October 22nd, 2010
Take the kids to celebrate the 22nd Children’s Fantasy Trail on Saturday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday, from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Location? The Cape Henlopen State Park, Seaside Nature Center. For more info. please call 302-645-6852 or visit www.destateparks.com/capehenlopen
Costumes will be most appreciated. Trick or treat for candy and toys with your favorite storybook characters on their jack o’lantern lined trail.
Entertainment under the tent each evening will include singing, juggling, magic and more. Admission is $5/person.
Have a great time and talk to you later….
October 22nd, 2010
There is time to still get tickets for a fun night in Rehoboth Beach. The best part is that all proceeds will be donated to Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary.
Safe Haven is a No Kill Animal Sanctuary scheduled to open in 2011 on Shingle Point Road between Georgetown and Milton, Delaware. With a proactive adoption policy they are expecting to care for about 2,000 animals annually in the sanctuary. The animals who cannot be quickly adopted will then receive long-term housing or will live out their natural lives at Safe Haven.
It will be a true No Kill shelter which means that no cats or dogs will be put down unless they have untreatable and unmanageable medical conditions that cause pain which cannot be controlled.
For more information, please visit www.safehavensanctuary.com.
The Annual Cause 4 Paws is tonight. Yes, Friday, October 22nd at Rehoboth Theatre of the Arts located at 22 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach.
It will be an Oktoberfest atmosphere from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door and they are available for purchase at both locations of Bin 66.
Bin 66 on 301 Rehoboth Ave., 302-227-6966, www.bin66.com
Bin 66 at 20673 Coastal Highway, Unit 7, 302-227-6161, www.bin66.com/hwyoneflashipstore.html.
Or, you may visit www.safehavensanctuary.com and purchase tickets on-line.
This will be the 5th Annual Cause 4 Paws; exciting silent auction items, including fine art, wines, merchandise, gift certificates, services, and vacation packages.
Having an Oktoberfest theme means Bavarian food, beer and more!!!
On Saturday, November 6th there will be the 3rd Annual Tails on the Trail 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run or Walk, for Safe Haven, at the Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware.
Register at 8 a.m. – 5K Race 9 a.m. – 1 mile run 9:15 a.m. Rain or Shine
Dogs on leashes are encouraged to participate!!
K-9 Costume Contest, Costume Parade, Funny Dog Contest with prizes awarded.
Categories: Best Tail Wagger, Dog that looks most like owner, Most Original Costume, Least Obedient, Most Obedient, Most Mysterious Heritage, Best Lap Dog over 75 lbs. and Best Kisser!!!
This event is sponsored by Seashore Striders; for more information please visit www.seashorestriders.com. Or, call their hotline 302-644-8952.
Note: All participants will receive t-shirts designed by Dorothy Greet as long as they last. Refreshments will be provided by Nourish and Ocean Point Grill.
All dogs participating will receive a Safe Haven bandana.
I adopted my dog, Addy, last year and she has truly blossomed. My neighbors love her and she is so happy to have found her forever home. It is very rewarding.
Have a great week-end…chilly but gorgeous…talk to you later….
October 21st, 2010
Having lived at the Delaware Beaches for almost 30 years I have seen a lot of changes but the most have happened in the town of Bethany Beach. It was definitely a seasonal town with summer starting on Memorial week-end and ending on Labor Day.
I remember also when once my parents visited from Puerto Rico and we went to get something to eat at a small place and they wanted a beer and they were told that it was a “dry” town. What? My mother could not believe it. Where have you moved to, she asked?
But as they visited more often and as the town progressed, with more buildings and restaurants and amenities they could see that it was the perfect place to raise a family. They, actually, loved coming to Bethany.
Bethany still surprises me every time that I visit. During the summer it is packed. Twice I could not find parking this past summer. The beautification of the town is fantastic. The additions of new restaurants offering fare for everyone’s taste let visitors and residents stay in town instead of driving up and down Ocean Highway (Rt. 1).
