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Gaithersburg Book Festival Volunteers Needed VOLUNTEER Sign up for a day full of books, authors, and fun! Saturday, May 18, 2024! The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an enormous undertaking that would not be possible without the generous assistance of numerous volunteers. We have many volunteer opportunities associated with putting on this world-class event. Please see the job descriptions below, and if you are interested is helping, fill out the Volunteer Sign-up Form by clicking the link below. SSL and PAU hours are available. Please note the following two requirements for volunteering at GBF: You must be age 16 or older  You must attend a volunteer training in early May (multiple session options will be offered) If you have questions about volunteering, please email Kathleen Benson at ...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Driveway-Paving Scams Warning As the warm weather approaches, the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning homeowners about driveway-paving scammers who typically look to exploit them in spring. These scammers are a common problem not only in Montgomery County, but also across Maryland. Homeowners should be aware and take appropriate measures to avoid falling victim to it.In the last year, OCP has been taking measures against individuals who performed unlicensed home improvement work, particularly those who conducted driveway paving. As a result, civil and criminal charges have been issued against them, and several have been issued arrest warrants. OCP also has managed to suspend all websites associated with these criminals, either permanently or temporarily, thr...
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Gaithersburg Arts Barn Call to Artists The Arts Barn is seeking artwork for the Fiscal Year 2025 season brochure and related marketing materials. Artwork should prominently feature the diverse arts that are shared and celebrated at the Arts Barn. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3.Learn more and apply here.This is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement. Orchids, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 4341Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Going Solar in Montgomery County Montgomery County is going solar! We're converting facilities to clean energy thanks to a $790K state grant. Imagine reducing emissions equivalent to taking 968 cars off the road for a year! We're shining a light on sustainability this Earth Month! https://ow.ly/64AJ50RfQGkThis is a Montgomery County, Maryland announcement.  African Daisy, Arctotis, 'Kleat12610', Opera Rose, Longwood Gardens,Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 6856Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Montgomery County, Maryland Police Offer Motorist and Pedestrian Safety Tips As of December 10, the Montgomery County Police Department has responded to 23 collisions this year that have resulted in fatalities.  Of these 23 fatal collisions, 9 of the fatalities have been pedestrians.  Further, between 5:30 p.m. on December 6 and 6:50 a.m. on December 9, police responded to 12 collisions involving pedestrians, two of which were fatal.  Based on number of recent collisions that have involved pedestrians, police would like to offer several pedestrian and driver safety tips in order to keep both pedestrians and drivers safe during the winter months. Pedestrian safety is particularly important during this time of year for several reasons.  First, the number of daylight hours has decreased an...
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Coconut Cake, A Sweet Fixation In Kentlands The Cooking & Eating section of today’s issue of The Wall Street Journal includes an article titled THE OBSESSION: COCONUT CAKE. The Obsessor is Roseanne Cash, the Grammy winning musician.  "I never met one I didn't like," said Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny, and herself a Grammy-winning musician. "I'd happily compare every coconut cake in the universe from now until death in hopes of finding the perfect one…if I didn't already know the three best recipes in the world." – Charlotte Druckman Her favorite recipe is Carrie’s Coconut Cake. Coconut cake is one of my favorites.  I always have fond childhood memories of my Mother cracking and grating fresh coconuts for her wonderful cakes and pies.  These desserts probably were one of the reasons t...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Have you read “Unbroken”? I try to read an average of a book a week.  Fortunately, my wife Dolores keeps me supplied with great books.  Recently, Dolores read “Unbroken” (2010) by Laura Hillenbrand and suggested it to me.  It is an excellent book, and I recommend it for your holiday reading list. “#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER hailed by TIME magazine as the best nonfiction book of the year. “STAGGERING … MESMERIZING … Any one of the threads in Hillenbrand’s monumental new book could be a page-turner all its own… Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”–People On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and ...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Orange Mincemeat Squares With just weeks to make the decision, we continue with the question of what kind of cookies should be left for Santa on Christmas Eve.  We want to make sure that Santa will be pleased and a taste test is the best way to decide.  Also, there are good reasons to practice an important recipe. It is time to prepare and test Orange Mincemeat Squares.  The Food editors at The Washington Post advise us that these are low fat cookies that can be stored up to a week and frozen for up to three months.  Maybe, we should fix several batches for the winter months. Try this recipe and share the results with us.  Will Santa like these cookies? Enjoy the Christmas holiday season and be sure to have your camera in hand to capture those special moments.  Please share your recipes...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Follow Your Passion On Saturday, Dolores and I attended the annual Holiday Gift Mart at the First Baptist Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This is a large show and much local talent is on display.  We were delighted to see Burt Lancaster and his wife Carolyn at one of the exhibits.  Burt is a long time real estate professional at RE/MAX Realty Group.  Carolyn makes holiday wreaths and decorations that they sell at local craft events. Carolyn explained that she has been making decorations for years for family members.  They encouraged her to make her talents available to the public and a new small business was born.  We selected one of her wreaths to hang on our front door at home. This is a good lesson for all of us to follow our passions and to do work that we really enjoy.  Burt like...
