27 Pine Street

I have never seen so many peaches on one tree check out this tree!!!

27 Pine Street long view

Just a wee bit closer!

Check out the 2x4 holding up the branch!

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Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Hi you all-

I asked a friend of mine which performances would be appropriate for my daughters Susanna (12) and Natasha (9) and here are the ones he suggested. The Philly Live Arts and Fring Festival is something unique to Philly. It is modeled after the Edinburgh Scotland Festival

Fringe is just insanity, but a couple more weeks and it’ll be over. Some things you and the girls might enjoy –

Wandering Alice, Bethany’s in this one:
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2888
Tickets are really scarce, was sold out, but they just released a few, so buy them as soon as you can if you want to see it.

Karen Getz – should be a really fun and funny dance show,
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2873

Sebastienne Mundheim – visual puppetry dance theater, generally she’s really witty and accessible to kids and adults, this is a new piece
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2882

Tania Isaac – could be intense, but she’s a pretty smart modern choreographer
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2883

Leah Stein – improve dance with a 100 person choir, should sound spectacular and be beautiful
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=3136

Car Wash for a good Cause

On my way home from my listing at 27 Pine Street I came across a bake sale / free car wash. As it turns out there was a member of the staff of the community in the Newtown Square Community Center (home of the Marple Newtown Players) who had died of Cancer. The car wash was free, but after the effort the local kids showed and the quality of the job they did I felt compelled to donate. By the way my car was very very clean. Here is a short clip of the event.

Vacation and Volunteer in Africa

I was having dinner at a friend's house the other night. His daughter who lives in South Africa was in for a visit. She is involved with an organization which combines vacations and volunteering for South Africa.. It is called Volunteer Africa 32 degrees south . This link goes to the home page.

Volunteer Africa 32˚ south (VA32) was formed in 2005 in response to the need to consolidate and expand on various humanitarian outreach initiatives, conservation drives and social development projects in the southern Wild Coast area of South Africa. Under the leadership of Sean Price and Michael Denison of African Heartland Journeys cc, an eco-tourism business specializing on the Wild Coast and involved in rural community tourism initiatives and small business empowerment projects, VA32 was introduced to the market. VA32 provides the vehicle through which the above initiatives continue to grow by accessing the international volunteering market. This market provides the much needed human resources and skills bank for the attainment of our stated objectives.

To answer some frequently asked questions click here The biggest question is why pay to volunteer. I remember when I was younger paying to volunteer to work on a very old hotel in Cape May, The Chalfonte. We were helping the owners get the hotel ready, keeping an historic structure in shape and in business and having fun as well as learning about life in the process. A multiple win situation for sure.

With VA32 it will be the same thing - learn about life, yourself and help others. Good luck.

New Listing 415 First Avenue in Newtonw Square

What a great little home. Three bedrooms two up one down with a full bath on each floor. This home has a double lot. In point of fact it is two separately deeded lots both of them are 50ft by 140 ft in depth. Not sure if you could build another home, you would need to check with the township on that, but you sure have a big yard. The back is fenced and it has a nice deck out back as well as a private front porch. Here is the Link

If you would like to see a whole lot of pictures of the place click here

Summer Camp Visiting Day

It has been a quiet two weeks with both girls off at summer camp. We are lucky enough to be able to send them to a sleep away camp. The camp had a visiting day on Sunday the 27th. Here is a link to the pictures from the day which included fried oreo cookies from a road side stand, put put golf, and a wonderful lunch providedby the camp. Grand ma and Grand pa also were in attendance. The camp is Camp Timber Tops located in Greeley PA Just north of Buskill falls and east of Lake Wallenpaupack

Playing Volleyball for a good cause

The WILLOWDALE STEEPLECHASE GROUNDS were the site this past weekend where this author dusted of his grass volleyball skills for a full day playing 4's. The best result was there was no trip to the emergency room. That is victory in itself. It was nice to see a tournament for a good cause - this was he 17th Annual Ball Hog Volleyball Tournament & Family Picnic - this benefit event continues to support the Child Abuse Prevention and Youth Programs of the Turks Head Exchange Club of West Chester. The combination of competitive play, picnic atmosphere and beautiful scenery makes this tournament one of the most unique in
the country. We had a lot of fun, good competition, and a beautiful day. One side note you as a player did not go hungry because the tournament provided the "picnic" - all the pulled pork, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob and watermelon we could eat. The site was the steeplechase grounds near Landalf Pa. There turned out to be more than 30 nets. With 4 or 5 teams on each net. That is a lot of volleyball for one day. Skill levels ranged from recreational 6 people per side, to just below professional (AA) using 4 people per side (same size court). . Form is good here. There were folks from a wide range of backgrounds all brought together in the name of fun and sport.