Elite Living

Bird Condo

Even birds need to be pampered, well, if you live in Wisconsin that is!  

Running Circles



Quilt from the Oneida Nations

Meetings, training sessions and lots of running around for my job.  Some days I just long for closet I can lock myself into and get my work done.....no interruptions, no phone calls, no bills, no email and absolutely no SOCIAL MEDIA!  Technology can be both wonderful and time consuming.

So tomorrow morning will be an extra coffee, plus a pecan caramel roll kind of day.  A little sugar and caffeine always motivates me.  Thanks for the treat Bike man!!!

Time Change

With the time change here in the Midwest, my after work runs are getting more colorful, and by next month, will get much darker and way more colder.  Wore my headlamp for the first time since last March.  I like the seasonal changes, but exercising outdoors after it gets dark is a little challenging.  My advice, find a partner that will encourage you.  Holding each other accountable for your workouts will bring commitment and accomplishment.

So the weather man used the "S" word today.  Looks like we are inching closer and closer to winter.

Cleaning Up

There's an abundance of kale still hanging around in our garden.  You gotta love kale for being one of those hardy cold weather plants.  Picked a whole grocery bag today and there's tons more still out there.  Made some Mexican rice tonight for dinner and what did I throw in the pot?  That's right, kale!  Very tasty.

 

Bike man and I worked outside all afternoon.  It's that time of the year when the yard needs to be raked, the garden needs to be cleaned and everything needs to be winterized.   We got a good start, but we still have more raking to do. 

Got a run/walk in today with my dear friend Joan.  Friends make exercise much more enjoyable! Bike man switched his road bike to the trainer.  I guess this means we're ready for winter.....well maybe.

Happy Anniversary

After 30 years, we just had to celebrate tonight. When I look back to November 1983, I was nearing my graduation from UW-Stout and Bike man was still attending classes.  Wow, it seems so long ago.  A lot has happened in the last 30 years.....Happy Anniversary honey.

A Fall Wedding

What a gorgeous day for a wedding.  Sunny skies and 50+ degrees near Minneapolis, MN. 

 

Bike man and I were on wedding duty last Sunday.  Our daughter's best friend was getting married, so we were there to help.

 

Lots of decorating and set up.  Isn't that what weddings are all about?

 

The barn was so unique and rustic.

 

The soup and stew was made three weeks ago by our daughter Becca and me!  My favorite was the Chicken Wild Rice soup.

 

The bride Artena and her dad Steve.....awwwh, so touching.

 

The beautiful bridesmaids, Whitney, TJ, and Anna.  Our daughter Becca  (left) was the Maid of Honor.  The late afternoon sun was perfect.

 

The wedding ceremony of Artena & Dana....

 

Wedding planner/coordinator Eileen.

 

College friend Theresa.....thanks for all your help!

 

Soul sisters, Whitney and Becca.

 

The brides parents, Steve and Arlene.

 

Man of Valiance, Joshua and Maid of Honor, Becca.  Great wedding and I'm glad Bike man and I could be a part of the celebration. 

Isabel Suppe

Isabel Suppe & Aiden

 

 

So Aiden has a new friend.  Isabel Suppe, from Argentina, is staying with us for several night.  Isabel was my author presenter tonight at my public library.  It's been great having Isabel as our guest, and of course the cats love her, and thank heavens she loves cats.  I highly recommend Isabel's book, Starry Night, which tells the story of Isabel's ice climbing accident and how she survived for 2 days and 2 nights in the Bolivian Andes.  It's an amazing story of survival and a must read.