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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Jersey Shore Artists: Kate Leigh Cutler’s New Show, “The Maritime History of the Barnegat Coast” Now Through Labor Day at the NJ Museum of Boating

By: Roxy on 07/28/08 @ 2:50 pm

This past weekend, Rex and the girls and I had the pleasure of attending a reception for our neighboring artist, Kate Leigh Cutler at the NJ Museum of Boating. Kate’s show, The Maritime History of the Barnegat Coast, opened with the reception on Sunday, July 27th, and runs through Labor Day Weekend 2008. I’ve said [...]

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Charity Begins at Home: Fall 2008 Visiting Nurses Rummage Sale: Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2008

By: Roxy on 07/19/08 @ 10:54 am

Just like I don’t like thinking about Back to School until Labor Day Weekend, I can’t clean out my closets to get ready for the semi-annual Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Rummage Sale in Far Hills, NJ, until the date gets much closer.  However, my procrastination should not prevent you from doing your Fall clean-up around the house and [...]

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Morris County 4-H Fair at Chubb Park in Chester, New Jersey — Friday, July 25 Through Sunday, July 27, 2008

By: Roxy on 07/17/08 @ 7:36 pm

Continuing the Roxiticus Desperate family tradition that started with their mom’s 4-H Prep Club, the Branchburg Beavers, London and Maddie participate in Somerset County 4-H and their 4-H Prep Club, the Crazy Clovers, will be exhibiting at the Somerset County 4-H Fair in mid-August.
We also wanted to give you the scoop on 4-H in Morris [...]

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The Somerset County 4-H Fair is Coming! August 13, 14, and 15, 2008

By: Roxy on 07/17/08 @ 12:52 pm

August 13-14-15, 2008
North Branch Park, Milltown Road, Bridgewater, N.J.

What began as a dairy show in a farm field has become one of the marquee events on the Somerset County cultural calendar and the premier free fair in New Jersey…

I have been going to the Somerset County 4-H Fair for over 35 years, since before I [...]

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Roxy’s New Best Friends: Mario & Michael at M&M Perrotti’s Butcher Shop and Prepared Foods in Far Hills, New Jersey

By: Roxy on 07/15/08 @ 10:09 pm

Today started out as a bad day, but Mario and Michael Perrotti of M&M Perrotti’s Butcher Shop in Far Hills, NJ, have turned that frown upside down with a couple of 2-inch-thick ribeye steaks that Rex grilled for dinner tonight.
This morning, Maddie and London and I were cruising along Peapack Road with the top down, [...]

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Soft Shell Crabs from Sammy’s Restaurant in Mendham, NJ…Every Bite as Amazing as Expected!

By: Roxy on 07/10/08 @ 10:02 pm

Last night, Rex and the girls and I went to Sammy’s in Mendham, New Jersey, for soft shell crabs…and as you might be able to see from the photo, they were every bite as perfect as we had hoped. This must be a terrible tease for all of our visitors who do not live in the [...]

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London and Maddie Are Ready To Be Summer Stars At Annie’s Playhouse in Far Hills, New Jersey

By: Roxy on 07/10/08 @ 9:00 pm

Last year, London and Maddie had a great time at Annie’s Playhouse Summer Stars summer camp in Far Hills, New Jersey (actually, while Annie’s Playhouse “headquarters” is located in Far Hills, the camp sessions are held at the Presbyterian Church in Bernardsville, New Jersey). Last year, my girls were among the youngest Summer Stars, performing [...]

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Charity Begins at Home: Fall 2008 Visiting Nurses Rummage Sale: Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2008

By: Roxy on 07/10/08 @ 11:13 am

Just like I don’t like thinking about Back to School until Labor Day Weekend, I can’t clean out my closets to get ready for the semi-annual Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Rummage Sale in Far Hills, NJ, until the date gets much closer. However, my procrastination should not prevent your from doing your Fall clean-up [...]

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Broadway Comes to Brookside, NJ on the 4th of July: Brookside Community Club 85th Annual Parade

By: Roxy on 07/1/08 @ 11:29 pm

According to a long standing annual tradition, Rex and the girls and I are spending the week from his birthday through the 4th of July at our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, but for those of you who are sticking around the Roxiticus Valley (Mendham, Chester, Bernardsville, Chester, Peapack-Gladstone, and Morris County), I [...]

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