Wayne Memorial Day Parade Way Too Much Fun

Wayne Memorial Day Parade View from a Marcher

On Monday May 26, Wayne Pa held it's Memorial Day parade. The parade stretched for over 2 miles and went on for 2 hours. Crowds were 5 and 6 deep through the center of town with an estimated total of over 25,000 in attendance. I was lucky enough to walk along with my daughter as part of the Radnor Girls Little League. Our team Nova had two girls in attendance.

The girls Natasha and Quinn had a great time. To link to the slide show of all the shots click '>PARADE SHOTS

Here are some of the shots. When participating in a parade like this one you get a chance to see many of your neighbors along the way. Friendships like these are what make Wayne Pa a great place to live. The
Wayne parade has antique cars and much more; from Cub Scouts to a working Conestoga Wagon, and to quote from the Main Line Times of

May 22 2008 "The parade, now in its 33rd year, will have nearly 70 marching units and include many township organizations such as Scout troops, nonprofits, civic clubs, fire companies and veterans’ posts. "

Many activities happen here this time of year on the Main Line. There is the Devon Horse Show or you can leisurely take in the sights at Longwood Gardens. This time of year the floral display is amazing. Competing with the parade are many other activities you can find nearby. One very large draw which kept the crowds marching in the parade and along the parade route from being even larger would be the New Jersey beach/ shore . If it was any closer we would be in New Jersey.

As for the Main line, The Upper Main line Y is sponsoring a group of Dads and Daughter's formerly called Indian Princesses, but now called Adventure Guides. They are having an outing at Dorney Park.

If you and your daughter are

interested here is a link to our web site. I am a member with my daughter and we have a good time. I also did this program with my older daughter and she has some great memories of our times together - Like roasting a hot dog on a stick ...

This late spring they will be having a recruiting drive at the Upper Main Line YMCA on Thursday, June 5th from 6:00PM to 7:30PM. The YMCA Adventure Guides, formerly known as Indian Guide and Indian Princess, is a parent/child program designed to help build strong, lasting relationships & memories. Activities designed for both Adult & Child (beginning in Elementary School age and many remain active well into Middle School years). Activities include overnight weekend cabin camping at regional camps, overnights in museums & aquariums, canoeing, rock wall, archery, bowling, skating, pinewood derby, ball games, swimming, amusement parks and more. You can join Adventure Guides anytime & you don’t have to be a member of YMCA

Action Trek Adventure Philly

This was a great Day-- Susanna and I teamed up as the Wayne Warriors. We finished First
#1 in the family category and # 50 overall. What a great day! Time flew by. We solved clues ourselves, we called our strategic partners at home (mom and Natasha) to help. We rode the busses, trolleys, car share and subways. We covered the city from Northern Liberties to Penn to Olde City. We saw the Betsy Ross House, Franklin's grave, The Northpoint Bowling Alley, Penn's Campus -- Lots of Fun. Here is the Pictures of the day of some of the day

New Listing - Home for Sale in Highland Park neighborhood 138 N. Carol Blvd

Tom Lowy has the priveledge of listing another home for sale. This home is a great place to begin your real estate adventure. It has hardwood floors throughout the three (3) bedrooms, a lovely, cute garden in front and a nice garden / picnic area in the back. Three bedrooms two of which are large enogh wher either could be used as your master bedroom. The hall bath has tile floor, tub shower and features a new sink and vanity. see 138 N. Carol for more information

Flowers and Activities

It is definitely sprin on the Main Line. The Devon Horse Show is in town this month.

Also in Wayne it is Elementary School Spring Fair time. Wayne Elementary on West Wayne Ave in Wayne is having their Spring Fair this Saturday may 10 from 10 till 3:00 and Tom Lowy will be on the Grill with a new item Corn on the Cob!! Radnor Elementary will also be having their Spring Fair.

This Month there is also Mother's Day.

High Trek Adventure Philly

This Blogger and his daughter are City Adventure Trekking tomorrow. Here is the link to the events description. http://tinyurl.com/4po34k I hope to have lots of fun with my daughter. Our Team name is the Wayne Warriors. We are still working on the costume. Wish us luck. I do not think we will make it to the after party.

Mulch is Available

To all Radnor residents - Wayne, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, St Davids - the township has begun stocking leaf mulch in the usual spots. Leaf mulch is a great organic way to keep weeds out, fertilize bed and take advantage of the leaves you put at the curb during the fall.

NWPA Progressive Dinner was a hit!!

The Annual N. Wayne Progressive Dinner

What a great time had by all. Irene Junior and Jill Stavrakos are the two people to thank for making it happen.

Spring is on the way

As I was traveling home from West Chester after taking more recent pictures of 26 Fox Brook Lane in Thornbury Hunt which did not have snow in them, I passed a stand selling pansies. Had to stop and buy a flat. Pansies by the flat, a sure sign spring is on the way!!!!! Not only that, the Philadelphia Flower Show was here and it was wonderful. If you missed it this year I would recommend it. It is fun, smells good, and is educational too.

