Memorial Day Parade In Bayport

Here some photos I took at the Memorial Day Parade in Bayport - on Memorial Day. It was a great parade and a beautiful day. Bayport Fire Department was giving out little flags for the kids to wave as the marchers went by. Then there was a ceremony in the park. Another fine day in the Bayport Bubble!
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Warm Pear Salad

Here's a recipe for Warm Pear Salad I made last week for a party. My friend asked me to email it to her. So since I typed it out for her I am cutting and pasting to The Golden Lily to share with The Bayport Bubble!

Warm Pear Salad

* Spring Greens (I use most of the Costco box - depending on how many people)

* Real crumbled blue cheese

* 2 Pears (I use the ones I call black pears - any pears work)

* Walnuts

* Olive Oil

* White Wine (any wine works)

~ Peel and core pears. Slice pears in half and place in sauce pan. Cover pears with white wine and cook under low flame till pears get soft.

~ When pears are done take out of wine and chop.

~ Then add in this order to large salad bowl or you can do individual salad bowls.

Spring Greens

Blue Cheese

Chopped Walnuts

Pears - it tastes best if they are still warm

Drizzle with olive oil and some of the wine from the pears

Yum!

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High On Zumba!

http://zumbawithbobbiann.com/2.html

I just took my last Zumba class. It makes me feel so great! Now that it's summer - it is harder for me to go to class on Friday nights, so I am going to take the summer off. But Bobbi Ann is holding a Zumba class at Corey Beach on Saturday mornings. I cannot imagine doing in Zumba in the sand. Here's the info - Corey Beach 11:30-12:30. Session starts May 30 - June 20 $30.00 for a four week session. Call 631-363-5194 to register.
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Count Me In

A Census taker rang my doorbell today. A nice looking older man in a yellow Census polo shirt with an id badge and a small computer attached to his wrist. He told me he was part of The Census Bureau and needed to verify my address - which he did. I thought it was strange cause it says my address right on my door. Then he asked if I had any apartments in my house with people living it - I don't. He handed me a sheet of paper from The Census Bureau and punched some stuff into his wrist computer and went on his way to the next house. Look out Bayport Bubble - we are being counted! I find the whole process of taking The Census very interesting.
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Sweet Free Stuff!

My fellow blogger - November Sunflower told me about a great web site - SweetFreeStuff.Com
November Sunflower has tons of info about saving money, coupons and free stuff on Long Island, but my favorite tip is this site.

I signed up with Sweet Free Stuff for their daily email. And once a day I get one email from them with hyper-links of free offers. I click on whatever offer looks good to me. The company that is offering the free sample will ask you for your name, mailing address and email. I do not mind giving this info out. Most of the sites say they do not sell your info to others. For my name - I give them my maiden name. I have a few email accounts, so I don't give them my main account. If any ask for a phone number - I give out my husband's business line.

Today I got my first free sample in the mail! Exciting!!! I have to say I have not gotten any extra spam emails or telemarketer calls either. When the free samples come they usually have coupons attached. Like the old saying says "If it's free - it's for me!"

Check out November Sunflower's Blog for more money saving tips at NovemberSunflower.blogspot.com

Swimming With St. Joe

Since Bayport is on the water, we have a boat and go the beach a lot. That is the reason I believe in swimming lessons for the kids. Last year we took swimming lessons at The YMCA in Holtsville. YMCA lessons were good, but to take lessons there you have to pay for a membership and that gets expensive.

I found out that St. Joesph's College in Patchogue gives swimming lessons and we signed up. The cost at St. Joesph's College is $95 for seven 45 minute lessons. They have six levels of swimming lessons for children ages 5-13. My son is in the beginner class - there are six kids and two instructors. Parents can watch through partially closed blinds. They also spend some time in the classroom going over water safety. So far - so good. I like this program and will be signing up again.

For more info on St. Joseph's swimming lessons call 631-687-1244 or http://www.sjcny.edu/page.php/prmID/954

It's In The Mail!

It came in the mail today! A package from NYIP! It is not my lessons, but the free stuff I got for signing up with them. It was a big, heavy box with five photography books. "Neil Leifer: Portraits" - a big hard cover coffee table book with all the famous people Neil Leifer photographed. "Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the American West" - another big hard cover 250 paged coffee table book. "On Assignment Photographs by Jay Maisel" - a smaller paperback book with photos from this photographer. I guess these three books will give me some inspiration.

The next two books look really useful. "2008 Photographer's Market" - where and how to sell your photographs. It lists 1,450 places that will buy your photos and is a thick paperback book. Cannot wait to start to read this book. And the last book is a small paperback called "The Photojournalist's Guide To Making Money". This is a smaller paperback book - 240 pages, but cannot wait to flip through it.

Where are my lessons? I want to start!
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