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| with Hil and Richard |
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| Our 4 kids (Sprite RIP 7-8-13) |
Rob here- Maybe it's my optimism, eating light, getting lots of dog walking exercising, or just a lot of coffee... but at 51 I still feel like I'm in my 30s and have been doing a lot this year. I
love my job, weather, working with dog rescues
(Coast-to-Coast Dachshund Rescue and DC Weimaraner Rescue), taking great trips (like
England), reading comic books, dressing up like the superhero Green
Lantern at the
Baltimore Comic-Con, spending time in the backyard with
Tom and the dogs, investigating and helping rid houses of hauntings, spending time with family and friends and
helping others.
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| At Jake's graduation |
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| Family time! |
Several friends on
Inspired Ghost Tracking group have become like family
to us and investigating is always an adventure. I will say that we've
met a lot of families dealing with hauntings and helped them out.
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| Met the Beekman Boys! |
I was fortunate to meet
Beth Kaufman this year at a book fair, and became her volunteer
editor on her first book that I assisted her in getting published
called:
"Make Mine a Double Mastectomy that is!" Knowing Beth has been a
gift to both Tom and I and she makes us laugh a lot! We were fortunate to meet and befriend
Isabella and Darby after meeting Isabella in Sept. 2012 at the Baltimore Book Festival. She's an amazing Adult Fantasy author of the
"Bound" trilogy and "
Legion" series.
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| Rob as Green Lantern at ComicCon |
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| Dog rescue Huck to Jon and Erin! |
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| At Baltimore Book Festival |
We have GREAT neighbors who are also friends. You get what you put out, though. We enjoy talking with everyone and getting to know each other. That's a lost art in many neighborhoods.
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| Made the cover of a local mag |
This year we've had a couple of neighborhood dinner gatherings and a lot of fun.
- From our UK Travels, we've befriended Anne Marie at ATPvacations (great agent!), Paul and Sonja Fogg who have great B&B we've stayed at twice, and recently met James, who is a pilot at 19!
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| Tom and I in the UK |
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| Tom and a rescue dog |
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| fun with friends Darb and Isabella |
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| Our friend Beth and her book! |
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| Gardening in the backyard |
I've done a
LOT of book-related appearances and Internet radio interviews (on ghosts and spirits), and appeared on the front of the city's first issue of the local magazine. I've also been able to pass along several messages from loved ones who passed (including dogs and cats) that have helped comfort people - things that I couldn't possibly know about. I love opening for my friend Barb Mallon's medium sessions, too. She's fun and amazing. I assisted my friend and medium Ruthie Larkin a little with her website and am amazed by her abilities.
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| Said goodbye to Sprite |
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| Inspired Ghost Tracking Team |
This year we've also said goodbye to our senior dog, Sprite, but he came back with amazing messages to 3 different mediums who all said the same thing (and don't know each other). We also adopted little Tyler the black and tan dachshund who makes us laugh and is super whacky.
In short, life is what you make it. Despite the health issues that may get in the way, and we all have some, especially over 50, try to look past them and enjoy life and laugh every day. I hope you've enjoyed some of the pictures from the last year. TO EVERYONE: if you're in my life, you are a gift to me!
