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Recent Community Posts:
- Annual Pastime Club Carnival and Labor Day Parade (and Roxy) Return to Mendham Borough: Friday, September 3rd through Monday, September 6th - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Mendham, New Jersey
- Loyal readers know that Roxy grumbles about having to return from our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, a moment (nevermind a day) before we have to, but this year we're actually looking forward to returning.. (Read More)
- Annual Pastime Club Carnival and Labor Day Parade (and Roxy) Return to Mendham Borough: Friday, September 3rd through Monday, September 6th - Posted to Roxys Best Of Community Posts
- Loyal readers know that Roxy grumbles about having to return from our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, a moment (nevermind a day) before we have to, but this year we're actually looking forward to returning.. (Read More)
- Jedi Clam Eaters Alert: 15th Annual Fire Company Clam Bake in Bay Head, NJ Today -- Saturday, August 21, 2010 - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Bay Head, New Jersey
- It is a gorgeous day in Bay Head, New Jersey, and I'm lounging on our front porch, listening to Lucinda Williams, while Rex takes a long bike ride and London and Maddie help out with their friend's yard sale across the street. It's the perfect day for the beach... or.. (Read More)
- Open Workout on Rosh Hashanah at Randolph Gymnastics and Climbing Center in Randolph NJ - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Randolph, New Jersey
- We're down at our beach house in Bay Head, NJ, and Maddie and London are trying hard not to hear words like "back to school." Meanwhile, I've been reviewing the school calendar to figure out when we have to head back to the Roxiticus Valley. The first day of school.. (Read More)
- Broadway Babies London and Maddie Look Forward to A Chorus Line at NJPAC in Newark, NJ in April 2011 - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Newark, New Jersey
- Ever since London and Maddie started their fourth year of Annie's Playhouse Summer Stars musical theatre camp in Far Hills, NJ, thanks to this year's Glee theme, my girls have turned into Broadway babies. We watched the.. (Read More)
- Heirloom Tomato Dinner at Due Terre Enoteca in Bernardsville NJ Next Thursday, August 26th - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Bernardsville, New Jersey
- Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Heirloom Tomato Dinner Due Terre Enoteca in Bernardsville, NJ Late August brings tomatoes at their highest peak, but for the first time in the fifteen years we've been together, Rex has not had a (Read More)
- Will London and Maddie "Go Pro" at Annie's Playhouse this Fall? - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Far Hills, New Jersey
- Dreams are important… when we’re kids, and when we grow up. When I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a disc jockey and own radio stations. By the time I was a sophomore in high school, I was working.. (Read More)
- Somerset County 4-H Fair Started Today... Join London and Maddie Thursday, August 12th for Free Family Fun! - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Somerset County, NJ
- August 11-12-13, 2010 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 third year of 4-H Prep with the.. (Read More)
- New Jersey American Water Launches Virtual Food Drive - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... New Jersey
- Roxy's Best Of... is committed to blogging out hunger in New Jersey. I received the following note in my Bay Head water bill this month, and thought I'd share the info on a worthy cause: New Jersey American Water.. (Read More)
- Roxy's Restaurant Week at the Jersey Shore - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...The Jersey Shore
- As many of my loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives and Roxy's Best Of... readers know, every year our family spends the last week of June at our beach house in Bay Head, NJ, to celebrate Rex's birthday. Since Rex does all of the cooking in our family, we like to give.. (Read More)
- Our Cockapoo Puppy Peanut Butter's Progress with the Family Dog of Morris County, NJ - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Morris County, New Jersey
- Hard to believe it's been three weeks since we drove up to Mulberry Farm in Duchess County, New York to bring home our beloved cockapoo puppy, Peanut.. (Read More)
- Pavan's Spring Tennis Camp for Ladies June 1st - 4th at Flanders Valley Tennis Club - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Chester, NJ
- How many times have you heard how envious I was of London and Maddie's Munchkin tennis classes with Coach Pavan? Well, I have no more excuses... now Pavan's Tennis Training Acadmey is offering a Ladies Spring Tennis Camp from Tuesday, June 1st through Friday, June 4th from 10am until Noon at the (Read More)
