lower your blood pressure

So one of the great surprises in my life is to discover a new blog. While doing a simple photography search in WordPress I stumbled across Prickly Pear Bloom. It’s part photography, part cooking, part quilting, part memoir and all quite interesting. I know nothing about making quilts, but I find her designs wonderful. Just…

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morning photo project 8.16.2009

We biked a nearly 20 mile trail Saturday with our friends Tom, Brett & Bill.  It was quite a trip.  We started in Fredericksburg and traveled ten miles to Millersburg, stopped for lunch, then headed back. Oh and the trip back had a gentle incline most of the way. It was cool sharing the trail…

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morning photo project 8.15.2009

We celebrated Megan’s birthday at the newly opened P.F. Chang’s in Fairlawn. The dinner and service was great. And the company of everyone there to celebrate Megan’s special day was wonderful. Today, Greg and I are joining friends for a nearly 20 mile bike ride through Amish Country.  I hope I don’t have to avoid too…

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ice ice ingrid

So last week, my friend Michele and I had the privilege to see and hear Ingrid Michaelson live in the 91.3 the Summit studios. She did a “rap” remix of her hit The Way I Am. It was genius. I found a YouTube video of her performing the song for another radio station.  Enjoy.

the morning photo project returns

Hey, did you hear that I got a new camera for my birthday last year? You probably did. I mention it on my blog and on facebook (friend me, you know you want to…) all the time. Any who, last year I spent a month publishing a photo-a-day on my blog. I called it the…

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my weight loss journey – the first 5K

I’ve always had issues with my weight. My “spare tire”, if you will.  Heck, I may not know how to change a spare tire (that’s one of the reasons I have Greg around) but I’ve begun to figure out how to shrink one. Saturday was an important step on this journey. I did my first…

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