Kudos to ATT Service

I must say I was impressed by the AT& T service people.

I took my phone which was not working to Cellular Concepts in Wayne PA. After looking at the phone he wrote a referral to the AT& T repair center. I did not have insurance on the phone and the the touch screen was not working. It lit up, but no visual -- not good!

With Referral in hand I went to King of Prussia the Warner Road repair center. I was seen in 2 minutes and had a replacement phone with in 15 minutes. I was still under warranty and now with the replacement device they have added an extra 90 days warranty on the back end of the 1 yr warranty. Wow.

Although they were not able to save phone memory items, the data from the SIM card was transferred cleanly. Luckily did do a sync to my computer before going so all my contact data and numbers were transferred to the computer.

26 Fox Brook Lane - New Listing

It has been quite a week what with the election and Valentines day and cold weather and oh yes, A new listing - 26 Fox Brook Lane, in Thornbury Hunt. The development was one of the most successful Toll Brothers has ever built. This beautiful home is on a corner lot and has many of the builder upgrades. Here is a link to the Fox Brook Lane Blog.





Here are a couple of Shots of the great kitchen family room and the wonderful entry foyer.

Great Entertainment possibilities here

Wonderful 2 story entry foyer

Upgraded hardwood floors inthe kitchen dining living room foyer and hallways

A wonderful prep island is the heart of this kitchen

Builder upgrades with a skylight in the master

bath making this such a bright place to wake up in the morning.

It has been way too long since my last post here. The real estate market on the main line is heating up. More houses are on the market every day and it seems the sellers are understanding the situation and pricing their houses reasonably.

I just had a buyer loose out on a home which was on the market more than 150 days. Another offer showed up just days before we were able to make our offer. The sun is coming out from behind the clouds.

The 6th grade had their choral performance a week or so ago and it was a lot of fun. They even did peter piper and a Beatles tune -- how modern!! or are we just getting that old. I did watch "Help" the other night with my girls and it still had enough zany quality to it to hold their interest and confuse them with what was happening. " Why are they skiing now? " " Why are they in the Bahamas now? " all valid questions. Definitely this one is worth another viewing. I can't wait to watch "Yellow Submarine" with them.

36 Delmont Rd New Price

The home I have listed for sale at 36 Delmont Rd in Newtown Square Pa has had a significant price reduction!!!

The price is now $269,000. That is $10,900 less than before!!!!!

For more details on 36 Delmont Rd click this link 36 Delmont Rd

The market is starting to move!!!!

Vacation Homes

Wow,

Just recovering from the 24 hour bug that is running around. You know the one, the kind that makes your hair hurt. What a great feeling it is when it is over.

As to Real Estate stuff, Here is a link to an article about vacation home purchases and what characteristics are important if you are thinking of renting your home when you are not using it.

http://http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20080118_vacationhomes.htm

In fact one of our friends has done this already Please check out http://www.poconoperfect.com/

House in the Poconos for rent

Friends of mine the Shudas just purchased a wonderful getaway cottage on a lake in the Poconos. They will be using it occasionally, but they did let me know it is available to rent. You will need to contact Lynne Shuda using lynne@shudaworld.com If you would like to preview the property click on this link www.poconoperfect.com

Maybe I will see you up there.

Gifts that mean something

I received a gift today from a friend. It was a little note that said "A month of heating oil has been purchased in you name by us for a family in need." I thanked the person for two reasons, one it was a good idea and two for recognizing I have plenty and there are many people who do not. This was much better and it still showed I was important enough in my friend's life to be remembered at this time

Winter Concert for the 5th and 3rd grades at WES took place this past Wednesday 12-12-2007. Below are links to different segments of the concert

5th grade Strings 1st song

5th grade strings 2nd song

3rd grade recorder 1st song

3rd grade recorder 2nd song

3rd grade recorder 3rd song

3rd grade recorder 4th song

3rd grade recorder 5th song Hot Cross Buns

5th Grade String Orchestra

Winter Concert at WES

Last night was the winter concert by the 5th grade strings and chorus as well as the third grade recorder concert. All of the kids did a great job. Using this new Flip technology here are some videos of the event. This is the first String performance

Link to 36 Delmont Road

To view more pictures and read about the 36 Delmont home Please clik on the link below

http://36delmontroad.blogspot.com/

New technology

Just Finished three days of education at the Triple Play convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. There, during one class a video camera called the Flip was mentioned. What a cool device. Just does video with a max of 60 m inutes. Loads directly to your computer via USB cable. I went right out and purchased one.

The video quality is good. Check out this friend of mine who was working on the convention floor

Pictures of 36 Delmont Road MLS#