I just hung up the phone with one of Maddie and London’s favorite people… Andrea Castiglione (aka “Mrs. C”) of Mendham Extended Day Program. We all met Mrs. C. back in February when Rex and I moved our investment banking practice into another firm and began commuting more regularly into New York City. As a mom, [...]
Read More»On a rainy Saturday at our beach house in Bay Head, I decided it was the perfect time for a rundown on Roxy’s recent beach reads, all of which I’ve picked up for 50 cents at the Anchor & Palette Gallery in Bay Head, New Jersey. All proceeds go to the good work of St. Paul’s [...]
Read More»Our family is down at our beach house in Bay Head, NJ until Labor Day, but when we get “back to school” at Mendham Township Elementary, it will also be time to clean out our closets for the semi-annual Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Rummage Sale in Far Hills, NJ. Back in the Spring, our family was so busy that [...]
Read More»For most of the past twelve summers, Rex and I have made an annual tradition of seeing Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at Martell’s Tiki Bar in Pt. Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
We had some portion of the Jukes and La Bamba’s Big Band at our wedding on the beach in September 1998 and at Rex’s 60th [...]
Rex, London, Maddie and I are coming to you from our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, until Labor Day, and a rainy Saturday on the front porch has presented the ideal opportunity to catch up on Roxy’s Mailbag and events up north in and around the Roxiticus Valley. I realized that we haven’t been to [...]
Read More»Rex and I just received an invitation to Save Barnegat Bay’s Annual Silent Art and Gift Auction. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood, New Jersey. Donations are $55 per person (or reserve a table of 10 for $500), with a cash bar. [...]
Read More»Every other year, the Bay Head School Foundation puts on Kitchens by the Sea, an amazing day of peeking into our neighbors’ kitchens and enjoying delicious food samples provided by local Jersey Shore restaurants and caterers.
Each of the homes, spread out through Bay Head and Mantoloking, will feature an excellent local restauranteur or caterer serving [...]
Since my two girls are Jedi clam eaters, it may surprise you to know that we’ve never participated in the Annual Clam Bake to benefit the Bay Head Fire Company #1.
Today’s the day for the 14th annual clam bake from noon to 5pm, rain or shine (and we’re lookin’ at lots of shine) at the [...]
Checking in from the beach in Bay Head, New Jersey, at the start of a perfect weekend, I found the following note in the Roxy’s Best Of… Mailbag and wanted to share it with all of you:
Hi Roxy, I wanted to send you some info on the Newark Bears, who are currently vying for first [...]
August 12-13-14, 2009
North Branch Park, Milltown Road, Bridgewater, N.J.
Time flies when you have kids, and I can’t believe London and Maddie are finishing up their second year of 4-H Prep with the grand finale — the Somerset County 4-H Fair in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The free family fair, showcasing kids projects from animals to rockets, [...]
One of my younger daughter Maddie’s favorite bedtime activities is to take our family through “Color My Dog Yellow,” written and illustrated by Jersey artist Tine Kirkland Graham. Maddie will read a little poem about each dog and tell us where he lives… Bay Head, Cape Cod, or Morristown, to name a few. Tine has [...]
Read More»As we neared the end of Annie’s Playhouse Summer Stars camp, London told us she had a secret about the big show. She told me that I needed to be ready with my camera for the Beauty and the Beast number and that she needed a long, flowing skirt, but not much more. After the [...]
Read More»Our friends over at Fox Chase Tennis Club are having an End of Summer Tennis Festival on Saturday, August 15th from 3:00 to 5:00pm. Only one problem… I don’t intend to even think about the end of summer until Labor Day! Open to “juniors” of all ages and levels, the event will include tennis [...]
Read More»Around the same time that TallBoy and ModelGirl reached New Mexico for their visit with Uncle Jake, I received a card from Hunter Kirkland Contemporary with this crazy AquaMan as the cover image.
Dear Friends and Collectors:
With this announcement, we are inviting you to the opening of our 7th annual show for Ted Gall, sculptor, and [...]
Living in the Roxiticus Valley, New Jersey, I haven’t been very good about posting to Roxy’s Best Of… Santa Fe, New Mexico, snce we visited Rex’s brother, Jake, in Estancia, NM, two years ago. However, Rex’s son, TallBoy, is starting law school in Santa Clara, California, in the Fall, and he and his girlfriend, ModelGirl, decided [...]
Read More»I just received an email from Pavan Patel over at Pavan’s Tennis Academy at Fox Chase Tennis with some great news for our family… Due to an overwhelming demand, Fox Chase Tennis Club will have an extended week of summer camp. This is great news for London on Maddie, since they’re just finishing up at [...]
Read More»Over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives blog, I’ve decided to chronicle my latest 90-day-plan to a lifetime of diet and fitness (I’m actually about two weeks in with my 43rd birthday approaching as a milestone in October). While my most loyal readers can say they’ve heard this song and dance before when I try to [...]
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August 12-13-14, 2009
North Branch Park, Milltown Road, Bridgewater, N.J.
Time flies when you have kids, and I can’t believe London and Maddie are finishing up their second year of 4-H Prep with the grand finale — the Somerset County 4-H Fair in Bridgewater, New Jersey — coming up in just two weeks. The free family fair, [...]
Almost a year ago, I read “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger and really enjoyed it (see the post here). Now my BlogHer advertising widget tells me there’s a movie coming out. I should be honest with my readers and admit that the last time I saw a movie in the theatre that didn’t [...]
Read More»With about five weeks to go in the summer of 2009, our family is in no rush to go “back to school.” We don’t even know who London and Maddie will have as teachers or as classmates for the third and second grade yet. However, when I get a rainy Sunday like today, I can’t [...]
Read More»This year’s Far Hills Race Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 17th, 2009 but if you can’t wait for the big event, you can get a Taste of the Far Hills Races this Thursday, August 6th from 6 to 8pm at the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center, 30 Rehill Avenue in Somerville, New [...]
Read More»Last Fall, Rex and I decided to check out Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the Community Theatre (now known as the Mayo Center for the Peforming Arts) in Morristown, New Jersey. When I decided to “review” the show in my own inimitable style on Roxy’s Best Of… Morristown, NJ, I was mocked without mercy [...]
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