One of the newer additions to the town is Misaki, located at the York Beach Mall in South Bethany Beach. Tel. 302-539-0500. It offers Asian Cuisine, including sushi and sashimi.
The trend in sushi restaurants, some with very innovative cuisines, has sprung from coast to coast.
During past visits to California the sushi and sashimi have been presented in such a way that you cannot help but fall in love with it.
I love the traditional rolls even though I usually order sashimi. I get excited when splashes of color are added to new dishes; mango and figs being examples of those.
I also remember the little sushi restaurant that started many years ago in Fenwick Island, Delaware, just south of Bethany Beach. All of us, residents and locals fell in love with it. From then on sushi restaurants in the Maryland and Delaware beaches have not looked back.
Last night is was raining and I decided that a trip to Misaki would be the thing to do, besides the fact that they had good specials. I had not visited this restaurant because, here in Rehoboth Beach, we have 2 great restaurants offering Asian Cuisine; The Cultured Pearl and Saketumi. I am partial to them; both different in a lot of ways and excellent. I wanted to see how Misaki would measure to the restaurants in Rehoboth.
Passing through Bethany Beach and entering South Bethany, right at the last light, on the right hand side, is the York Beach Mall and Misaki is located on that strip mall.
It is a small restaurant but can accommodate enough people comfortably. It had a good sushi bar, and usually that is where I would sit but since there were 3 of us, a booth was most appropriate for casual conversation.
The service was excellent, attentive and not intrusive. He presented the specials and let us catch up and relax.
Shelley does not eat sushi so she decided on the chicken teriyaki, which she had tried before and really liked it. She was not disappointed this time either.
I had the chef sashimi. I also ordered, the aji mackerel which was suggested. It is also called horse mackerel and the fish had both delicate and robust flavors.
I had the Miso soup which they make every day. My favorite is the one at The Cultured Pearl. I have tried it every where I go and that one is still the one.
John had a combination of roll and sushi.
I think Misaki can hold its own to the Rehoboth Beach restaurants. It is great to be able to have so many choices. People have received this restaurant with opened arms; it was packed last night.
Have a great day!! It is beautiful outside….talk to you later….
October 20th, 2010
Four years ago I had a bone density test and yesterday I had another one because I was way overdue. My mother has osteoporosis so I have to watch it.
I started thinking that besides a few commercials on t.v., you really do not hear too much about it. My doctor is one of those that does recommend it, but I don’t know if other doctors do so, as well, or they wait to hear if you have a family history.
I am telling you that it is the fastest test. No prep or anything. You just lie down and the machine scans over your body in just a few minutes.
The result of the test is called a T-score. This compares your bone mass with a population of normal young adult women. The bigger the negative number, the lower your bone mass. If your score is -1.5 or below, you may be a candidate for treatment options. The idea is to prevent more bone loss or reverse it, which would be great.
Osteoporosis is considered “the silent thief” because the disease progresses without symptoms or pain. Left untreated then bones start to break, generally in the hip, spine or wrist.
It is not considered to be a “woman disease” anymore. Men are a long neglected group that also develops osteoporosis. There is a threat to about 2 million men in the U.S. One in 4 men over 50 will have an osteoporosis related fractured in the remaining lifetime. Since we are living longer the percentages will be increasing.
For more information, please call the National Osteoporosis Foundation at 202-223-2226 or visit www.nof.org.
I thought that passing this information to you was worthy of a post.
Talk to you later…..
October 19th, 2010
My expectations of our ferry trip to Bear Mountain were that we would be traveling on the Hudson, on a calm sunny day, and from left to right you would be seeing colors; oranges, fiery reds, yellows and purples. You know; autumn at its best.
Well, it was freezing, windy and white caps on the Hudson. Oh, well Cindi and I did not care. That’s what happens when you travel. Take it as it comes, right? We just had to take it for 2 1/2 hours up the Hudson and 2 1/2 hours back.
We lined up at Pier 83 and on the Circle Line we went. The boat was packed with a diverse group of people. The young people were already celebrating; afterall, we were all going to an Oktoberfest celebration on Bear Mountain.
