the day is back.
I’ll do a little catch up then get back to normal.
I really missed doing the blog more than I realized.
It takes a lot of time & I’ve been doing it for TEN years without missing a day. Yes, I have a picture diary for every day of the last 10 years. Crazy!

I came home from Italy to a present from friend Rich.
He wrote this book, check it out!http://goo.gl/fiVFMc
Weasel & I are back to daily streaking.
She missed me!!
I’m back to the gym.

Getting ready for Beach Volleyball & biking too.

the neighborhood girls.
We all got together tonight to say goodbye
to Kim & Denise who are moving. waaaah!WE miss you already!!!
Weasel on the porch
waiting patiently to be invited to the party…..
neighbors Kim & Denise who are moving 😦
those of us not moving (yet!)

Celebrating (?) at Taco Suave.
We love this place.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-suave-warminster

out for a ride today!

gotta get the bike legs back.

We rode from New hope to Yardley to
check out an Eagles nest (only 24 miles)

honest, there is an Eagles Next in those trees.
I know exactly where it is so I can see it.
THAT is an Eagle!

We saw mom & dad & baby heads popping up.
super cool.

I only had my iPhone with me & not my good camera
so I couldn’t get any “good photos”…

Embrace Change. (I try)

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“My next step in the right direction
doesn’t have to be a big one.”

www.marcandangel.com

April 8th & 9th 2016 Sardegna & Argiolas Winery

I’ll bet you don’t miss the floor much anymore
Traveling, eating different foods and drinking different wines, as the Brothers would say “that’s how you roll”

April 8th & 9th 2016 Sardegna & Argiolas Winery

April 8th & 9th 2016 Sardegna & Argiolas Winery

To see ALL the photos from SARDEGNA/ARGIOLAS winery
click on this link:
https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/7485

Friday April 8th 2016
We made it to SARDEGNA!
Argiolas Vineyards

http://www.argiolas.it/en/index.html

 

 

A little Traffic Jam at the Vineyard….
It was a long day. This was after our dinner
at the Argiolas Winery.

 

Antonio Argiolas, Maria (our leader), Lee Ann,
Barbara, Me, Kate & Peter

last day in Italy Saturday 4/9/16
T Hotel Cagliari

http://www.thotel.it/en

nice accommodations!

AT the Ruins in Sardinia

Su Nuraxi is a nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy.

http://goo.gl/3zVzWd

Poetto Beach near Cagliari
A view of Cagliari
and here I am in CUSTOMS in Toronto.

It was a LONG flight

home!

Great trip.
I was so fortunate to have the opportunity
to go on this excursion!

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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues,
but the parent of all the others.

April 6th & 7th 2016 Sicily ITALY & Cooking School

See all the pictures from my trip to Sicily here:

https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/7363

April 6th & 7th 2016 Sicily ITALY ~Tasca d’Almerita & Cooking School

April 6th & 7th 2016
Sicily ITALY

Onto a new City….SICILY!
half of our group at the Tasca d’Almerita Winery

http://tascadalmerita.it/en/

Peter, Barbara, ME! Maria & Marcelo

The pictures don’t to justice to the real thing
Stunning. (The views!)
Time to taste the Wine.
This one was my favorite.
Still in Sicily.
Next adventure was:
Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking Schoolhttps://travelerslunchbox.com/2012/04/24/the-anna-tasca-lanza-cooking-school/
Mario was the Chef in residence.

colleagues Tom, Kate & Marcelo were helpers

I got to stir the pot too
What we cooked.
I have the recipes!
Pasta with Broccoli
after cooking school we went on a hike on the
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Imagine you could take a magic wand
& use it to instantly change something about yourself.

What would you change?
~ Leo Babauto