There was SO MUCH going on this past weekend! I asked my Facebook friends to share what they did, and here's what I heard:
-- The Art on the Square show and the Y's Healthy Kids Day in Kennett
-- The UHS spring play matinee of "Princess Bride" ("It was awesome!")
-- A husband-and-wife date to see the tulips at Longwood Gardens (so popular they had to park in the auxiliary lot)
-- Mary Dugan's memorial service at London Grove Friends Meeting
-- The Woodlands at Phillips Mushrooms anniversary celebration
-- The Pennsbury Township community yard sale
-- Pocopson Elementary School's art and garden day
-- The Chester County Master Gardeners plant sale at Springton Manor
-- The Maryland Hunt Cup (featuring several local jockeys)
-- The Unionville Track & Field International.
Four people told me they had to work -- specifically, writing, doing hair, running a restaurant and baking bread. I, too, worked, but then I went to the Young Relative's baseball game and got a fair amount of gardening done.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
No hearing
Sorry to disappoint you if you were looking forward to reading about the April 24 zoning hearing for Dick Hayne's bridge at his Doe Run Farm, but the hearing was cancelled at Mr. Hayne's request. No word on whether it will be rescheduled.
Mr. Hayne had submitted plans for a proposed steel box beam bridge, off Route 841 near the S-curve east of Thouron Road, that would be about 56 feet long and 12 feet wide, with oak planking. At the West Marlborough Township planning commission meeting on April 2, the township's engineer, Al Giannantonio, described it as "a very substantial bridge" that could bear the weight of not only cattle but also heavy vehicles. He told the commission that Mr. Hayne's workers had already started the bridge project when the township alerted them that they needed permits; the project was then halted and the zoning hearing was scheduled.
Mr. Hayne had submitted plans for a proposed steel box beam bridge, off Route 841 near the S-curve east of Thouron Road, that would be about 56 feet long and 12 feet wide, with oak planking. At the West Marlborough Township planning commission meeting on April 2, the township's engineer, Al Giannantonio, described it as "a very substantial bridge" that could bear the weight of not only cattle but also heavy vehicles. He told the commission that Mr. Hayne's workers had already started the bridge project when the township alerted them that they needed permits; the project was then halted and the zoning hearing was scheduled.
Household management
How does anyone, ever, get anything done?
Yesterday morning I was hanging out the laundry on the clothesline. While there, I noticed that the bird feeders were empty, and I remembered my mother's comment that it's time to put out the hummingbird feeder. Got the birdseed. Mixed the nectar. While hanging up the feeder, I noticed that the daff leaves needed to be braided (yes, I'm one of "those"!) and the lamium needed to be trimmed back. Coming inside to get the clippers, I noticed two stink bugs on the ceiling. Dealt with them. Heard the guinea pig squealing and gave her some carrots. Spotted the LL Bean catalog and remembered I need to order a new hammock.
This went on all day; somehow I managed to get the garden raked and planted pumpkins, four kinds of sunflowers, gladiolus and Peruvian daffs. Finally I sat on the deck with a drink, took off my boots and baseball cap ... and noticed a dog tick crawling on the brim. Inside to get the Scotch tape to seal it up. While washing my hands I noticed a splinter in my palm from the rake and took it out with my Swiss Army knife tweezers. Saw a cookie sheet and realized I owed a friend a batch of lemon crisps ... And the cycle began again.
Yesterday morning I was hanging out the laundry on the clothesline. While there, I noticed that the bird feeders were empty, and I remembered my mother's comment that it's time to put out the hummingbird feeder. Got the birdseed. Mixed the nectar. While hanging up the feeder, I noticed that the daff leaves needed to be braided (yes, I'm one of "those"!) and the lamium needed to be trimmed back. Coming inside to get the clippers, I noticed two stink bugs on the ceiling. Dealt with them. Heard the guinea pig squealing and gave her some carrots. Spotted the LL Bean catalog and remembered I need to order a new hammock.
This went on all day; somehow I managed to get the garden raked and planted pumpkins, four kinds of sunflowers, gladiolus and Peruvian daffs. Finally I sat on the deck with a drink, took off my boots and baseball cap ... and noticed a dog tick crawling on the brim. Inside to get the Scotch tape to seal it up. While washing my hands I noticed a splinter in my palm from the rake and took it out with my Swiss Army knife tweezers. Saw a cookie sheet and realized I owed a friend a batch of lemon crisps ... And the cycle began again.
Outreach
St. Michael Lutheran Church in Unionville is putting out the word that it offers transportation for senior citizens to its Sunday services each week. "The bus makes stops at the Luther House and Jenners Pond campuses in Jennersville and Kennett Friends Home," according to the church bulletin. If you know anyone who might be interested, you can contact the church office for a schedule (610-347-1696; saintmichaellc@verizon.net; www.StMichaelPA.com).
(By the way, if you want to send me your house of worship's bulletin the way St. Michael does, please email me at uvilleblogger@gmail.com.)
(By the way, if you want to send me your house of worship's bulletin the way St. Michael does, please email me at uvilleblogger@gmail.com.)
A history talk
Just a reminder that at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Seth Hinshaw, historic preservation planner with Wise Preservation Planning of Chester Springs, will be speaking about old Kennett Township barns. The talk is at the Kennett Township building. It's free and open to the public, with no registration needed.
Coexist
The spring weather is bringing out hordes of fair-weather bicyclists (in addition to the hard-core folks who have been pedaling all winter). Early Saturday morning I was at my desk working when I heard the dog barking frantically, in the way she usually reserves for a raccoon up a tree. No, it was a pelleton of a dozen cyclists zipping by.
Later in the day I was behind two cyclists riding side by side along Upland Road. As soon as the middle-of-the-road guy noticed me, he quickly pulled over behind his colleague. Excellent behavior! Thank you! There's nothing that annoys motorists more than bicyclists who take up the whole lane.
But motorists: please remember, one of those cyclists could be my brother. Treat them with respect and courtesy.
Later in the day I was behind two cyclists riding side by side along Upland Road. As soon as the middle-of-the-road guy noticed me, he quickly pulled over behind his colleague. Excellent behavior! Thank you! There's nothing that annoys motorists more than bicyclists who take up the whole lane.
But motorists: please remember, one of those cyclists could be my brother. Treat them with respect and courtesy.
Signs of the times
Politics is everywhere. While driving along Baltimore Pike the other day I spotted a couple of red-and-white signs saying "SOS: Save Our Support Staff." It seems the teachers' union at the Kennett Consolidated School District is objecting to the school board's proposed outsourcing of teaching assistants.
And planted prominently at the URA fields on Saturday was a campaign sign for one of the candidates for the East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors (the primary election is Tuesday, May 21). Given how busy the URA fields are this time of the year, his message reached a lot of voters.
And planted prominently at the URA fields on Saturday was a campaign sign for one of the candidates for the East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors (the primary election is Tuesday, May 21). Given how busy the URA fields are this time of the year, his message reached a lot of voters.
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