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2013
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A chrysanthemum for you! This is the time of the year for chrysanthemum shows. Last week, Dolores and I attended the Annual Mum Show, Sponsored by the Potomac Chrysanthemum Society, at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. Today, we took a day trip to the National Chrysanthemum Society Show a...
10/26/2013
Day trip to Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park One of the benefits of living in Montgomery County, Maryland, is that we have many wonderful options for day trips. We decided to take a Sunday day trip to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. We took the scenic route thr...
10/25/2013
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Civil War Artifacts Poolesville, Maryland Members of ActiveRain have been asked to submit a blog that would showcase our state. It would take several years of blogs to properly showcase Maryland. Visitors and residents enjoy the beautiful scenery, the history and the greenery of the state. For ...
10/24/2013
National Chrysanthemum Society Show, Longwood Gardens, Oct. 26-27 Those that subscribe to my blogs know that Dolores and I love to visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Longwood Gardens is a little over 120 miles from our home in Montgomery County, MD and is close enough for frequent d...
10/24/2013
Coffee with a Cop in Kentlands, Tuesday, October 29 The City of Gaithersburg Police Department has invited Kentlands residents to attend the next session of “Coffee with a Cop” that will take place on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 7 a.m. at the Kentlands Chick-fil-A located at 104 Main Street, G...
10/24/2013
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Halloween Health and Safety Tips: SAFE HALLOWEEN All of us should put family safety at the top of the list of considerations for Halloween events. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided these SAFE HALLOWEEN recommendations that I hope you will share with your family and frie...
10/23/2013
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CHARACTER COUNTS! Celebrated in Gaithersburg If you subscribe to my blogs, you may have seen my use of the phrase “Character Counts in Gaithersburg.” “Celebrating CHARACTER COUNTS! in the Community and Through Service” is the theme of the City of Gaithersburg’s month long celebration in Oct...
10/23/2013
Book Recommendation: The Moonpool by P.T. Deutermann Those that follow my blogs know that I enjoy reading novels. When I discover an author that I really enjoy, I will sometimes try to read many or all of the books written by that writer. I just finished reading The Moonpool (2008), a novel ...
10/22/2013
Seniors qualify for a $10 lifetime pass to National Parks Dolores and I took a Sunday day trip to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It is a great time to visit National Parks to enjoy the beautiful colors of autumn. We used our Senior Pass for free admission to the par...
10/22/2013
Housing Market, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, September Summary There are 167 active listings of homes for sale in zip code 20878 for Gaithersburg and North Potomac, Maryland. Five of the available properties are lender owned foreclosures (REO) priced from $164,900 to $789,900. Four of the listed ho...
10/22/2013
