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Dear neighbors,
I wanted to pass on a couple holiday related items to you...the open house described below is tomorrow! Sorry for the late notice. The other is a note about holiday gifts from a neighbor.
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to you all!

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com            

If you plan to tip the garbage collectors this year, I would advise NOT taping an envelope on the inside lid of your garbage receptacle.  We did this last year and when we ran down in the morning to add one more bag of garbage before pickup, our envelope was already gone.  I think the Waste Management guys in the past have sent a little holiday note in the mailbox with their name and address. 

 

Pennypacker Mills Victorian Christmas Open House

Saturday, December 12, 2009

2 to 8 pm

Parking & Admission FREE!

What you'll see:

• The mansion is decorated in Victorian Christmas style and was the home of PA Governor Samuel Pennypacker (1903-1907). A special second floor sitting room display of children's toys and games will be interesting for children to see. The "hot" toys of this time period were hand-cranked tin toys, teddy bears, and of course, porcelein dolls for little girls.
• Over 65 oil lamps and candles will add a soft glow to the sense of the early 1900's. (This is a great way to talk to kids about what life was like during their grandparents childhood!)
• Great decorating ideas that are easy for you to do...just in time as you decorate your own home!
• Children can share their Christmas wishes with our wonderful Victorian Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus too!
• Meet Servants and other living historians in the rooms as they portray family and friends at the Pennypacker family holiday celebration.
• Bells of Praise Bell Choir performing on the mansion porch - all day
• Montgomery County Community Choir performing on the mansion porch between 4:30 and 5:30 pm
• Clear Toy Candy Demonstration from 2 to 5 pm
• Warm cider and cookies are offered as you leave the mansion!
• See our new exhibit on children...what their lives were like during this time period. Many children had to work arduous jobs, 10 hr. days/6 days a week for 7 cents an hour while others went to school and played with toys. A very interesting look at perhaps your grandparents' lives?

Pennypacker Mills is operated by Montgomery County so your tax dollars support these programs and events...why not come by with your family and get in the holiday spirit? There are also great restaurants in Skippack for an after visit bite to eat!

 

See the wonderful Museum Shop for inexpensive gifts and decorations. If you like that "vintage" look we have all kinds of Victorian inspired ornaments, tinsel, glass beaded garland, Clear Toy Candy, Wilbur Buds, Dresden ornaments, and more!

 

Directions: Take Rt. 73 West to Skippack. We are exactly 4 miles west on Rt. 73 after the traffic light at Rt. 113 in Skippack. Make a right turn onto Haldeman Road and an immediate left into our driveway. (If you continue on Rt. 73 past the site, you will go over a bridge, which is your signal to turn around.) It takes about 30 minutes from Lower Gwynedd.

 

Pennypacker Mills

5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473

Tel # 610-287-9349

Website: http://historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills

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The Halloween parade is this Sunday, October 25 at 2pm.  We will have the parade on Uxbridge Way, starting at the intersection with Cambridge Drive and ending at the Uxbridge cul-de-sac. 
 
Thanks to all who have signed up to help out with treats, tables, clean-up etc.
 
Cider, trash bags, help with clean-up - Heather Forde
Cups and napkins - Penny Zografakis
tables, treats - Trish Evans
table - Jennifer Sumner
Cider - Sara Weiss
Treats - Ilene Cantos
Treats - Loren Kobus
Treats, tablecloths - Trudy Gregson
 
See you at the parade!

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Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

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Hi, neighbors,
Please see the note below about a lost cat that was found - the note was from a couple days ago - please contact Heather if you know anything about the cat.
Thanks!
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

While walking my dog yesterday I found a black cat that looks to be about 9 months old.  She is de-clawed so I am assuming she has a home somewhere.  I will gladly keep her if no one comes forward to claim her.  Could you please forward this to the neighborhood to see if anyone has lost a cat?

 

Thank you,

Heather Piccone

foreverorganized@comcast.net

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Hi, neighbors,
Just a quick note to ask if you would mind switching our Halloween parade location to Uxbridge Dr. instead of Stonington. Uxbridge ends in a cul-de-sac and is off the main traffic path through the neighborhood. In addition, there are several families with young children on the street. At least one would be willing to host the party at the end of the parade in their front yard. Please let me know if you have any objections or suggestions about this idea. We will let you know the final decision before the parade!
Thanks,
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

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Dear neighbors:
I have some good news and some bad news this time to report....

