Harvest Day in Yardley '2008

YARDLEY HARVEST DAY FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(rain or shine)

Sponsored by The Makefield Women's Association and the Yardley Business Association

Come and enjoy a wonderful family day in beautiful Yardley. Nestled along the Delaware River in Lower Bucks County, Yardley Borough is a lovely family-oriented community celebrating its 39th annual Harvest Day Festival starting at the Corner of West Afton Ave. and Main St. in Yardley, you will find over 130 fabulous fine artists and wonderful craft exhibitors along Afton Ave., with lovely Lake Afton as a backdrop. The exhibitors continue on Penn Valley Rd. and into Buttonwood Park. In addition, enjoy the Food Court, which features non-alcoholic margaritas, ice cream treats, caramel corn, funnel cake, hamburgers, chicken pitas, French fries, Italian foods, Italian Ice and much more.

Enjoy the entertainment provided at the Pavilion in Buttonwood Park while you browse, shop and eat.

Please visit the Makefield Women's Association Raffle (MWA)table. We will be located on Penn Valley Rd., across from exhibitors. Thirty wonderful raffle baskets will be displayed with values from $200 to $620. Tickets are only $5 each or 5 for $20. 100% of ticket sales will benefit the Penndel Food Pantry and Mommy's Light. MWA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to "giving back to the community".

How can you get there?

The following target addresses can be used for your NAV or for use with Google Maps.

Location of the start of the artists/crafters:
Starbucks: 1 North Main Street, Yardley, PA 19067

Parking for visitors:
Activant, 19 West College Ave., Yardley Pa 19067

From areas South of Yardley, you may use SEPTA, as Yardley has a train station (use the link below to plan your trip)

SEPTA

Using the Plan My Trip Page, select the Clickable Rail System Map, in the upper right quarter, you will see R3 with the end of the line as Trenton, NJ. Yardley Pa is the station before Trenton. The Rail Station is several blocks from the Harvest Day Festival.

From the North you may change trains in either the Trenton Station or Hamilton Station to SEPTA into the Yardley Station.

DRIVING: I-95 North (from Philadelphia), use Yardley exit #51. Follow Taylorsville Road (it will become N. Main Street), into the Borough of Yardley. You may park in any legal parking space on Yardley's side streets or in the Activant parking lot noted above.

I-95 South (from New Jersey), use Yardley Exit #51A. Follow Taylorsville Road (it will become N. Main Street), into the Borough of Yardley. You may park in any legal parking space on Yardley's side streets or in the Activant parking lot noted above.

We look forward to having you visit the Harvest Day Festival. Enjoy!

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Bucks County Hope For the Animals Walkathon

I wanted to let everyone know that on October 5th, there will be a walkathon to support the building of the first No-Kill animal shelter in Bucks County.  The event is going to be held in beautiful, Core Creek Park in Langhorne. 

Having owned dogs my entire life, (we currently have an american eskimo, which we absolutely adore) this event is particularly meaningful to me.  I was surprised to learn that only 15% of dogs and 2% of cats who enter traditional shelters, are returned to their owners.  We have a fenced yard, but our dog did manage to escape once.  Fortunately, we were able to locate him in the neighborhood, before he was loose for too long.  Our family would have  been devasted if he ended up in a traditional animal shelter.

I you are an animal lover, and want to either participate in this event on the 5th, or want to make a contribution, please visit the hope for the animals web site.  I also have a registration form, if you prefer, so you can contact me to register or contribute to this cause.  There is additional information on the website, that will further explain the need for such a shelter.  It really is a worthwhile cause.

I will get back to posting about real estate as well as the turmoil in our financial markets, with my next post.

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This is a picture of our American Eskimo, Quincy.

Newtown Market Day

Those of us who live in Bucks County, know what a great town Newtown is.  If you are in the area this Saturday, September 13th, I highly recommend that you visit Newtown, and enjoy Newtown's market day.

Market day is a fabulous, fun event, offering colonial style crafts, music, dance, children's activities, games, and hayrides.  Many area restaurants and businesses take part in this wonderful festival.  Parts of State Street, which is the main street through Newtown, is closed, so that vendors can set up displays, and event goers can safely wander through town.  The event runs from 10:00 too 4:00, with the rain date being Sunday, the 14th.

Newtown is a quaint, charming and historic town.  The town dates back to 1684, where, according to historians, William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme, devised a plan to for a new settlement he initially called, "New Township".  Eventually the name was shortened to Newtown.

Lower Makefield Township Community Day

It is really hard to believe that it is September, already.  It seems like the summer just started!

This past Monday, of Labor day weekend, Lower Makefield Township, which is the township that surrounds the small boro of Yardley, celebrated its annual community day.  It was an absolutely gorgeous late summer day, and the turnout was fantastic.  The community support for this event is tremendous, and is an example of why this area is such a wonderful place to live.  It is really fun to meet and greet friends and neighbors of all ages, at this community wide event.  There are activities and events for all age groups, ranging from rides for young children, to a 3 on 3 basketball tournament,  to music and food from all sorts of area bands and vendors. 

What a great way to spend the last lazy, lingering hours of summer!