Welcome to Roxy’s Best Of… Austin, Texas, one of the very first Roxy blogs not written by Roxy. I’d like to introduce you to Erik Kuykendall, best known in and around the blogosphere for his blog, Truth & Beauty, a site dedicated to the search for truth and beauty. Both are elusive and mean something [...]
Read More»Our quiet Thanksgiving for four here in the Roxiticus Valley was the perfect remember of how much our family has to be thankful for, and particularly as the Christmas holidays approach, we are reminded of those who are less fortunate. Just before the Thanksgiving break, London and Maddie brought home a flier in their backpack [...]
Read More»Holly seems to be the theme for holiday shopping in Morris and Somerset Counties here in New Jersey. Last week, I reported on our plans to participate in Mendham’s Holly Trail 2008, starting with Brownie Girl Scout Christmas Caroling at three locations around town in Mendham. This week, my other local Recorder Newspaper, The Bernardsville [...]
Read More»In one of Roxy’s all-time favorite movies, When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal (as Harry Burns) said to Meg Ryan (as Sally Albright): “I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a [...]
Read More»It’s all I can do to keep up with the bizarre fluctuations in gasoline prices, nevermind what appears to be a national shortage of fluoride. In October 2003, our family left New York City, where there’s flouride in the city water, and moved to the Roxiticus Valley , where we have well water and with [...]
Read More»My pre-Thanksgiving copy of the Observer-Tribune arrived today, delivering the sad news that after 15 years, the landmark French cuisine restaurant known as Pierre’s Restaurant and Wine Bar will be closing its doors for good on New Year’s Day — January 1, 2009.
Our table of ten Roxiticus Desperate Housewives (and Husbands) have enjoyed many a [...]
My pre-Thanksgiving copy of the Observer-Tribune arrived today, delivering the sad news that after 15 years, the landmark French cuisine restaurant known as Pierre’s Restaurant and Wine Bar will be closing its doors for good on New Year’s Day — January 1, 2009.
Our table of ten Roxiticus Desperate Housewives (and Husbands) have enjoyed many a wine tasting [...]
I was too sleepy to post London and Maddie’s review of High School Musical On Stage at Paper Mill Playhouse on the night after the performance, but the girls, Rex and I, along with the rest of London’s Brownie troop, really enjoyed ourselves. I’ve already seen an extremely negative review from Peter Filichia at the Star-Ledger, [...]
Read More»It may be cold at the beach, but the Bay Head Historical Society invites you to come inside and warm up with a Victorian Christmas Party at the Museum on Saturday, December 6th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Bring the kids to see the Christmas tree with authentic turn-of-the-century decorations. The Christmas trolley, with [...]
Read More»Just the other day I had a request for Roxy’s recommendations of birthday and holiday party venues for kids who have done it all. If you’ve got 25 competitive tween gymnasts who have already been bowling, ice skating, rollerskating and swimming, Cooks and Crafts in Flanders, New Jersey just might be a creative alternative destination. [...]
Read More»On Saturday, December 6th, the Holly Trail through Mendham, New Jersey, celebrates the season with fun for the whole family.
I first learned about Mendham’s Holly Trail through an invitation for London and Maddie to go Christmas Caroling with the Girl Scouts at one of three locations: Hilltop School from 10 to 10:30am, Holly Manor from [...]
After getting London and Maddie a Libby Lu Do (Hannah Montana hair, nails, and make-up) during last year’s trip to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, I recently recommended Libby Lu in the Rockaway Mall as a birthday or holiday party venue for tween girls. I’ve just learned that Saks Inc. is shutting down the entire unprofitable Club [...]
Read More»Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory
She is smiling alone.
In the lamplight the withered
leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan.
After weeks of anticipation, listening to the Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording of Cats and learning the songs, the big day had finally arrived. On Saturday afternoon, Rex, [...]
Before I share London, Maddie, Rex and Roxy’s thoughts on today’s performance of Cats at NJPAC, I’ll start by saying that there are still some tickets left for the final performance of Cats at NJPAC at 3pm tomorrow – Sunday, November 23rd. If you live in or near New Jersey and have no plans for [...]
Read More»On Saturday, December 6th, the Holly Trail through Mendham, New Jersey, celebrates the season with fun for the whole family.
I first learned about Mendham’s Holly Trail through an invitation for London and Maddie to go Christmas Caroling with the Girl Scouts at one of three locations: Hilltop School from 10 to 10:30am, Holly Manor from [...]
