FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patricia Hurley April 18, 2012 (626) 590-1134 All Saint’s Ed Bacon receives the 11th Annual Thorny Rose! It’s official! The 11th Order of the Thorny Rose has spoken. This year’s recipient, All Saints Church Rector Ed Bacon has earned its thorny nod-having stood ground against the City of Pasadena and local […]

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I can’t resist a plant sale at OSH…and 25% off everything growing was too much to turn away from. So I headed off this afternoon with plans to just get a new rose bush to replace one that had died over the winter. Instead I came home with 10 6-packs of petunias and moss roses, […]

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Well, I was running but it was back and forth trips to and from the vet. I had appointments for all four cats (Nate, Hayes, Sophie and Mitsy) to go in for their annual checkups and immunizations. Since I only have two cat carriers, I took Nate and Hayes in first then came home, dropped […]

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was born on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 9:41 am. He weighed 9 lbs and was 21″ long. And of course he is adorable!!! He has dark blue eyes (so far) and medium brown hair. Did I mention how cute he is?! I stayed home with Robin while Kevin and Chrysoula headed to the hospital […]

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So now it’s just a matter of when this new baby will arrive. Soula goes to the doctor today where she’s hopeful they will decide whether it will be a c-section, or to induce, or to just wait for this little guy to come on his own. And while he will be little in comparison […]

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Went to the doctor today for my annual checkup and am happy to report that all is well. BP = 120/80, no weight change and no real problems. Still have to get a mammogram and colonoscopy (yuk) as well as a multitude of blood tests, but the doctor doesn’t expect to find anything. Let’s hope. […]

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Kept thinking about updating this blog and other things kept getting in the way. Primarily getting rid of Christmas! I absolutely will NOT be putting up so many decorations next year! I finally got all the crates packed up and into the garage just short of a month after Christmas…that’s ridiculous! To be fair, January […]

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Actually wondered if there would be any Christmas at one point. Came down with cold/flu/sinus infection/whatever about a week before the big day…and it’s been awful! Still can’t get it out of my system. As a result, lots of shopping either didn’t happen or was put off until the last minute. No cookies were baked […]

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The past six weeks have been brutal. November started off okay…except for one (or maybe two) of the cats. Someone has decided that he/she doesn’t like the litter box. And so one of them has decided to pee everywhere and anywhere. I’ve found pee in my empty laundry basket, in the bathtub, on the dining […]

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This past week has been beautiful autumn weather. And now it’s summer again. The temps are expected to be close to 100 degrees by mid-week…and I’m really not ready for this. I don’t mind the 80’s, but the 90’s (and 100’s!) are not supposed to happen in October! So far they’re saying we shouldn’t have […]

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“The Vault Project” at work has resulted in 3 days off with pay! We have an underground vault at work that houses all the utility connections (water, electric, phones, etc). At the last inspection by the City of Pasadena, they noted that it was falling apart and needed to be replaced. So we’ve had a […]

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It was actually relaxing to get home after my vacation. Kevin and I spent four days straight tearing out and rebuilding a bathroom in his house. There had been a leak in his bathroom wall that had been there for a long time…resulting in the drywall collapsing and the insulation and walls being soaked and […]

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Still not packed, but I have most of the day tomorrow to get that minor thing accomplished. All the laundry is done, so it’s just a matter of gathering everything together and stuffing it in the bag. Biggest problem I’m having is determining whether I’ll need a jacket…and whether I’ll even get a chance to […]

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Crossed off everything on my ‘to do’ list at work today and managed to get out at 5 pm! And I don’t have to head back to the office until Wed., 9/7! The best part is that everything is caught up so that I’m not going back to bedlam. Additionally, my supervisor will still be […]

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Took Nate to the vet last week since he’s been peeing EVERYWHERE. I was really hoping he had a urinary tract infection since that’s easy to treat. Of course, that was not the case. Turns out he has crystals in his urine and the vet is prescribing some special cat food for him. I’ve read […]

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Patrick came over yesterday and we started in on the garage–and I can easily equate it to a dig! I had started in with a few boxes and tubs on Saturday, but really hadn’t ventured into the bowels of the garage. It’s amazing today compared to what we started with yesterday! And, between the two […]

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…but just for a day tomorrow. And, I’m kind of glad since I’ve been doing almost nothing for the past few days. Just can’t get motivated. Went to the grocery and to PetSmart, but that’s about it. It has been nice to sleep in every morning though! I did get my front flowerbed planted and […]

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Officially I guess my vacation begins tomorrow, but I started in on ‘projects’ today. Since I’m planning to paint the trim around the outside of my house, I had to trim back the ficus tree just outside the front door since it was overgrowing the house. In the process, I ripped out a couple of […]

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…and then I’m on vacation! I’ll be taking two weeks (minus two days) off and staying at home with the hope that I’ll make some progress on projects around the house. Going in to work one day of each week to run checks, but that really won’t be that bad. I can handle working one […]

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Kevin is coming to LA tomorrow for a short business trip. Decided to take Friday off and have spent the past two days trying to get some stuff done around the house. The back room where Kevin will be sleeping was piled full of towels and sheets that needed to be folded and put away. […]

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