http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com The Best of Far Hills, NJ, from kid stuff (including summer camp) to restaurants to shopping Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Turns out the forecast calls for rain, rain, rain... starting tomorrow (Thursday) and continuing right through the Far Hills Races on Saturday, October 17th. Our family was on the verge of making "the Hunt" an annual tradition... we went two years running: in October 2007, when the sun was shining, the ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/16/events/are-you-off-to-the-races-in-far-hills-nj-despite-the-weather/ Our family is down at our beach house in Bay Head, NJ until Labor Day, but when we get "back to school" at Mendham Township Elementary, it will also be time to clean out our closets for the semi-annual Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Rummage Sale in Far Hills, NJ. Back in the Spring, our ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/29/shopping/get-back-to-school-and-clean-out-your-closets-its-time-for-the-visiting-nurse-association-vna-rummage-sale-in-far-hills-nj/ As we neared the end of Annie's Playhouse Summer Stars camp, London told us she had a secret about the big show. She told me that I needed to be ready with my camera for the Beauty and the Beast number and that she needed a long, flowing skirt, but ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/09/kid-stuff/tale-as-old-as-time-londons-first-pas-de-deux-at-annies-playhouse-summer-stars-in-far-hills-nj/ Over on  my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives blog, I've decided to chronicle my latest 90-day-plan to a lifetime of diet and fitness (I'm actually about two weeks in with my 43rd birthday approaching as a milestone in October).  While my most loyal readers can say they've heard this song and dance ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/02/personal-services/from-pure-exhaustion-to-a-feeling-of-momentum-thanks-to-nutritionist-corinne-bush-at-the-far-hills-pharmacy-in-far-hills-new-jersey/ This year's Far Hills Race Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 17th, 2009 but if you can't wait for the big event, you can get a Taste of the Far Hills Races this Thursday, August 6th from 6 to 8pm at the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center, 30 ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/02/events/cant-wait-until-october-get-a-taste-of-the-far-hills-races-this-thursday-august-6th/ I'm working from home today, since I need to be here to take London and Maddie for their annual doctor visit with Dr. Eric Yorke of Somerset Pediatric in Bedminster, so I had my first opportunity to drive the girls to camp... it's a top down day, and we had ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/07/07/kid-stuff/ah-the-sweet-routines-of-summer-london-and-maddie-start-summer-stars-camp-at-annies-playhouse/ Music at Moorland, a magical evening of open-air dining, classical music and spectacular fireworks on the lawn of Moorland Farms in Far Hills, New Jersey, is a much-anticipated event for kids and Roxiticus Desperate Housewives and Husbands alike. The 8th annual Music at Moorland to benefit Somerset Medical Center returns to ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/06/23/general/music-at-moorland-returns-to-far-hills-nj-thursday-night-june-25-2009/ As we headed through Far Hills and down our beach house in Bay Head, NJ this weekend, Rex and I noticed that the tents were up for the semi-annual Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Rummage Sale. The bad news is that our family has been so busy that we actually missed the spring ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/04/27/shopping/the-tents-are-up-time-for-the-visiting-nurse-association-vna-rummage-sale-in-far-hills-nj/ Well, maybe when they're a couple of years older... I just received a postcard from the Somerset Hills YMCA about a bunch of cool new winter programs for kids at the Bedminster/Far Hills location. "Your kids will love coming to The House at the Somerset Hills YMCA, Bedminster.  It's cool enough for ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/01/28/kid-stuff/the-butter-bites-get-ready-to-rock-the-house-at-somerset-hills-ymca-at-bedminsterfar-hills/ It's all I can do to keep up with the bizarre fluctuations in gasoline prices, nevermind what appears to be a national shortage of fluoride. In October 2003, our family left New York City, where there's flouride in the city water, and moved to the Roxiticus Valley , where we ... http://farhillsnj.roxysbestof.com/2008/11/26/kid-stuff/looking-for-clues-is-there-a-fluoride-shortage-in-the-united-states/