London and Maddie, Rex and I are very excited…we’ve been listening to the Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording of Cats for weeks in anticipation of todays big event: Cats at NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey). We’re heading out in a couple of hours to the 2pm matinee performance, so I [...]
Read More»Dear Roxy,
I was wondering if you could help me with some suggestions. I am in charge of planning the holiday party for the competitive gymnastics team at Randolph Gymnastics every year. So far we did bowling, ice skating, roller skating and swimming. I am running out of ideas! Do you have any suggestions? I know [...]
Read More»At the Mendham Township Home and School Association (HSA) meeting following Elementary School Principal Michael Craver’s resignation, School Board President Mark Ford urged interested parents, “If you want to know what’s going on with the School Board, what issues we’re addressing, go to the School Board meetings. They’re open to the public.” Before tonight, I [...]
Read More»Those of you who know my husband Rex know that he’s a terrific cook and he is NOT a pizza person. For many years, I simply lived without the forbidden food, but now that London and Maddie have “come of age,” we have a plan whenever Rex travels on business. London actually takes after her father and [...]
Read More»I was just flipping through my mail and found a postcard from one of our favorite shops – the Blue Raccoon in Lambertville, New Jersey — inviting our family to their annual open house from 5 to 7pm tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 19th. Blue Raccoon’s Holiday Open House gives early bird holiday shoppers an opportunity to [...]
Read More»As part of the Columbia University Writer’s Workshop being implemented by our daughters’ teachers at Mendham Township Elementary School, Maddie’s first grade class has been gearing up for a Publishing Party in December by beginning to write their autobiographies. Maddie did an amazing job of gathering interesting facts about our family life, listing and illustrating ideas for [...]
Read More»As part of the Columbia University Writer’s Workshop being implemented by our daughters’ teachers at Mendham Township Elementary School, Maddie’s first grade class has been gearing up for a Publishing Party in December by beginning to write their autobiographies. Maddie did an amazing job of gathering interesting facts about our family life, listing and illustrating [...]
Read More»I just received an email from Joe Bembry at 56 Degree Wine in Bernardsville, NJ, inviting Rex and me to help kick off their second annual holiday “Champagne Campaign” on Sunday, December 7th from 3:00 to 5:00pm at the Bernards Inn. Rex, London, Maddie and I are headed into NYC that day for our annual holiday get together with [...]
Read More»It’s not even time for Thanksgiving yet, but I feel like Santa Claus just stopped by and stuffed my stocking… in today’s mail, I received a $10 gift from the Historic Chester Business Association to use for local holiday shopping. I just bring the postcard in to one of the select Chester, NJ stores between now [...]
Read More»As Mendham Township School Board President Mark Ford discussed at last week’s HSA meeting, the recruitment ad for our new principal was posted in the Star-Ledger and on NJ.com. The job description is pretty basic, but it doesn’t really get to the heart of what we are really hoping for in a new principal for our children’s elementary [...]
Read More»The Mendham Township Police Department and Mendham Township Middle School Principal Dr. Patrick J. Ciccone will be hosting a Drug & Alcohol Parent Education Night on Tuesday, November 18th, at 7pm at Mendham Township Middle School. Topics will include:
General and local drug/alcohol usage statistic;
Identification of the most popular locally used drugs;
Signs to look for in [...]
Does everyone remember Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams? I need you all to conjure up that famous line, “If you build it, they will come” and stay with me for a while…there’s a special invitation for you at the end of this post, so feel free to skip ahead if you don’t have the [...]
Read More»A month or so ago, I received an e-mail from Michelle McGonegal, the owner of Urban Cottage in Gladstone, New Jersey, introducing her new vintage furniture and home decorating store that opened in the Spring of 2008. Then the other day, on my train ride in to New York City, I ran across a nice [...]
Read More»Please sing along with Roxy to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down“:
Roxy’s pants are falling down, falling down, falling down
Roxy’s pants are falling down…. D’Apolito!
My loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives readers know that when London and Maddie headed back to school at Mendham Township Elementary this Fall, their out-of-shape mom started a diet and exercise program with the [...]
Yesterday, London and Maddie’s backpack mail brought the good news that, through the generosity of the Mendham Township Home and School Association (HSA), the students at Mendham Township Elementary School will have the pleasure of a visit from celebrated author Dan Gutman next Friday, November 21, 2008. According to the flier, Dan Gutman has “devised [...]
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