Sometime tomorrow between stuffing yourself with pancakes and sausage fresh off the griddle at the Pancake Powow, dropping by Robeks to get a healthy juice smoothie to try to offset the carb coma and cheer on the middle and high school students who are painting downtown store windows as part of the Halloween Window Painting Contest, grabbing a free photo for your American Doll fanatic of her with her dolls and live models at the Darien Sport Shop, spending an afternoon of autumn family fun at the Tokeneke Carnival, and rewarding yourself for a very busy day with some vino at the Turning Water into Wine Tasting Benefit (see event calendar), don’t forget to FINALLY gather together those empty paint cans and other items stashed away in your garage that qualify as hazardous waste and drop them off in New Canaan (information also in the event calendar).

AND, because I hate the feeling of driving around town and noticing bags of leaves stacked neatly at the edge of other peoples’ driveways and wondering how in the heck they knew when they’d be picked up, I am attaching the Darien Leaf Pickp Rules & Schedule (leafpickup08) here so you can plan ahead.  Don’t worry, I’ll be posting reminders as we get closer to the dates!

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I’ve just returned from a morning out and about in downtown Darien and all I can say is that if it’s at all possible, you must try to get down there today!

There is a contagious yet casual air of hustle and bustle with high schoolers campaigning in the streets for their upcoming Car Washes (the boys’ swim team is also having a DOG wash, stay tuned for more information!), people packing outdoor seating areas in front of Uncle’s, to the side of Panera Bread, and on the patio of Ole Mole; the doors of most stores along the Post Road open to the warm autumn breeze; everyone seems to be in good spirits; it’s a perfect day to enjoy our town.

One of the open doors is at The Darien Toy Box, where children’s songs float through the simple, eco-aware toy shop and kids are invited to play while parents check out all of the fun, educational toys, games and books that have been thoughfully selected by the store’s owner and toy-lover, Bill Jensen. Click To Read More of This Post

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