Monthly Archives: February 2014

One on One – The Zoo!

I took Maya to the Zoo yesterday afternoon. We saw the giraffes, rhinosaurus, zebras, flamingoes, koala bears, wallabies, camels & elephants, and she got to play at one of the playgrounds.

Here, this camel was laying right by the fence scratching its head and neck on the rock, so we got a really up-close view of it. It was pretty cool.

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Maya, enjoying her cracker while watching the other camel …

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Having a picture taken with the gorilla is a must!

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I tried to get Maya to stick her finger in the gorilla’s nose, but she refused. Go figure …

btw, I now have a “Zoo” category for my blog posts, which means there are lots more visits in the future, and I can’t wait until Alo’s a little older to take there!

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More Alo & Maya

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We’ll pull out a new toy once in a while to keep him occupied.

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Grandkids in action

Yesterday morning, we took Maya to her music class.

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Alo spent a few hours with me. Here are a couple videos of what he was up to.

Yesterday afternoon, Maya at swim.


I have more swim videos, but the files are too large to add to my blog. I’ll upload to YouTube and will post the link tomorrow.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

May your Valentine’s day be filled with special moments with your Valentine without sand in your butt crack (or crabs)!

AND … Happy Anniversary to my honey! I love you 20 (x 2)!

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2001 – Hawaii, the Big Island

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This & That

A little of this – lunch with Ben and Evan yesterday at O’Brien’s Bakery. We had to get our last lunch in before it moves its location to Escondido.

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And a little of that – my friend, Sammy, sent me this picture of her baby daughter, Savanna, sporting her OBYoga Baby Tee while doing a baby backbend.

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And a little of this – cold cold COLD Asheville. Photo compliments of my good friend, Lynn.

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And a little of that – Photo response sent back to Lynn.

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Nati’s with Bill today anyone?

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B.K.S. Iyengar Awarded Padma Vibhushan

B.K.S. Iyengar has been awarded the 2014 Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service to the nation of India.

In response to the announcement Mr. Iyengar said, “This award goes to all Puneites and the art of yoga. I will continue to encourage people to practice yoga for a healthy body and mind.”

The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India, consisting of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India.

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JOY

Although I had to work and didn’t get to spend time with the grandkids, I experienced great JOY to have these pictures texted to me.

Bruce & Maya at the beach.

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& yesterday afternoon, Bruce had Alo.

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When I got home from work, I sat with Alo for a little while. He was doing some “tummy time” on my lap and before I knew it, he had scooted & pushed with his feet and legs until he was completely off my lap. I patted his little bottom lightly and the next thing I knew, he passed out.

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So precious, and we are so blessed to have these little people in our lives.

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Maya Friday

A short visit with Maya & a couple pictures.

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Off she went with her Papa to swim.

Today … Nati’s with Bill at 11:30. Join us?

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Where’s Chere???

Dear Blog,

I’m sorry, I haven’t forgotten you. Sometimes life gets in the way of normal everyday activities… such as blogging – a good lesson about letting go, taking care of responsibilities and detachment.

I spent the last couple days in a philosophy/asana workshop conducted by my teacher and an expert on the Yoga Sutras. It was an amazing workshop, and I feel so blessed to have come into this practice of self discipline.

The workshop was held at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of La Mesa, and Patanjali was dressed & blessed with garlands for the occasion.

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In the picture below from right to left (yes, that’s backwards) is Gitte Bechsgaard (Yoga Sutras expert from Toronto), Rita (an Ayurvedic expert from SF), Gloria Goldberg (my teacher who is a highly acclaimed Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher) and on the very left is Robin (Gitte’s assistant).

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Incredible people!

I had a great class this morning teaching my wonderful students and am now heading out the door for a pedicure. It’s a great life.

Nati’s at 11:30 tomorrow anyone?

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