Category Archives: Julia

Mother’s Day Encouragement

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Technically, since I’m in the East, today is the day after Mother’s Day. But for my Western friends today is Mother’s Day evening. No matter which side of the world you live on, Mom’s are great and we’re glad we have … Continue reading →

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Sushi Class

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Although my family eats sushi all the time, I don’t make it myself. I buy it from the store already made. I thought it would be fun to learn how to do it myself so last Friday I participated in … Continue reading →

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Hips and Floors

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Photo of the week: I was driving my son to school this morning and this is what I saw. To be honest I see the sun rising almost every morning when taking him to school. It is an amazing sight, … Continue reading →

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Fire, Running, Pink 2013

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Photos to get the New Year started: I looked back over my Daily Mile records the other morning. The very first run I recorded on DM was dated June 1011. It read: I run around a baseball diamond behind my … Continue reading →

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Haiku and Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Photo of the week: The historical information on Basho was found on Google. Site title: Haiku for People • Basho, Matsuo. (1644-1694). The name Basho (banana tree) is a sobriquet he adopted around 1681 after moving into a hut with … Continue reading →

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Dumplings vs. Chocolate

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

The holiday season is here and I have been nibbling sweets. I don’t really want to but this time of year, it’s just everywhere. I thought I was strong but evidently not strong enough. A couple of days back I … Continue reading →

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Highways are Ripe

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

HIGHWAYS I believe I might run a highway tonight There are all different types Which would you like Lined with lights Tar dark as night Sprinkled with incline plights Scary exits, just a mite Wild traffic sights Blinking signals bright … Continue reading →

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Exercise Social-Like

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Most recent, best pic: Saturday, a school near me had its annual walk-a-thon. It’s a pretty big school so there were lots of kids and parents involved. Some of us opted to run the course instead of walk it. I … Continue reading →

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Mistakes and Things Oct. 8-13

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Photo of the week: To all my exercise buddies out there, I had quite a learning experience recently. Things started off normal enough, my Monday workout was a simple 5 mile run. Nothing unusual but…… Tuesday I stayed home. This … Continue reading →

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Swiss Balls, Carrots and Running

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Photo of the week: This weeks workouts: Monday–> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31r9mvsSvwc  32 minutes of the Adam Ford Swiss ball Basics. Then after that, I did a 3.54 mile run in 40 minutes around the neighborhood. Tuesday–> 55 minute early bird run. (4.8 miles) … Continue reading →

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