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August 4, 2014

8.3.14 mini High School reunion, it’s been a few years…..

see all the pictures from today here:
https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/4509

8.3.14
Mary, Maureen, Donna, HELEN, Loretta & Lynne

We’ve know each for almost 40 years!

The dogs were a big hit too!

Chester, Lucky & Calvin

Chester got some eyebrows

Calvin got some beer…..

Denise & husband Tim
(Denise didn’t make the first group photo)

Me with my yearbook picture

Donna with her picture

Chester with Patty Karalius….

Michael, Me & Chester

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‘We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.’

~Bill Watterson
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August 3, 2014

Saturday 8/2/14 DOG needs home, Weasel, Chester, HAWK, Becker’s Corner

Saturday 8/2/14
PUP NEEDS A HOME (please share)

2 year old male…Jack Russell mixed with beagle.
so CUTE. Up to date on all shots and neutered.

Doggies went for mani/pedi’s

Can you see the GUARD CAT??

and reflection of me & Weasel?

Chester posing with our beautiful basil bush.
Please come help yourself, we have PLENTY!

We watched this HAWK, first guard his kill.

then watched the Hawk eat his kill (a bird)

Becker’s Corner

We were out doing some reconnaissance
for the Covered Bridge Ride
http://www.cbbikeclub.org/covered-bridges/covered-bridges-ride

and we came across this place for lunch.

(Linda/Joyce we left brochures there for the ride!)

I like how you can buy NIGHT CRAWLERS
at this restaurant…..

Loving the seasonal Polar Seltzer flavors.

Relaxing on a Saturday afternoon.
wow! When does THIS happen???

neighbor Deb & Michael on plant duty.
getting all the dead flowers off.

time for bed…..

I need to find HUMOR in my broken phone.
who can help?

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“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

~Maria Robinson
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August 2, 2014

Friday August 1st 2014 Wine School, Macaroni’s, Cafe Michelangelo, A T & T

Friday August 1st 2014
Still loving my princess mug from friend Joyce.
Well, I’m not really sure who that character
is, but you might know!

Joyce?

friend Debbie using my ZEBRA mug at FRED’s.

Remember if you go to FRED’s send me
a picture of you using my mug & you
will be featured on Picture of the Day!

Construction coming along near my office

WINE SCHOOL
~ Chardonnay & Pinot Noir tasting today

New outdoor area at Macaroni’s in NE Philly

It is SUPER cool ~ Check it out!!

http://www.macaronis.net/

This car had a Dinosaur Jesus Fish,
this was the best photo I could get!

Hey MB, here’s a Crab Fest for us to check out!

Cafe Michelangelo on Sept 13th

http://www.cafemichelangelo.com/

so my iPhone is broken 😦
got water damage…..
fortunately we have insurance!

It’s a challenge for me to have a broken phone
as it is the lifeline to my business.
The store got it “functional” until a new one
is shipped to me.

ran into Hugh Skiffington….who happens
to be an old friend of a former co-worker
at the Stock Exchange.

Funny how you run into people.
There’s probably some connection to Kevin Bacon, too.

Judge the day by what you sow…..

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The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

~Moliere
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August 2, 2014

7/31/14 Wine tasting with famous winemaker Stephanie of Trotter 1/16

to see all the pictures from tonight’s tasting go here:

https://helenspicturesoftheday.shutterfly.com/pictures/4475

7/31/14
Last day of July….
Great day for a WINE TASTING.
goodbye July Hello August!

Friend Stephanie was in town.
She’s a winemaker in Napa & she came over
to host a little wine tasting at the
Lucky Leopard Lounge.

Stephanie is 1 of 16 children…hence the name
of the wine. Wine names all have stories.

Learn more here:

https://www.116wines.com/

friend Stephanie from Wine School with
her friend Megan

Stephanie is also part of the team at Tedeschi.
We tasted this lovely Viognier.

http://www.tedeschifamilywinery.com/

friend Mary & Stephanie

awesome “groupie” …..

