Archive for October, 2009

Free Professional Halloween Costume Photos This Saturday

Free Professional Halloween Costume Photos This Saturday

    Darien’s Chief ToyMan (Bill Jensen-Darien Toy Box) and Megan of Megan Dey Photography invite you to stop into the Toy Box this Saturday, Halloween for your complimentary costume photo session. 
You’ll also receive a complimentary 5×7 print (provided by Megan Dey Photography) which will be available for pick up at the studio starting Nov. 9th.

Eeney Meeney,Miney,Moe….Which Darien Realtor Can Help Me Score,Darien Homes

I had a discussion with a fellow  Darien Realtor yesterday which has prompted this post. She was telling me how she was showing homes to a client who let it be known that he was, in fact, using several Realtors at once.
Now there are those who do this because they’ve never bought a home or don’t [...]

Fall Leaf Pick-Up

There are few things I find more frustrating than driving thru town and seeing bags of leaves, packed full and firm and lined up neatly along the front of peoples’ yards and driveways, and realizing that I TOTALLY MISSED THE MEMO.  So I’m pleased to be one of many online sources to report that leaf pick-up begins [...]

Darien’s Halloween Parade

Mom’s Morning In

presents

Hallowee Parade

Friday, October 30

10:00 am

15th Annual Halloween Parade
Our parade has become a ghoulish tradition!  Dress [...]

This Weekend’s Open Houses in Darien, Sunday October 25

All the open houses in town, conveniently listed in one place. Brought to you by long-time Darien resident and real estate expert, Susan Nix.  Let Susie set up a weekend tour of Open Houses for you and/or introduce you to the Darien community!

H1N1 Vaccine in Darien Update

Thanks to Kristin Calve and the Darien Library for distributing this: I’ll pass it along here.  It’s an official letter from the Town of Darien’s Director of Health regarding vaccine availability.  Click here: h1n1-vaccine-status-report-10-22-09-2-1

Darien's New One-Stop Sanity Shop

Darien’s New One-Stop Sanity Shop

Ever have one of those days when you just want to walk through someone ELSE’S door and crumple to the floor in a heap and throw up your hands and yell to the sky “I have had it!  I can’t do this anymore! Can’t somebody else please take over?!?!” Well, I had one of those [...]

Renew Your EdAlert

Renew Your EdAlert

I got a notice via email that the current EdAlert Database was being “purged” and we would need to re-register as of noon this Saturday (the 17th) if we wanted to continue to receive alerts pertaining to important Darien Public School notifications.  So I just did: here is the link if you’d like to as [...]

My Darien Stroll…

The other day I was taking a walk on a beautiful October day here in Darien and thought residents and others might enjoy seeing how lucky we are….. click here!
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This Weekend’s Open Houses in Darien, 10/18

All the open houses in town, conveniently listed in one place. Brought to you by long-time Darien resident and real estate expert, Susan Nix.  Let Susie set up a weekend tour of Open Houses for you and/or introduce you to the Darien community!

Weekend Event Weather Announcements

What fun is an annual autmn outdoor Pumpkin Festival if it’s rainy and muddy …? Not much, which is why the Tokeneke Pumpkin Festival has been rescheduled from this weekend, Saturday October 17th, to NEXT WEEKEND, October 24th. Please help spread the word!
However, there is still fun to be had this weekend regardless of [...]

Flu Shot & H1N1 Nasal Spray at the Darien YMCA

Just picked up this tip from a visitor to my friend Meg’s site, Fairfield County Child, and thought I would pass it along:
Today, I went to the Darien YMCA for a regular flu shot, and it turned out that they also had the H1N1 nasal spray. They had it available for kids 2 and up. [...]

In The Know This Week ...

In The Know This Week …

Wow, lots to get us caught up on this week!
First on the list is tomorrow night’s “Fashion With Flair, A Parade For Pink” event at the Darien Design Center, 523 Post Road, from 6 to 8:30pm — It’s a complimentary evening of PINK FLAIR to benefit the Stamford Mobile Mammography Unit and support Breast Cancer [...]

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