Category — HOME & GARDEN

Imagine our surprise when we found a message in our inbox from HGTV!!  One of HGTV’ s newest weekly series, “My Big Amazing Renovation” is coming to Hunterdon County, NJ and surrounding areas to film BIG, AMAZING, renovations! Each half-hour episode features some of the most incredible renovations throughout the country with the inspiring homeowners who transform their current home into their dream home!  [Read more →]

Okay so here is the dilema — if you are like us, you have tons of digital photos taking up space on our computer and keeping up with printing them out stopped about 3 years agos right?  I vowed that this would be the year to start getting a handle on them.  Now I personally love the idea of scrapbooking, the creativity of it all - but I found just the investment of purchasing all that stuff, finding the time to come up with creative ways to put it all together and the space to store it all was daunting.  I then discovered digital scrapbooking and while it was wonderful because you didn’t have all those supplies sitting around your home, it still took the same amount of time to come up with layouts and designs.  That is when one day I stumbled across this website called Smilebox.

Make a free ecard - it’s easy!

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On Christmas Eve, you can track Santa’s travels by visiting the NORAD website.  Follow his journey around the globe and make sure you’re in bed before he gets to you!

 Visit http://www.noradsanta.org/

Get the latest information on school closings and delays.  Click to:

WFMZ Storm Center or  NJ101.5

See the Hunterdon County Weather Forecast

The season for searching for that perfect Christmas Tree is upon us.  Take a look at our list of local Christmas Tree Farms to see where you will go this year.  We also have some farms listed from Warren County, NJ in case you want to make a day-trip of it!  Be sure to comment on this post and let us know your favorite place to get a tree!

Alger Tree Farm, Califon
Species…400 trees; Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Douglas-fir, Concolor Fir
Open…8:30-5 (Sat & Sun), Dec. 2 - 24
908-832-2298
http://members.aol.com/algertreefarm/index.htm

Black Oak Farm, Bethlehem Township
Species…900 trees; Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Douglas-fir, Concolor Fir, Canaan Fir, Mexican Border Pine
Open…9-5 (daily but closed Wednesdays), Nov. 24 - Dec. 17
Also: gift shop, wreaths, trimmings, refreshments
908-537-4133

Brightlands Christmas Tree Farm, Milford
608 Milford-Mt. Pleasant Rd
908-996-4681

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree Farm, Milford
Species…2,000 trees; Douglas-fir
Open…10-4:30 (Fri, Sat, Sun), Nov. 24 - Dec. 24
Also: wreaths, trimmings, hayrides
908-995-4365 or 610-258-7305 [Read more →]

Every once and a while we come across a website that is really neat, even as a parent you enjoy it. We are sharing some of our favorite holiday website finds with you here.  If you have a great site, let us know about it by posting it in the comments!

Elf Yourself

Website URL: http://www.elfyourself.com/

Hunterdon Moms Online Comments:  This super fun site brought to us by Office Max is the hit of the 2007 holiday season.  On this site you can upload up to four images at a time and then crop out your faces to add them to the bodies of dancing elves.  During the process you can even call a special phone number and record a personalized message to add to your clip.  The end result is your photos as dancing elves! [Read more →]

First Book, an award-winning nonprofit organization, and Borders Group, Inc., a global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,100 stores worldwide, announced that they will again team up for another holiday giving campaign. This is the third consecutive year that Borders, Waldenbooks and First Book have joined together for a holiday giving campaign.

Beginning November 1 and ending December 24, customers in Borders and Waldenbooks stores will be encouraged to donate $1, $3, $5 or more to First Book as they make their holiday purchases. The funds donated by Borders and Waldenbooks customers will be converted to gift cards and distributed to local organizations affiliated with First Book to purchase books for the children they serve. [Read more →]

The Hunterdon County YMCA invites the community to join them in spreading some joy this holiday season.  The Y’s Angel Patrol collects toys, canned & boxed food items, baby clothes & baby toiletries, mittens, gloves, hats, books, and adult toiletry items to distribute to those members of our Hunterdon County community who are experiencing financial hardship. [Read more →]

With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to know who amongst us has been brave enough to visit one of the many local Haunted Hayrides?  Which ones are the best (or worst)?  Share your spooky experiences with us, so others looking for some ghoulish fun can benefit!  Here are some ideas to get us started:

The Haunted Mill at the Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, NJ
http://www.clintonhauntedmill.org/

Schaffer’s Farms Fright Festival in Flemington, NJ
http://www.schaeferfarms.com/frightfest.html

Grochowicz Farm in Glen Gardner, NJ
http://www.grochowiczfarms.com/Frightful%20Nights.htm

And in nearby Buck’s County, PA

Festival of Fears
http://festivaloffears.com/mainpage.htm 

Not that this is anywhere near us, but the very thought of it is quite scary. 

Terror behind the walls
http://www.easternstate.org/halloween/directions/
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philiadelphia PA

Pumpkin picking season is upon us and so we were wondering, exactly where are the best places to pick pumpkins in Hunterdon County, NJ.  We want to hear from you, so be sure to leave a comment and let us know where your family goes to get their pumpkins.  Let us know what is so great about it, what makes it special or fun!

There are many local pick-your-own farm stands in Hunterdon County that are all ready to greet you with the best fall has to offer, pumpkins, apples, hayrides and hot cider!  Take a look at the list and plan your visit today!

Box J Farm
523 Bellwood Park Road, Asbury (Bethlehem Twp.)
(908) 479-2268 or (908) 419-7149

Open: Weekends in May & June, June 25 - September 5, dawn - dusk

Roadside Market: All produce certified organic heirloom and hybrid varieties, eggplant, zucchini, bush beans, sugar snap peas, tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, sweet basil, cilantro

Pick Your Own: Red raspberries, blueberries

Also Available: Free range and 100% organic brown and white eggs
Please call ahead for u-pick

Roadside Market: Vegetables

Pick Your Own: Chinese vegetables; tomatoes; peppers; hot peppers; squash; eggplant [Read more →]

Rawhide Rescue was formed to serve the needs of homeless dogs by providing loving and expedient rescue, foster homes and placement with a great measure of compassion and through teamwork with you and other rescue groups and shelters.

Rawhide Rescue is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. We’ll be happy to provide you with a tax-receipt upon request so that you can deduct your donation to us.

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