Monthly Archives: August 2020
Distance Learning Activities
Welcome back to school!! We are all going to need some ideas to keep these kids busy on their distance learning days! Here ia a great list to get your started!! Feeling Crafty These ideas take some pre-planning and should keep them busy for a while! Check out these Hatching Dino Eggs from one of... Read More
Shoreline Social Report: 8/26 – 8/30
Thursday is looking a little iffy in the weather department, but come Friday we’re cruising through the weekend with clear skies and beautiful temperatures. Check out this weekend’s line-up of fun to help plan your weekend! Wednesday, August 26th Leaf Jumpers are playing live at Main Street Park in Essex Village from 6:00-7:30pm compliments of... Read More
Shoreline Community Spotlight: Pick-Your-Own
As hard as we try to fight it, summer is only around few a few more sweet weeks. Fortunately for us, we live in an area that offers a beautiful Fall season. Warm days, crisp nights, and all of the pick-your-own farms you can handle! Apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, and plums can all be found... Read More
Shoreline Social Report: August 19 – August 23
We’re in the last few weeks of summer, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had! Schedule a babysitter if you’re comfortable and enjoy a little adult fun with dinner and drinks out before distance, hybrid, full school, home school, etc. begins. I’m personally eyeing up the Adult Corn Maze! Wednesday, August 19th UHF... Read More
August Maintenance Checklist
Well, this checklist is reaching you a little later in the month than it usually does. We can thank Hurricane Isaias for that! Actually, this past week’s storm may have helped you to work through a few items on the checklist without even knowing they were scheduled for this month! With the lack of power,... Read More
Shoreline Social Report: August 12 – August 17
Pack your picnic dinners and head out any night this week to enjoy a little live music! Temps are supposed to be easing up as we move towards the weekend, so get out there are soak up every last minute of summer before the end of August is here and we’re preparing for back-to-school (whatever... Read More
Shoreline Social Report: August 5 – August 9
Woah! Yesterday was a wild, windy ride! Hope you’re all hanging in there and are only dealing with minimal storm damage. I’ve got a fun few days lined up to help keep your mind off the power outage and out of the house while we’re waiting for power to be restored. So, clean up some... Read More
Shoreline Community Spotlight: Art in the Community
A recent article in Yankee magazine entitled “The Connecticut Art Trail | Driving an Art Bargain” got me to thinking of all the great cultural venues, both large and small, we have throughout our Shoreline communities. Joe Bills focuses primarily on art museums within his article, but for me art encompasses so much more.... Read More