I kept thinking, how could I have forgotten my parka? Everybody was practically wearing one, except Cindi and I. We sat outdoors and for some time everyone was pretty quiet.
I started noticing that besides the Circle Line ferry, the only other boats on the Hudson were container ships.
At one point we had only a long hour to wait and so we decided to go inside and get some coffee. We did not last long; too many people; too stuffy and from the bow of the boat every time someone opened the door water would splash in and out with the mops they went.
Finally at a distance we saw Bear Mountain. Not too imposing, though, but I saw my first tree. All they way there the leaves were greener than in Delaware.
Bear Mountain is the flagship of the Palisades Interstate Park System; 45 miles north of NYC, in the Hudson Highlands.
It is accessible by car and bus, or like we did, this time of the year by ferry. It is used primarily during the day. The Bear Mountain Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but at present is under renovation.
All kinds of amenities including hiking trails; the first segment of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and a key segment of the Long Path. For more info. please visit www.palisadesparksconservancy.org/parks/5/. Or, call 845-786-2701.
A hike up the mountain; I did not know how the older people were going to do it; slowly they did. We were warned that we needed to be back on the ferry by 3 p.m. sharp or you were staying at Bear Mountain.
We found an art fair first and Cindi was hoping that there was more to that; and yes there was. A big tent with entertainment; the Continentals. Different stations to get beer. The majority of the people got beer steins and that was a good thing because the lines were very long.
Then we made the line for our German fare. I don’t know if it was the long trip, the cold weather, or what, but we got so much food for just the 2 of us; Bratwurst with Sauerkraut, Sauerbraten with pickled beets, Pierogies with caramelized onions and sour cream, stuffed cabbage and more pickled beet salad. We had enough pickled beets to feed an army. We, actually, gave some away. For dessert there was a plate full of cookies, but enough, please.
Then a walk where we found the next tree. Great color. We stopped right in front of Hessian Lake and I could not help but take the picture of Cindi looking for the leaves as the wind pounded her face.
 Leaves, anywhere? 
Back to the tent to see what was going on and there was dancing and drinking and music by the Continentals.
Soon it was time to hike down the trails to our ferry and the crowd was a little more rowdy; those lacrosse players and those girls were having a great time.
And so for the next 2 1/2 hours we heard:
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
‘Cause your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends
The more we get together the happier we’ll be
We bonded with them, knowing personally, one of them. Another one, Bryan talked to us the whole way; about his girlfriend, his very demanding job in the City, his family, and life in general.
We arrived at the pier as the sun was setting. We did have a lot of laughs and got off that ferrry singing:
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be…..
Cindi and I walked to The Blakely. We needed to walk off some of those carbs. Then off to have Indian food, with Ryan, at Mint. This Indian restaurant is located at 150 East 50th St., tel. 212-644-8888, website www.mintny.com.
We had chicken samosas, chicken tikka masala, chicken curry and lamb nilgiri. Unfortunately, I could not take pictures; this time it did not seem appropriate, but check the website because it has pictures and it is very self explanatory. I had eaten there before and it was just as good.
A walk checking Rockefeller Center and other places completed the evening.
Sunday was gorgeous; the day we needed on Saturday. People were out and about walking for breast cancer or just enjoying a beautiful day in the City.
And for us, it was, on the road again…
Until next time…..talk to you later…..
October 18th, 2010
Months ago Cindi and I decided we were going to take a road trip to New York City; then take a day cruise up the Hudson River to watch the fall splendor at its best from that advantage point. Bear Mountain was the destination.
The drive from Rehoboth Beach took 4 hours. Not bad and it went so fast; you know, bla, bla, bla the whole way through. We stayed at The Blakely on 136 West 55th St., www.blakelynewyork.com. It was the perfect location; a block and a half from Central Park and walking distance to everywhere else.
We went to explore the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), which is located at 11 West 53rd St. It was the first museum devoted to the modern era; about 150,000 objects offering an unparallel overview of modern and contemporary art.
