The Front Patio

July 4, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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I will miss the front patio. Alan and I have enjoyed many glasses of wine on the front patio listening to the fountain and trying to people watch in our neighborhood in the evening. We live on a quiet street, however, and people watching is rare. This is suburbia. Where we are hoping to move downtown, we will also be on a quiet street. It will be downtown suburbia.

Oh well, we can dream about people watching on our front patio. A front patio, a glass of wine, a fountain… and I think of sidewalk cafés throughout the US, Europe, and New Zealand. Front patios and sidewalk cafés make me feel leisurely.

Everybody (including me!) should try to allocate a bit of time each day for a cup of coffee, tall glass of sparkling water, or lovely glass of wine (or any other drink of choice) on their patio or deck in their front and/or backyard.

Happy 4th of July!!!

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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