Best meal at the beach Bedrock Cafe in Avon By The Sea

It was an amazing night. Saturday 6:00 eating early because many in our parety were over 60 including my mother, father, and Great Aunt Hazel. We were seated right away, the red wine (BYOB) we brought was poured and the fresh hot bread was delivered. Great Aunt Hazel (90) wanted white wine. The owner cam back to us with a glass of wine he procured from his own cellar- or who knows where. This was service beyond excellent.

The food was good too - specials to long to remember from when they began repeating them and a special by the day as well. This is a full dinner with salad vegetable and desert. Range of the food was pork chops to soft shell crab, lasagna to crab cakes. They even have a choice of 6 things on the kids menu. Highly recommend this place if you are anywhere near Avon By the Sea
Their phone number is 732-502-4455

Green outdoor activities.

I know it sounds redunbdant to have a spot for Green outdoor activities, but this site was a link from the Active.com Site where I found out about the scavanger hunt race Susanna and I did last year.

Green Ideas for the Hotel Industry

Found a site for greening the hotel and hospitality industry, Was lost in their website for a while and enjoyed it. Thought you might want to check it out

Pond Blog site for questions about Concrete Ponds

Well I have been working on the pond for almost a year and am about to get fish in it. There seems to be a slow leak in the main pool so I went looking for answers. One product I came up with was Pond Armor. I also discovered a blog which speaks about pond problems. Now I have a place to go.

GREEN representative to Realtor® Panel

On Thursday, June 18th the Association of REALTORS School held the first Achieving Real Estate Success Education Exchange. The Exchange was developed to help REALTORS make informed decisions about where to spend their education budget. At this session, Tish Maloney, Chip Plumley, Tom Lowy and Joe Sheehan provided a behind the scenes look at CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), ePRO, green and SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) respectively. In addition to making real life sense out of the programs, the four panelists provided money saving tips about discounts and grants available to REALTORS seeking education.
Prior to this informative program, Chairman-Elect Bill McFalls presented certificates of achievement to 13 REALTORS who recently completed a designation or certificate program. The honorees were: Deana Clymer, Linda McDermond, Linda Rosander, Carole Felton, Wally Heppenstall, Patricia Moyer, Shelby Charles, Lee Greenwood, Linda Luker, Charles Stauffer, Debbie Clamer, Morgot Mohr Teetor and David Hinkel. Click here to see pictures from this event.

Just found a new Site For the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Just found this site for the National Trust for Historic Preservation It looks very interesting. They are having a seminar on the 18th of June 1 to 2 pm Virtual that is --

Rescheduled: Webinar "Green Main Streets: Practical Steps You Can Take Now"

You can call the local Philadelphia area Office using 215-848-8033 or scan the web site.

Good Luck

House is under agreement 407 Eagle Road

The real estate market in these parts still has three important parts to it Location Price and Condition. Times have changed a little and a great home in a great location which is over priced is not going to sell. I have found the market to be very punishing to those who think their home is an exception to this rule. When you make the decision to sell your home - my view - price it to sell it for if you do not you will not. If you are thinking of selling please send me a note or comment on this blog.

Martins Dam Swim Club Open for the Season

Hi All - It was a great day this past Saturday for the members of the Martins Dam club. 10:00 on the dot is when the pool first opend and the brave few jump in first.
More to come from Martins.

110 Croton Rd -New Listing in T/E Deepdale neighborhood

110 Croton is now for Sale! Price is $535,000. Settlement can be as soon as you want to settle. This property will be in the MLS by Monday 5-25-09.

27 Pine Street Newtown Square is SOLD

Settlement took place today for 27 Pine Street. Both the buyer and the seller were very happy.

Happy Memorial Day

I just want to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. I imagine I will be walking in the parade in Wayne, just not sure with whjich group yet.

GRASS at the Middle School

There is Grass at the Radnort Middle school. It is being installed as this is being typed. Here are some pictures.

407 Eagle Road in Wayne is under agreement!!

407 Eagle Road which has been for sale since April 17 is now under agreement to be sold. The owners are still open to potential buyers looking at the property. If you would like to look at this townhome please call Duffy Real Estate at 610-254-9292 to schedule your appointment

Attend a Class and Learn something

I was able to attend a class this morning 5-5-09 at the Suburban West Headquarters on technology in the Real Estate industry. It was taught by a very competent and funny instructor Mike Salvaggio. He pointed us to a web site city data com which is a site where you can look up lots of data on where you live or where you want to live.

May is Electrical Safety Month!!

Well I did not know this until I read a newsletter from Chris Early of Inspect-It 1st: The Nation’s Premier Property Inspection Company He is nice enough to send me a newsletter with tips every month. Within the letter is a link to the Electrical Safety Foundation International web site. Now you have it here. Chris's franchise sponsored letter is worth a read. Happy Electrical Safety Month!!

St Davids Choir sings the national Anthem at Phillies

It was a great night for a group of families when the St Davids combined choir sang the national anthem at the Phillies game last night April 29th. Unfortunately the Phillies diod not wind, but over 700 folks enjoyed the park, the food and the music. Here is one video of the event.

407 Eagle Road Energy Efficient Home

What would you pay for a home like 407 Eagle Road with:

Bamboo floors, Corian kitchen counter, New carpet on 2nd and third floors,

Three bedrooms - Two and a Half Baths --

Private Deck - Check out the slide show of the property

407 Eagle Road - NOW FOR SALE

407 Nort Wayne Townhome

407 Eagle Road - WOW - An upgraded, energy efficient Townhome

It has a with a "walk to and from” Wayne location, including the R5 Wayne station, the Radnor Middle School and the Wayne movie theater!! Upgraded kitchen,new windows, 2.5 upgraded bathrooms, upgraded "green" bamboo flooring in both dining room and living room, upgraded lighting, and new sliding glass doors open to:

the new wooden private back deck. Low average utility bills (current owners average less than $140/month). There is new wall to wall carpet throughout the second and third floors. All the rooms have been painted within the last three years. The basement has eight foot ceilings, laundry facilities and plenty of storage space. This home is considered part of the historically certified North Wayne neighborhood. This is a great opportunity to own a special home in one of the region’s most desirable neighborhoods

Spring Break was Great - Williamsburg VA

The Lowy's finally took advantage of the time share generously given them by grandmother Alice Tomann. We too the driving vacation down to Patriot's Place just outside colonial Williamsburg. Arrived Sunday late left Friday noon and had way too much fun in between.

Jamestown on Monday after the rain stopped - Dad learned how to tie knots with one old salt doing the teaching.

Tuesday we were out early at Busch Gardens for 10 hours -- and lots and lots of Roller Coasters. In fact the girls from 7:30 to closing time 8pm rode the Griffin 6 times in a row!!

Wednesday and Thursday Williamsburg and history - a mock trial at the court house, tour of the Governors mansion, tour of the Payton Randolf home, the wig shop, a reenactment of history and a ghost tour were the highlights.

Helping Linda from Rhode Island

Linda - if you were working in Pomfret is this the map for your driving distance?