What would helen do?

January 10, 2015

Friday 1/9/15 Chester,Wine tasting,Lunch,Forest & Main brewpub, Act II playhouse

Friday 1/9/15

Snow doesn’t’ stop us….out for a RUN.
EVERY day since Thanksgiving.
No excuses.

South African & some French wines today.
Tasting at the office.

got a ride to lunch in my co-workers car & said:
WHAT ARE THESE????
Invoices that are supposed to be returned to the
office after a wine delivery. He had TONS!!
I said: I’m getting a picture of this!!

Lunch at Radicchio Cafe with co-workers.
Server filleting a Bronzino fish

http://www.radicchio-cafe.com/

I totally out ordered EVERYONE.
Lobster ravioli with scallops & shrimp

co-workers Bob & Latrice.

Bob got a new job as a manager.
Anyone looking for a wine sales job?

the cards for Weasel keep coming in!
Thank you everyone!
We really appreciate your thoughts.

First time at Forest & Main Brewery in Ambler.
We stopped here before going to a Comedy show.

http://forestandmain.com/

Selfie

BACON POPCORN was delicious!!

Just took this picture because it had a VISZLA in it.
I guess he was in the play??

We were at ACT II Playhouse to see a comedy show.
At first we thought, WOW! no one is here but minutes
later there were no empty seats.
The show was good. Catch it if you have the chance.

http://ow.ly/H6yQa

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No, things are never going to work out
exactly the way you anticipated.
However, you’re much more likely
to get to a positive place
when you’re moving yourself
in a positive direction.

~Ralph Marston

January 10, 2015

Thursday 1/8/15 Chester, gym, Easton PA; Fish Market ; Maxim’s 22

Thursday 1/8/15

Me & Chester after our morning run.
It’s cold out there!!

gym time!

First appointment today at 3rd & Ferry Fish Market

http://www.thirdandferry.com/

Whiskey Tasting at the Fish Market

Eamon the bartender makes great cocktails

next tasting was at Maxim’s 22

http://www.maxims22.com/

Georgia liked BOTH the wines 🙂

Cardinal at out tree.
Love seeing these birds.

We’ve been getting Nuthatches too!

COUNT the number of times you keep trying!

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You can’t stop the waves,

but you can learn to surf.

~ Jack Kornfield

January 7, 2015

January 7th 2014 gym, Chester, Yianni’s, Bolete, Apollo Grill, Raymond, Vets

January 7th 2014

Boot Camp today

Favorite part of the Car Wash…Maddie!

Chester on town watch from his new Throne

Tasting at Yianni’s Taverna

http://www.yiannistaverna.com/

my chicken friends outside Yianni’s

stopped at Bolete in the Lehigh Valley

one of the top 100 restaurant in the USA

http://www.boleterestaurant.com/

LIZARD for the bartender at Apollo Grill.
Whenever I walk in they always ask:
what did you bring us today?

tasting at Apollo Grill

http://www.apollogrill.com/

stopped at brother Raymond’s studio to let
him try some wine he’s using for a wine
pairing dinner.

a visit to Main Street Animal Hospital.
I returned some drugs that Weasel won’t
be needing anymore!

Mosquitos describing blood??

Perception creates reality.

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Be miserable.
Or motivate yourself.
Whatever has to be done,
it’s always your choice.

~ Wayne Walter Dyer

January 7, 2015

1/6/15 Tuesday SNOW, Kristin, Cardinal, Center City Gran Caffe, Pour House

1/6/15

me & Chester out for our mile run in the SNOW!

this picture is funny.
looks like all his paws are off the ground

getting toweled off with new Dog Shammy

Gave Kristin her card for her new car
(with the gas $$$)

She loved it!!

Thanks for chipping in Deb, Mary & Marybeth 🙂

Saw a CARDINAL!!!

I think it is Weasel letting us know she is OK!

My office in center city Philadelphia

Visiting my new Account in the city
Gran Caffe L’Aquila

It’s a little bit of everything
Gelato, coffee bar, pastries
& lunch/dinner upstairs.

http://grancaffelaquila.com/

Check it out & report back to me!!
When you go let me know, I’ll tell
you which wines to drink!

We got a couple cards from friends
thinking of us & Weasel…..

(thank you!!)

$5 Cheesesteaks at the Jamison Pour House

Dinosaur for our bartender Vince tonight.
along with $2 Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper

Pour House with friends Marguerite & Denise

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It is one of the blessings of old friends

that you can afford to be stupid with them.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

January 5, 2015

1/5/15 Woodpecker, slippers, Dani Rae, Chester, Wine Glass, new car, Vizsla pups

1/5/15

saw neighbor Deb’s Woodpecker on our
morning Run. Wish I had one!
We do have bluebirds!

got new Cat Slippers.

I’ve been slipper shopping for years now
& finally found a pair I love.

You’ll Never guess where I found them.

While working from home today I had a little visitor

lunch break at LA FOGATA our neighbor’s restaurant

Chester in his new King Throne

using Weasel’s bed atop the ottoman

a friend thought this would be
a good year to start a
GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED JAR….
I’ve been doing that for years 🙂

You can put something in the jar when you come over.

woo hoo! volleyball partner JoAnna
sent me this FUN wine glass

It’s a hands free glass!! GOT WINE???

our gym instructor Kristin got a new car bc she was
recently in an accident & her car was totaled.

Friends Mary, Deb & Marybeth & I got her this card
& put $40 in it for gas $$$$.
Kristin is going to be SURPRISED

Vizsla puppies

ok, so this is really weird.

Yesterday when Weasel died, a friend of mine from
Facebook Vizsla Talk messaged me…her dog was in
labor giving birth right then. We previously had talked
about a puppy but I declined because I didn’t want
Weasel to be tortured by a puppy in her old age.

Trust the Universe’s Plan

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Just trust yourself,
then you will know how to live.

~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

January 4, 2015

January 4th 2015 Good-bye Weasel :( Pat’s birthday / movie WILD

January 4th 2015

Deciding whether we should take Weasel to the vet
or not.

At the Veterinary ER

Last time with Weasel 😦

Weasel had a spleen tumor & basically it ruptured
& she was bleeding internally. She was having
trouble breathing & when she collapsed in the back
yard, it wasn’t a hard decision to take her to the ER,
despite knowing what the outcome would be.

Princess Weasel Great Dog
11/16/2000 – 1/4/2015

She lived a long life, she was a great dog.

When we got home, a Cardinal flew across our
yard & landed in the tree in our backyard.
A sign from Weasel ??

CARDINALS have a long symbolic history of visiting those who are saddened by loss.

This comic inspired
How Weasel got to be a GREAT dog….

Weasel will be missed 😦

for sister Pat’s birthday today we
went to see the movie WILD

Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again. With no outdoors experience, a heavy backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail — one of the country’s longest and toughest through-trails.

WILD, we really enjoyed the movie!!

Flowers friend Joyce brought over
for Weasel & Pat!

the only fault of dogs, really…..
they don’t live long enough 😦

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As you breathe right now, another person is taking their last breath. They are praying for all the things you and I are taking for granted. So don’t complain. Be grateful for every experience, every challenge, and every surprise that you’re blessed with.

www.marcandangel.com

January 3, 2015