- New Year's Eve Dinner at Ninety Acres at Natirar in Peapack, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of...Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
- Rex, London, Maddie and I are relaxing in front of a roaring fire, waiting for Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year to count us down to 2010. We just returned home after a perfect evening at Ninety Acres, the.. (Read More)
- Better Late Than Never... We're Off to Lambertville for Last Minute Christmas Shopping and Dinner at Hamilton's Grill Rooom - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Lambertville, New Jersey
- It's the last half day of work and school for Rex, London, Maddie, and me... and when they get off the bus around one o'clock today, our family will head out to.. (Read More)
- Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and Buttolph-Williams House Celebrate Statewide Connecticut Open House Day June 13 - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Hartford, Connecticut
- Here's a wonderful opportunity for a family day trip to introduce your children to a bit of history! While you're visiting, take in the local charm of Old Wethersfield's antique shoppes, restaurants, bistros, the Town.. (Read More)
- Roxy's Favorite 50 Cent Beach Reads - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Books for Grown-Ups
- 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 &.. (Read More)
- Mystic Aquarium & Institute For Exploration Announced New Whales Up Close Program - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Connecticut
- As a New England native, our family has wonderful opportunities to expose our family to maritime history. Out-of-town guests are always encouraged to spend a day down at the shoreline getting a taste of the local Connecticut flavor at the glorious restaurants and clam shacks for fresh.. (Read More)
- Ted Gall and Hal Larsen at Hunter Kirkland Contemporary in Santa Fe: July 31-August 23, 2009 - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 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.. (Read More)
- Oh, Who Cares What Her Kids Had for Dinner? Upcoming Events at the Mayo Center of the Performing Arts in Morristown, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Morristown, New Jersey
- 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.. (Read More)
- Officially Old. Melissa Gilbert is Ma in Little House On the Prairie at PaperMill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Millburn, New Jersey
- I will be writing more as the date gets closer, but London's Girl Scout Brownie troop leeader just wrote to let us know that we're going on a field trip in October to see Little House on the Prairie at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey... and Melissa Gilbert.. (Read More)
- Cluck-U Grand Opening Celebration Today -- Saturday, July 11th -- in Somerville, NJ - Posted to Roxy's Best of...Bridgewater, NJ
- Congratulations and good luck to our friends from London and Maddie's 4-H prep club, Michele, Gordon and their partners, who have just opened a new Cluck-U in Somerville, New Jersey, where Roxy went to high school way back when. Come out today.. (Read More)
- Happy Birthday to the Blue Point in Duck, North Carolina - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Duck, North Carolina
- Only one more year and you'll be legal! Rex and I received an e-mail invitation to join the Blue Point, one of our two favorite restaurants in Duck, North Carolina, for a glass of champagne in celebration of their 20th birthday. We're spending the rest of the summer between our beach house in.. (Read More)
- Zaki Kabob House - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... San Francisco, California
- We stumbled upon this new-ish restaurant on New Years Eve. It's in the spot where Christopher's Taxi used to be (1101 San Pablo Ave, Albany), and we had heard it was good. That night we just got the spicy lamb shawarmas and they were great! There was one stereotypical Berkeley.. (Read More)
- More Carnaval 2009 Pictures From Austin, TX - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Austin, Texas
- To see the the additional pictures I promised from Carnaval In Austin, click here to be taken to the Flickr set. .. (Read More)
- Introducing Roxy's Best Of... Fairfield County, Connecticut, Hosted by Anne, a.k.a. Small Town Mommy - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Welcome to Roxy's Best Of... Fairfield County, Connecticut, hosted by Anne (a.k.a. Small Town Mommy), a local blogger who knows a lot more about Connecticut than Roxy does... in fact, some say the only way a Jersey girl like me can cross the Connecticut border.. (Read More)
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