Stephanie pouring the liquid gold….
love this juice!

Chester was part of the farewell committee.
He escorted everyone outside.

Colleen, Chester & Ernie

Lynne, Chester, Stu

Jon is a new fun wine friend 🙂

Jon’s friend Ann hanging out with Weasel

it was an interesting evening…..

CORKS!

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Here’s a trick that seems to work for me
when the going gets tough:
I put exactly what I want to happen in my mind
and I just act as if that is what is happening.
I am not wedded to the outcome,
I just live in the present, the present that I want,
no one else’s “reality” concerns me.

It takes practice but I sense you are exactly the type of individual who creates your own destiny (life).

~Alana Gentry

https://twitter.com/girlwithaglass
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July 31, 2014

7/30/14 gym, MELT, Valenca, Bella’s, Hawaii friends….

7/30/14
we had a sub at the gym today.
We miss KRISTIN!!!

heads up….Thursday is KISS YOUR DOG DAY!

Pucker up!!!

MELT

Had an appointment here today.
opened the account & made a Sale!

http://meltgrill.com/

MELT is such a COOL place.

and you can drink my wine while you are there….
Pinot Gris, Arneis or Sancerre

All delicious!

Next appointment was at SANDS CASINO

They are a great customer of mine!

Tasting at Valenca today.

They have LOTS of my wines 🙂

http://valencaonthesquare.com/

Mary, Marguerite & Paul

on my way home from Work…..
Met up with friends from Hawaii (home for a visit)
Bella’s in Hellertown

http://www.bellasristorante.com/

Horse for the waitress

We left her a poem too

There once was a server named PAIGE
whose wisdom exceeded her age.

It’s an ARM of course
your reward is a horse.

(there is a story behind the ARM comment!)

Your service is all the RAGE 🙂

love, Front table by the window

…..all I have to say is:
We crack ourselves up!

Me, Marguerite & daughter Mary

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A kind word is like a spring day.

– Russian saying
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July 30, 2014

7/29/14 gym, work, Vanity Plates, Harry’s Taproom, nabrasa

7/29/14
training for the next race…..

the buildings by my work, making progress.
I can’t believe they are fitting all these houses
in that one little spot. Wonder what they will
sell for?

someone “planted” these flowers outside my office

I kept think of them as EYEBALL FLOWERS

not a Vanity Plate but a cool sign on
the back of this SUV

I think everyone should be able to get this one?

stopped to see my customer at RADICE.
Great place to eat!

http://www.radicerestaurant.com/

Met a co-worker here at Harry’s Blue Bell Taproom

They are now selling my RIESLING so if you eat
here & don’t drink beer, order a RIESLING!

http://www.harrysbluebelltaproom.com/

I went with an IPA & a Stout.

both quite tasty….

got stuck behind this guy & got OUT from
behind him as quick as I could.
You never know when something can go wrong…

nabrasa is giving every table a bottle of wine
with 6 or more people. Tell them I sent you!

http://www.nabrasa.com/

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In the confrontation between
the stream and the rock,
thestream always wins,
not through strength,
but through persistence.
~Buddha
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July 29, 2014

7/28/14 Storm, work from home. Weasel, Chester, Sangria

7/28/14
morning skies after the storm the night before

Pictures from last nights storm

WHY Chester has to take drugs….
he gets all freaked out during a storm &
the Thunder shirt only helps so much.

Working from home, it’s a loooong day.
10 hr work day…..

My assistant Princess Weasel Great Dog

Chester just hanging out

friend Nick & bf Josh made my FAMOUS SANGRIA

https://whatwouldhelendo.com/2011/04/24/tasty-sangria-everyone-will-ask-for-this-reci-0/

Nick & Josh enjoying the delicious Sangria
made from my famous recipe!

Enjoy 🙂

everyone could use a Horse Hug!

everything happens when it should…..

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Our ultimate freedom
is the right and power
to decide how
anybody or anything
outside ourselves
will affect us.

~ Stephen Covey
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