The Beach Is Back!

We went to Davis Park on Fire Island this past weekend and the beach is huge! Over the winter there was a huge restoration project going on. They did that last year too, but one storm wiped all the sand away. This year the sand stayed and I cannot believe how big the beach got. It looks like the Davis Park of 15 years ago before The Casino fell into the ocean. Last year at high tide the water would go up to the dunes and under the houses. That will not happen this year. Did they steal the sand from Robert Moses? A few fields are closed there due to erosion. =)

The photo is of The Casino - look at all that sand!

Could This Really Be The Montauk Monster?

Ever since the Montauk Monster was in Newsday, we have been hooked. A real monster! When we were in Montauk last fall we searched the town for a Montauk Monster tee shirt and could not find one. Maybe the residents of Montauk don't want The Monster hanging around. I am actually a fan of The Montauk Monster on Facebook. The Monster also had it's own special on The History Channel. He's got a good PR firm.

And now here's a theory on what the monster is on Gawker.com. Could it really be a raccoon that had a Viking Funeral? Who knows. It's fun to have an urban legend like this. When in Montauk I will be looking for The Montauk Monster!
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Toys And Rewards

Some useful information if you shop at Toys R Us - they now have a reward card. The Bayport Bubble has a Toys R Us store at the Sun Vet Mall in Holbrook - just outside The Bubble. The reward card is the same as other stores. You spend a certain amount and you get coupons and rewards. Between all the birthday parties and holidays for the kids, we are there a lot. I have used my card a few times now, but have not received any rewards yet.

Deals are there at Toys R Us if you look for them. They have ads in the newspaper with sales and sometimes coupons. I just brought a bike for 50% off. When you are in the store look for clearance items - they are there. And use your reward card.

Toys R Us also has a birthday club, which I signed my kids up for. Right before my daugther's birthday I got a $3 off coupon and Geoffrey the Giraffe called on her birthday. It's not that great - I would have liked a $10 off coupon and my daughter would have liked a call from Pinky Pie Pony, but it was something and it save me $3.

The Secrets Of CVS

A friend of mine that knows someone that works at CVS in Bayport, told me about this. Not sure if it is every CVS, but it works in the Bayport CVS - I did it. You know about the CVS Extra Care Card and when you check out, coupons print to be used at your next visit. I always have these $5 off coupons that I forget at home or they expire. You do not have to worry about that anymore because in the store are kiosks where you scan your CVS Extra Care Card and it prints coupons tailored to you before you check out, including $5 off. Wow!

In the Bayport CVS there is a kiosk right when you walk into the store. It is on the end cap of the makeup section. I know I must have walked by it 1,000's of time and never noticed it because it is labeled as a price check scanner. But just scan your CVS Extra Care Card and coupons pop out. There is another kiosk towards the back of the Bayport CVS on an end cap by the pharmacy. So do not worry about forgotten or expired coupons - print them when you get into CVS in Bayport.
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Your Recipe Of The Day

I love recipes and I am always in search of a good one. While surfing the King Kullen web site, I found out they have a recipe of the day. For almost a year I gotten a new recipes in my inbox a few times a week. King Kullen is in Blue Point and is where I do most of my shopping. It is always good to look at the sites of stores you shop at a lot. Check online because most stores - national and local have web sites. There are bargains and other useful info on these sites, like the recipe of the day! If you live in The Bayport Bubble and shop at King Kullen here's their web site http://www.kingkullen.com/default.asp

PS - Does anyone else remember what King Kullen in Blue Point was before it was a King Kullen?
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Finally Credit

Finally I get photo credit in The Bayport Blue Point Gazette! Seven of my photos are in the paper this month. With two on the front cover and two on the back cover. I am very excited. It is not a paying gig, but gets me exposure and practice and it's an outlet for all these photos I need to take all the time. The Bayport Blue Point Gazette is a totally local paper dealing with only these two towns on Long Island. Last month I had two photos in The Bayport Blue Point Gazette, but they forgot the photo credit.

For the June edition I covered the Bayport Memorial Day Parade, SEA-BBS Festival and the Bayport Fire Department Big Bucks. Yeah!
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The Poop On Sylvan

I want to know who walks their dog on Barrett Avenue in Bayport on the sidewalk by the side entrance to Sylvan Avenue School??? Once a week this dog takes a humongous poop on the sidewalk right where a 100 kids and parents walk each day to get to school. Clean up after your dog or make him go on the grass.

I do have a feeling it might be done on purpose. Sorry Bayport-Blue Point School District does not have buses and we must park on the street by your house to get our children. There is nothing I can do about it. But we are gone within 15 minutes, so please curb your dog.
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