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Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Pistachio Apricot Cookies One of the important questions at this time of the year is to decide what type of cookies to leave for Santa on Christmas Eve.  Everybody seems to have their own ideas as to which cookies will be Santa’s favorites.  The prudent thing for us to do is to have taste tests before the final selection. Much assistance has been provided by the Food editors at The Washington Post.  The Sunday edition included a number of recipes for our consideration. I am willing to taste test the Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Pistachio Apricot Cookies to determine if they should be among the finalists.    Join us in this decision making process.  Try the recipe and let us know what you think. Please share your holiday recipes and photographs from your favorite pla...
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Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies I was studying the Food section of The Washington Post on this rainy morning in Maryland and one of the recipes caught my attention. I love coconut and chocolate so how could anyone go wrong by baking Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies. Give the recipe a try and let me know if you enjoy the cookies!  You may wish to leave a plate of these cookies and a big glass of milk for Santa. Please share your cookie recipes or photographs from your favorite places in the comments for this post. Holiday Wreath IMG_1379 Colonial Williamsburg on Thanksgiving Day.  Photograph by Roy Kelley. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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December's Season Of Celebrations & Sharing - Kentlands Holiday Party Holiday Party featuring Santa and Carriage Rides set for December 10The KCA will be celebrating the season with a Kentlands Holiday Party on Saturday, December 10th from 6 pm to 9 pm.  Santa will be on hand, so don't forget your cameras!  Horse-drawn carriage rides will return, weather permitting.  Please call 301-948-2071 to sign up for this event; the deadline to RSVP is Sunday, December 4.  As tradition follows, we ask that you bring a favorite holiday dessert to share with your neighbors.  Please remember that all KCA-sponsored events and activities are open to Kentlands residents only; however, all single head-of-households are entitled to bring one adult guest.Visit Kentlands online at http://www.kentlandsusa.co...
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18 Top Agents Join RE/MAX Realty Group in the Last 30 Days! The Best Agents Keep Coming to Realty Group!   Have You Ever Wondered Why? RE/MAX Realty Group announced that it added 18 top agents in the last 30 days. The company, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on November 6, is home to more than 140 agents.   The following agents have joined RE/MAX Realty Group in the last 30 days:   James Chung Russ Gelston Mike Halpert Linda Hershman Ryan Hodges Harry James Caron Kinsey Eugene Kovin Susan McFarland Greg Myers Adelita Nelson Kauser Parvez Marc Rehr Leo Rozenblat Marian Smith Bryan Taylor Phil Wineman Kaiguong Xu    "We are proud to have these great agents join our team of professional associates," said Ken Crowley, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Realty Group. "It was a terrific way to cel...
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Autumn Flowers in Colonial Williamsburg Dolores and I spent a five day Thanksgiving weekend in Colonial Williamsburg. One of the first places we visited was the historic Powell House and grounds.  Flowers were still blooming in the gardens.  The holiday season is a wonderful time to visit Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.  We like to visit Williamsburg several times each year and recommend the area to you as a very special travel destination. Please share your photographs from your favorite places in the comments for this post. The gardens at the Powell House in Colonial Williamsburg Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Colonial Williamsburg Kitchen and Garden Dolores and I always enjoy visits to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. The Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday periods are a wonderful time to visit because all of the decorations are on display. These pictures were taken on Thanksgiving day when many of our thoughts turn to good food. When you tour Williamsburg, take time to visit the kitchens and gardens and added pleasure.  These scenes are at the kitchen and gardens of the Benjamin Powell House. The following information is from the Colonial Williamsburg website: The Benjamin Powell House Property acquired by Benjamin Powell in 1763 Operated contracting ("undertaking") business at site for 20 years Powell built notable Williamsburg landmarks Benjamin Powell was a carpenter who became a contra...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Rare Birds in Colonial Williamsburg In the 18 century, there were billions of passenger pigeons in North America and those in the north migrated to Virginia and North Carolina for the winter. Squab was one of the favorite meals in Colonial Williamsburg. Doves and pigeons were delicious and young pigeons and doves were the squab. Wild birds could be shot or the young birds could be captured before they learned how to fly.  The young birds are very tender at this point. Residents of Colonial Williamsburg kept captive pigeons and doves as a food source. The birds had their own houses and would live in the houses. As stated by Elaine Shirley, the rare breeds manager at Colonial Williamsburg: “They produce offspring, we eat the offspring; they come home, the kids are gone, they lay some more...