First the bad:  There was a robbery in a home on Rose Lane in the Gwynedd View neighborhood next to us on Friday morning (during day light hours). They forced open a door and went up to the master bedroom and stole jewelry. Fortunately no one was home or hurt. Apparently there is an alarm on the home but it was not set at the time. They think a white pickup truck was involved. Please be extra careful and watchful now - secure your home when you leave, put some lights on, and watch for suspicious behaviors. Call the police if you see anything. Thank you to the neighbors who gave me this information - keep me informed of anything we need to know!

Good news: See below for the information about our annual Halloween parade! Trudy Gregson is organizing it once more for us...thanks! Please contact her directly if you are able to help.

Also a reminder: Eva O'Brien is coordinating a coat and blanket drive at the middle school. It is not a fund raiser - just a donation to help those in need. If you don't have a middle school student but would like to donate, you can drop items at her house on Cambridge Dr. Just leave them in a bag by the garage door. (Her house has the for sale sign up.)

Thanks so much for your help - stay safe and hope to see you the parade!

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

Hi Neighbors,

 

Our annual neighborhood Halloween parade is scheduled for Sunday, October 25th at 2pm.  As always, we will start at the corner of Tanglewood and Stonington and parade up Stonington to the circle. 

 

Here is the list of things we need:

 

Create flyers

Distribute flyers - 5 people needed

2 buffet tables

2 tablecloths

napkins

cups

trash bags

4 gallons of apple cider

Treats

Call the police department for permission to block the roads and to request barricades

Games for kids

Pre-parade table set-up

Post-parade clean-up

 

If you are planning on coming, please just let me know which item you would like to do or bring.  Please feel free to contribute any ideas you have to make this fun for the kids. 

 

Our neighbors on Gwynedd View, Winding Road, etc. are always welcome, so if you know of anyone who might like to join us, please pass along this information to them.  Thank you.

 

Hope to see you at the parade!

 

Trudy Gregson

1228 Turnbury Lane

215-661-1935

thgregson@comcast.net

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Hello, neighbors,
I believe the whole summer has gone by without an email note from me! There hasn't been much news to pass on but now that fall is here, things are picking up. I do apologize for not getting a summer party set up - would anyone like to try a party this fall? Let me know if you would...could even be to watch a game together or some other theme - I'm up for ideas.  We will of course plan our annual progressive dinner for February or March.

We have an opportunity to clean out our closets - neighbor Eva O'Brien is coordinating a coat and blanket drive for the middle school students this week and next. She would be glad to add your donations to the school collection. You can drop anything off at her home on Cambridge Dr. (It has a for sale sign in the front yard.) The gently used blankets and coats will be given to the Impact Thrift store who will attempt to sell them. They give their profits to several charitable organizations. Also any items that do not sell are given to an organization that will get them to truly needy people.  I hope you can help in this good cause and get your closet cleaned out at the same time!

I would also like to extend many thanks to all the neighbors who have contributed to our entryway landscaping expenses! About half the neighborhood (92 families) have contributed a little more than $7,000. Thank you for your generosity. The entryways are looking so nice - we hope you enjoy driving past on your way home. Several bushes have recently been replaced at the Meetinghouse entry, and landscaper contracting is underway for 2010.  Look for the pansies in early Spring!  If you have not yet contributed, please send a check (suggested: $80.00) to Gwynedd Knoll Garden Club, c/o Andrea Daeubler,  1216 Turnbury Lane, PO Box 242, Gwynedd Valley, PA  19437.

Hope this note finds you all well - let me know if you have anything that you would like me to pass on to the neighborhood!

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

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Please check your family's CD collections and see if you have lost some! (: 
Thanks,
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Anne Magowan <anne.magowan@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Subject: Found
To: Gwynedd Knoll Garden Club <gwyneddknoll@gmail.com>

Would you please forward this to the e-mail list:

 

FOUND on the corner of Hancock and Turnbury, a CD container with 60 + CD's and the initials MPV on the front.

Call 699-6210 to retrieve.

 

Thank you,

 

Anne