Archive for February, 2009

Announcement: Call For Donations To The Mother of All Tag Sales

(( If you haven’t ever been to the St Thomas More Women’s Circle Tag Sale, we’ll see you your “with tags on” lilly dresses and raise you a hardly touched Britax Roundabout, an unbelievable array of toys and books and bikes and joggers and ice skates and then throw in that proceeds go to charities [...]

Now Open: The AllAboutDarien Preppy Pride Store

Now Open: The AllAboutDarien Preppy Pride Store

Your favorite DAR logo is now available on delightfully preppy items in our new online Preppy Pride Store!  Great for “going away,” “welcome to town,” “miss you,” “wish you’d move back,” or “hi, i’m from Darien and I love it” gifts — and between now and March 14th, all items are 30% off at checkout!
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Looking For A Calendar of Events?

Looking For A Calendar of Events?

If You’re Looking For “Noteworthy Events” in Darien and Fairfield County, Don’t Miss The Area Eventbook
CLICK HERE

Take A Sunday Drive in Darien

Take A Sunday Drive in Darien

A resident of Noroton Heights, I’m inclined to associate with the water side of Darien when I think about my surroundings … but I’ll tell you something, as much as Darien has sweeping soundscapes and a variety of cute capes and enormous castle-like estates along the waterfront, while driving to New Canaan the other day [...]

Friends With Flair is Bringing Back The Party Dress

Friends With Flair is Bringing Back The Party Dress

BUH-Bye, Giant Bunny Suit (3rd paragraph): I am SO INSPIRED!!!!!!!  After learning about the newly-formed “Friends With Flair,” a group of Darien women who are fun, flirty and sassy and believe that, by investing in our best, most beautiful selves we are in turn investing in our community, I am totally ready to turn [...]

Henny Penny Sweets for Delicious, Home-baked Treats

Henny Penny Sweets for Delicious, Home-baked Treats

“Because Life’s Too Short To Eat Bad Cake ….” (Do you love it?!)
Since it’s Valentines Day, I thought it was a perfect time to write about Darien Neighborpreneur Jennifer Montanaro’s business, Henny Penny Sweets.  What I love about Henny Penny Sweets is that, while all of Jennifer’s baked goodies are delicious and ABSOLUTELY [...]

Darien, Noroton Heights Train Station Parking

Darien, Noroton Heights Train Station Parking

Okay, so a ton of people come to the site each month looking for information about train station parking, so I thought I would make a few calls and try to put something helpful together here.
Overall, there are 775 permit and voucher spaces at the Noroton Heights station and 544 spaces available for the [...]

Palmer's Bakery Has Sweet, Homemade Treats For Your Sweeties

Palmer’s Bakery Has Sweet, Homemade Treats For Your Sweeties

Hi again, it’s Jan …
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO EVERYONE.
Here is the perfect way to share Valentine’s Day with your spouse. PALMERS MARKET in the Noroton Heights shopping center has a wonderful bakery. Meghan, a member of the Palmer family, opened it after she graduated from culinary school as a baker. Everything is delicious but [...]

Manhattan Train Tips

Manhattan Train Tips

With Valentines day less than a week away, and because I just finished updating the Train Schedule link, I have Manhattan on the brain (my husband and I are going to our favorite little Italian Bistro on the Upper East Side for V-day).  Although this is a site about Darien, I feel that tips [...]

Good Finds for Valentine's Day

Good Finds for Valentine’s Day

Hi again, Jan here!
Valentines Day is upon us and these John Derian reverse painted glass plates are my pick for perfect gifts.

(Naturally, my favorite is “advice”!)
GOOD FOOD, GOOD THINGS on the Post Road has a constantly changing assortment to choose from the prices range from about $45.00 up to $100 plus depending on the [...]

The AllAboutDarien Toolbar ~ Conveniently Keeping You In The Know

The AllAboutDarien Toolbar ~ Conveniently Keeping You In The Know

Looking for an easy way to stay connected to all of the great new content on AllAboutDarien.com and not miss out on fun events, sales and specials, and important announcements?  Then the free AllAboutDarien Toolbar is a perfect solution!

Once you download and install this handy little tool, it parks permanently at the top of your [...]

Boden and Mini-Boden Trunk Show and New Event Calendar

Boden and Mini-Boden Trunk Show and New Event Calendar

I cannot think of a better way to announce the (long-awaited!) re-launch of the AllAboutDarien.com Events Calendar, which is now called the AllAbout Eventbook and actually covers Darien in addition to greater Fairfield County, than by actually sending you to the listing for this event.
You might recall my post earlier this year about Jennifer’s [...]

Early Dismissal Today

Are you registered for the Darien Public School email/text alert?  If not, you didn’t receive this helpful Early Dismissal info … Make sure to register so you can be notified of important announcements!
High school 12:20; Middle school 12:30; Elementary tier 1 1:00; Elementary tier 2 1:25. All after school activities are cancelled.

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