Dabble

Being a Gemini it is natural to have curiosity in many areas. I enjoy music, nature, animals, photography, home improvement, gardening, arts and crafts, eating, cooking, biking, running, water sports, historical research, garbage picking, beer, wine, karaoke....basically I dabble with alot of different things! Life is short, why not try everything at least once? Follow me to see all the things that cross my path in this adventure called Life!

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Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s cycle path, illuminated with patterns based on Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night, officially opens in Nuenen [The Netherlands] this evening.

The surface of the Van Gogh-Roosegaarde Bicycle Path is coated with a special paint that uses energy gathered during the day to glow after dark.

via Dezeen

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Super creative!

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Time to make salsa and tomato sauce! Here is a variety of tomatoes that I picked from my garden over the weekend. I chose to pick alot of the big green ones and let them ripen in the house. Some will be used for fried green tomatoes others for sauce.  It was a good summer for my tomatoes!

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#NFL Football has officially started!  With that the #detroitlions won their first game 34  to 24 vs the #minnesotavikings  I have never seen so many touchdowns and plays taken back from our team in one game ever!  #reggiebush definitely looked very #barryesque. Keep the momentum up fellas!  (These cookies can be purchased at the amazing Ellens Bakery and Cafe in Sylvan Lake Michigan)

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A treasure found in my front yard with a metal detector!

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As summer comes to an end, sunset view over Cass Lake, Keego Harbor MI

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So long summer, you were the best ever!

Though we gotta say goodbye for the summer.....(long sigh) the time is here, the last weekend of the summer. What do you have planned?  Is there one particular thing you wanted to do all summer but continued to put it off?   I must say, this was THE BEST summer I have had in a long time.  Why? What made it so special?  It was the perfect blend of activities, visitors and travel.   Living in the heart of many inland lakes in Michigan is almost like being on vacation every day of the week.  Taking time to appreciate and gaze at sunrises and sunsets is a favorite pastime.  Whether I walk or hop on a bike I typically like to have a camera handy to capture the cotton candy pink sky or blazing orange horizon over the lake.  Embracing technology such as Instagram helped me to practice photography and help organize my pics with #hashtags #mysummer2013 #mygarden2013.  Now I just need to make time to print them out! 

So as this last weekend of summer approaches us, think of that one thing you really wanted to do and get out there and do it! 

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My home base for a day in Miami Beach! #Fontainebleau

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The Fontainebleau in Miami Beach

I recently spent four days in Miami Beach at the well renowned and recently renovated “Fontainebleau”. Hands down the resort gets 5 stars out of 5. My favorite part about my visit at this resort was by far the beds you can rent for the day at the beach. I rented one on a Sunday and it made for a perfect place to call “home base” for the day. My feet were aching from all the dancing I did on Saturday night so it was a win win situation to relax and spend time with the sounds and sight of the Atlantic Ocean. Aside from the beach, I highly recommend going to the hot spot club called “LIV”! I was fortunate to go there for free since my work rented the club out for a private party for two hours. The place was amazing with lights, sounds and decor that was clearly the BEST in Miami Beach! Don’t be surprised if you become star struck here, the rich and famous frequent this resort. Follow the #hashtags on Twitter or Instagram #LIV and you will be sure to see sightings reported! If you ever do make it to Miami Beach, be sure to at least stop at this resort for a coffee or cocktail. Just to have visited the place where The Rat Pack used to hang out is an exciting memory for life!

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Back from vacationing in Miami Beach!

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Todays rhubarb pickings packaged up with recipes from 1964 for random act of kindness deliveries #rak

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Here it is, the year of the blog! As a birthday gift I have challenged myself to blog attributes of my daily life. In celebration of my 38th year I am going to capture and share little trivial things as well as big milestones that come up. This morning is already a fun one! Typical first day back from holiday......My cellular phone is at home on the charger and I sat on a wet seat on the bus! I just need to get through today and tomorrow then I am off to Miami!