In one of the rooms, as you entered the museum there was a microphone courtesy of Yoko Ono and visitors could just go up to it and scream. In another room right on the wall there were one liners by her, as well.
I don’t understand the majority of the art at the MOMA, but still enjoyed very much going through every exhibit. Some of them were too far out but others quite interesting; Picasso, Miro, Warhol, Matisse and van Gogh.
By the time we left, the museum was completely full. Early drinks at the W and then to Rue 57 (Brasserie Parisienne et Sushi Bar) for something to eat. This restaurant is located on 60 West 57th Ave., www.rue57.com. It had been a long day so we enjoyed our dinner very much. Rue 57 had a good atmosphere and the service was great. We started with an appetizer of truffle pomme frites.
Cindi and Ryan ordered the salmon. Cindi thought hers should have been cooked less, but liked it very much.
I ordered the steak and I wanted it medium rare. It really was very rare so I would have cooked it a bit more.
If you are visiting New York City, one of the most enjoyable activities is walking, day or night. You never know what is around the corner.
On Friday evening, as we were walking we saw the cameras and lights right at Trump Tower. A filming of next year’s Apprentice was what we encountered. LaToya Jackson, Diane Warwick, Meatloaf and Gary Busey among others.
 Gary Busey A long day was awaiting on Saturday so off to The Blakely we went.
At the beginning of this post I mentioned that the purpose of the trip was to see the changing colors of the leaves at this time of the year. Well, we certainly drove a long way to see 2 gorgeous trees….gale force winds, a ferry ride with 60 plus athletes, most of them lacrosse players, Oktoberfest, beer steins…. and German fare….to be continued tomorrow….
Talk to you later…
October 17th, 2010
Whatever tempts your taste buds, you are certainly going to find in Ocean City, Maryland, especially during Restaurant Week.
Irressistible fresh seafood; fish, clams, mussels, oysters, among the many dishes available.
So, during this week, starting today, Sunday, until next Sunday many of the local restaurants will offer special fixed-priced, 3 course dinner menus for just $30 and/or 2 course menu for $20, excluding tax, alcohol and gratuity.
All you have to do is visit the participating restaurants; reservations are recommended because this is a very popular event only offered twice per year.
For detailed information, including a list of the restaurants, chef bios, and menus, please visit www.oceancityrestaurantweek.com.
Enjoy it!!….Have a good week…talk to you later…..
October 16th, 2010
Continuing with my previous post about Delray Beach, I will have to mention 3 companies that I have dealt with for many years. I can truly recommend them to you as very reliable, competent and professional.
As the season starts in South Florida and as our weather turns a little colder you might want to check out Delray Beach. It is funny because some of my friends that already have properties there keep telling me to keep it quiet; they don’t want people to discover this Village by the Sea. I think the word is out, though.
Tauriello & Company – Real Estate. “Matching People with Properties”. I have used them to purchase real estate in Delray Beach. Cheran Tauriello has lived in Delray for many years and is very capable of showing the right property for you. She was the first person that I worked with and of course I have met Sue Tauriello who is the Broker of Record for the company.
Tauriello & Company advertises on this website and you can see them on the right hand side. Just click on it to be directed to their website. The telephone is 561-278-5578.
Anita Jennings Designs – An interior designer that I have used. Anita is bilingual and a very easy person to deal with. Her telephone is 561-278-7473. What I like about her is that she does not imposed her taste on you; she is so honest and very reasonable.
Anita advertises in this website so just click on her website and you will get information on her services.
Beach House Management, LLC – Michael Keegan – What can I tell you about this company and Michael? Over the years he has been more than a property manager; more like a friend and someone that I can fully trust with everything.
He has helped my children while they were living in Florida and just recently was very instrumental in helping us deal with a fire in our townhouse. He found us Dan Palmer who was responsible for the restoration. I will have to write about him later, as well.
Michael also is our property manager in another property in Delray. He is one of my advertisers so, you can click on the right hand side of this site to see what this company has to offer. His tel. is 561-376-4329.
I want to thank them all for their continued support and help. Hope the coming season brings all of them much success!!
Talk to you later….
 
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