How many of you ate a vegetarian, pasta or any other kind of food instead of turkey on Thanksgiving this year?  If you have photos showing alternative food choices, I will post them.  I can honestly say I enjoy turkey but love those crispy pieces of skin as a side dish.  Yummy!  Here are photos from my family's Thanksgiving featuring turkey, mashed potatoes, creamed white onions, lots of veggies, a large healthy vegetable salad, homemade pumpkin, cherry, mince, apple pies, moonshine cake and rum cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Did you prepare yourself for the holiday by Line Dancing at Christ Methodist Church on Wednesday or Yoga on Thanksgiving morning with 5 Boro Power Yoga or Family Hike with the JCC or the …

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This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving Day.  I hope you, my gentle readers, will find the time to give thanks for your life, your family, friends and neighbors.  As good or bad as you think life is at times, there are others who have nothing or much less than anything you can ever imagine.  Please remember those in your lives who are in need of companionship; maybe a phone call or a visit would make their day.  Holidays can be lonely.  If you can, invite someone to your home or volunteer to serve food at a community food kitchen. 

Did you take a walk through one of our many parks on Staten Island or join Staten Island OutLOUD for one of their events or attend one of the many Christmas/holiday Fairs all across the Island?

 

 

 

 

 

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Did you begin to visit Holiday/Christmas Fairs around Staten Island? See the list of Fairs for this weekend  below--there are always many to choose from.  I visited the fair at the Olivet Presbyterian Church on Saturday and filled bags with gifts, handmade crafts and of course, baked goods. Below are photos from the Fair.

Saturday afternoon, I took a Walk through Goodhue with Clay Wollney, Staten Island Protectors of Pine Oak Woods and a group consisting of ages from infants on their parents' backs to oldsters like me.  The Protectors are committed to increasing the stewardship of Staten Island’s existing parkland, blue belt corridors and nature preserves to continue the effort to preserve Staten Island’s natural areas.  If you have never been on a…

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WESTERLEIGH...

This October 2016 there were 23 homes sold in  Westerleigh. The highest selling price was $860,000, while the lowest selling price was $385,000.

Here is the list of all addresses of homes sold in Westerleigh this October: 

  1. 148 Crowell Avenue       
  2. 227 College Avenue     
  3. 102 Clermont Place     
  4. 100 Clermont Place     
  5. 59 Bryson Avenue      
  6. 319 Stewart Avenue     
  7. 323 Stewart Avenue    
  8. 93 Glascoe Avenue     
  9. 114 Willowbrook Road A    
  10. 365 Willowbrook Road      
  11. 134 Byrne Avenue      
  12. 57 Mountainview Avenue       
  13. 483 Ingram Avenue    
  14. 41 Dickie Avenue    
  15. 43 Livermore Avenue   
  16. 259 Livermore Avenue     
  17. 2165 Victory Boulevard     
  18. 14 Hawthorne Avenue   
  19. 10 Francine…

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TRAVIS...

This October 2016 there were 03 homes sold in Travis.The highest selling price was $499,000,while the lowest selling price was $430,000.

Here is the list of all addresses of homes sold in Travis this October:

  1. 154 Burke Avenue
  2. 152 Burke Avenue
  3. 60 Alberta Avenue
 As of today,November 11th 2016, there are 05 active properties in Travis.The highest listing price of these properties is $799,000 the lowest is $329,900.

Here is a list of all addresses of active listings in Travis .

  1. 110 Melvin Avenue  
  2. 118 Cannon Avenue   
  3. 116 Wakefield Avenue 
  4. 44 Shelley Avenue  
  5. 83 Alberta Avenue

 For more information about any of the prices for the homes listed above, give us a call at 718-442-4400.

If…

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TOTTENVILLE...

 

This October 2016 there were 12 homes sold in Tottenville. The highest selling price was $835,000, while the lowest selling price was $295,000.

Here is the list of all addresses of homes sold in Tottenville this October:

  1. 256 Bethel Avenue     
  2. 22 Honey Lane    
  3. 20 Seacrest Lane   
  4. 167 Fisher Avenue      
  5. 34 Craig Avenue    
  6. 715 Craig Avenue    
  7. 384 Sprague Avenue   
  8. 87 Sprague Avenue       
  9. 443 Surf Avenue  A       
  10. 548 Yetman Avenue    
  11. 244 Barnard Avenue     
  12. 150 Camden Avenue     
As of today,October 19th 2016, there are 41 active properties in Tottenville. The highest listing price of these properties is $3,100,000, while the lowest is $329,900.

Here is a list of…

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A Brief History of Veterans Day (borrowed from “Military.com”)

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954,…

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TODT HILL...

This October 2016 there were 04 homes sold in Todt  Hill.The highest selling price was $1,915,000,while the lowest selling price was $960,000.

Here is the list of all addresses of homes sold in Tod Hill this October:

  1. 76 Copperleaf Terrace
  2. 29 Milden Avenue
  3. 111 Benedict Road
  4. 95 West Entry Road
As of today,November 10th 2016, there are 42 active properties in Todt Hill.The highest listing price of these properties is $6,300,000, while the lowest is $899,000.

Here is a list of all addresses of the active listings in Todt Hill:

  1. 93 Romer Road     
  2. 74 Romer Road     
  3. 8 Romer Road       
  4. 244 Four Corners Road      
  5. 631 Ocean Terrace    
  6. 361 Ocean Terrace        
  7. 583 Ocean…

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SUNSET HILL...

This October 2016 there were 03 homes sold in Sunset Hill.The highest selling price was $847,500 ,while the lowest selling price was $390,000 . 

Here is the list of all addresses of homes sold in Sunset Hill this October:

  1. 544 Bard Avenue
  2. 94 Harvest Avenue
  3. 521 Pelton Avenue
As of today,November 10th 2016, there are 05 active properties in Sunset Hill.The highest listing price of these properties is $899,900, while the lowest is $524,900.

Here is a list of all addresses of the active listings in Sunset Hill.

  1. 5 Hartford Avenue 
  2. 839 Bard  Avenue  
  3. 836 Bard Avenue
  4. 843 Bard Avenue 
  5. 27 Parkview Place 
 For more information about any of the prices for the homes listed above, give us a…

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STAPLETON...

This October 2016 there was only 01 home sold in Stapleton. The selling price was $589,000.

Here is the address of home sold in Stapleton this October:  
  1. 388 Bay Street
As of today,November 10th 2016, there are 12 active properties in Stapleton. The highest listing price of these properties is $725,000, while the lowest is $194,999.
Here is a list of all addresses of active listings in Stapleton:  
  1. 57 Clinton Street       
  2. 110 Broad Street  A       
  3. 968 Van Duzer Street    
  4. 489 Van Duzer Street     
  5. 27  Targee Street    
  6. 219 Targee Street B    
  7. 230 Targee Street       
  8. 101 Targee Street      
  9. 284-286 Targee Avenue    
  10. 287 Gordon Street    
  11. 146 Pine Place        
    12. …

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