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Author: Valerie
The Durham Mothers Club is having a yard sale tomorrow at Pineywood Park 8am to noon. Pineywood Park is off of Woodcroft Parkway. Go to the Woodlake subdivision and look for signs. Last year this yard sale was very busy and there were lots of good deals, especially on items for kids… toys, puzzles, clothes, shoes, baby equipment. I expect the same this year.
Check out the new Durham Yard Sales page, and feel free to post yours there.
Author: Valerie
The Boy’s cast came off today. We saw the same doctor and staff at Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital. The assistant promised the really noisy saw would not cut his skin, and even demonstrated it was safe by rubbing it sideways on her hand (convincing trick). It was a fast saw, though, and caused enough friction to make his arm hot. Then an x-ray… bone is healing nicely and now he can wear a removable splint (at school and outdoors) for the next 2 months. His wee arm is pale and thin, but will recover quickly.
In the waiting room, he read a Junie B. Jones book, played another little boy on Nintendo Mario Bros., and watched Scooby Doo. That makes it sound like we waited a long time, but it only took about an hour total.
Author: Valerie
Visit Twig this Saturday and you can designate your favorite nonprofit to receive a share of 20% of that day’s receipts (or 5% of the week’s receipts). Don’t have a favorite nonprofit? Choose the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science here in Durham.
Author: Valerie
Searching for used Bob Books, I stumbled onto a listing of local homeschooler group activities, classes, playdates. Check these out:
Author: Valerie
As Jessica commented the other day, Amelia’s at Brightleaf Square has added gelato to their dessert offerings. The chocolate hazelnut is perfect–thanks for the tip!
Author: Valerie
We had so much fun going to the dump this morning that we went twice. Since the dump is on the extreme other side of Durham, I had a nice overview of gas prices across town. At one point I saw $3.65 and thought to stop for a fill-up (most other places on my route were 3.75 or 3.77), but by the time I did, the memo had gone out and the price had been adjusted up to $3.75. I’m still trying to figure out which day has the lowest rates… do they think you’ll fill up before the weekend or right after? Meanwhile, Gas Buddy confirms that a Costco membership is worth it.
Author: Valerie
Broad Street Cafe has significantly expanded their menu. My eyes focused directly on the addition of Mapleview Ice Cream.
Author: Valerie
The Durham Arts Council has added two new summer programs: the Preschool Arts Camp (ages 3-4) and the Teen Arts Institute. Check out the full schedule here [PDF].
Regularly updated list of summer camps in Durham here.
Author: Valerie
I expected to see that very few people had voted in my precinct, because, as usual, there were no lines. The time from address verification to “I Voted” sticker was maybe 3 minutes. But looking at the counts and results this morning, I see that 45%+ of my neighbors voted. Nice turnout, and nice job with keeping people moving through the process!
Author: Valerie
The Girl and I stopped into Morning Star Gourmet Coffee Shop for a quick lunch. The couches are gone in favor of padded booths, and the play area is gone (though some of it remains scattered on the stage). Wifi was still pending.
Coffee and tea offerings are the same. Baked goods are provided by Sweet Jane’s.
One of The Picnic Basket locations is housed in the kitchen, and reportedly will provide sandwiches and other lunchtime fare, soon, but no firm date on that. Their menu promises to make this a great addition to the lunchtime offerings on that part of University Drive.
Author: Valerie
When we stopped at the Taqueria la Vaquita on Chapel Hill Street (yes, the one with the cow) for some fast food this weekend, the Girl broke the “don’t order chicken at the seafood restaurant” rule of restaurant dining by insisting on a hot dog. We discovered that the hot dog is not a kid menu item, being smothered with ketchup, mustard, onions, red (bell) peppers, and jalapenos. She opted for a PB&J at home. (It was really tasty, even if scorchingly spicy, and reminded me of old Wienerschnitzel days.)
The chicken zincronizadas with two dip sides… mole and green salsa I think… might be my new favorite.
Author: Valerie
These Larry videos are funny. You can make a pledge to reduce the amount of time you are driving, in favor of biking, TTA, carpooling, or telecommuting.
Author: Valerie
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Vote tomorrow, Tuesday 5/6!
Author: Valerie
Author: Valerie
Justin Roberts and Liam Davis sang the national anthem at last Tuesday’s Durham Bulls game. They happily reported that the Bulls won!
At Saturday’s Artscenter (Carrboro) concert, they wore their new Bulls jerseys to perform songs from their new album Pop Fly, as well as some old favorites like I Lost The Tooth, Cartwheels, and Willly was a Whale. The concert wrapped up the last of the Artscenter’s SuperFun series for the season.
After the concert, Justin took time to talk with each kid during the autograph signing. The boy was thrilled to get his Pop Fly liner notes signed, and to catch Liam outside for a High-5! Baseball jersey t-shirts were provided by CDBaby Live Sales, and were made by American Apparel in the USA.