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Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Decorations Dolores and I always enjoy visits to Colonial Williamsburg.  The Thanksgiving and Christmas season is a wonderful time to visit and enjoy the holiday decorations.  All of the wreaths are made of natural materials and they follow traditional themes for the Colonial period in Virginia.  We took hundreds of photographs in the historical area. Please share photographs from your favorite places in the comments for this post. Holiday Wreath IMG_1243 Traditional holiday wreath at Colonial Williamsburg.  Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 Camera. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Holiday Safety Tips Notice From Kentlands  Neighborhood Watch James Hubbard jhubb00@verizon.net Montgomery County, Maryland Police Offer Holiday Season Safety Tips As the holiday season approaches, and in light of the three recent kidnapping and robbery incidents at the Westfield Wheaton shopping mall, Montgomery County Police would like to offer this comprehensive list of tips to help keep residents safe while shopping, while walking, and while at home.  While opportunities for robberies and burglaries increase during the holiday season, many robberies and burglaries can be prevented by keeping these safety tips in mind. When shopping: Do not become distracted by your shopping.  Stay alert and be aware of your surroundings at all times. Park in well-lit parking lots and park as close t...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
The Last Dahlias of the Season Dahlias have added to the colors of autumn in Kentlands and it is sad that the beautiful blooms in our home garden are now gone for the season.  We turn to our photographs for fond memories of the images that gave us much pleasure. Now, we seek the new colors of the season.  Dolores and I just returned from a five day visit to Colonial Williamsburg where we took over 800 photographs.  The colors of the season have changed but are still bountiful. Please share photographs from your favorite places in the comments for this post. Dahlia in Kentlands I enjoy walks through Kentlands and Lakelands, in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  With camera in hand, I attempt to capture the colors of the season.  This Dahlia was in our home garden. Photograph by Roy Kelley.  Canon ...
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Gaithersburg Ski Club Open to Middle, High School Students  Middle and high school students in Gaithersburg are invited to join the Gaithersburg Ski Club.  Purchase a Night Club Card, and take advantage of great skiing opportunities at Ski Liberty and Ski Whitetail every Saturday in January and February.  Packages vary, and can include equipment rentals, lessons, lift tickets, advantage cards and transportation.  Fees range from $320 to $425.  The bus departs and returns to the Activity Center at Bohrer Park.    For more information on how to join the Gaithersburg Ski Club, stop by the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Avenue next to Gaithersburg High School, or contact Rachel Tailby at rtailby@gaithersburgmd.gov or 301-258-6350 x144.  Please note, the registration deadli...
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Delicious Simple Plum Crumble Recipe 8-10 ripe plums 4-5 Tbsp. sugar Chilled cream, to serve   For the crumble topping: ½ stick plus 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter, chilled and cubed 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour           A pinch of salt ¼ cup sugar A medium ovenproof dish, buttered Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and put a baking sheet on the middle shelf to heat. Halve the plums and remove the pits. Cut the halves into quarters if they are very large. Toss them with the sugar and tip them into the prepared baking dish. (For a special treat, toss the uncooked plums in a little sloe gin). To make the crumble topping, use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour with the salt until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Alternatively do this in a food processor. Stir in the sugar. Lightly sc...
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White Chrysanthemum IMG_0193 at Brookside Gardens 11/25/11 Dolores and I always enjoy visits to Brookside Gardens in the Wheaton Regional Park in Montgomery County, Maryland.  When you visit, be sure to have your camera in hand. Take a look at their website for the current events, exhibits and educational programs. Over 400,000 people visit Brookside Gardens each year. White Chrysanthemum IMG_0193 We attended the 51st Annual Potomac Chrysanthemum Show at Brookside Gardens on October 22, 2011.  Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Baby Gorilla at the National Zoo 11/23/11 It is fun to photograph animals and a special treat to photograph the young ones. Take time to visit a zoo, with camera in hand, and spend a few hours for personal enjoyment.  We are fortunate to be within an easy driving distance to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Dolores and I are very thankful that we can share our photographs with you.  Please share photographs from your favorite places in the comments for this post. Baby Gorilla at the National Zoo We visited the National Zoo in Washington, DC on Sunday, November 13, 2011.  Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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