Delaware County, Pennsylvania Real Estate Blog

AARP Offering Free Tax Help For Older Taxpayers With Limited To Moderate Incomes In Delaware County, PA And Around The Country

It is tax time and April 15^th is fast approaching.  If you are on a low to moderate income and are 60 years or older you may be eligible to receive free help from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide.

This program has been around for forty years and has helped many people around the country prepare their taxes.  Volunteers and donations help to make this program possible.

We are lucky to have a few locations where you can speak with volunteers here in Delaware County:

ST. Mark's Church
2220 Sproul RD
Broomall, PA 19008

Oakmont Administration Center
50 E Eagle RD
Havertown, PA 19083

Middletown Municipal At The Granite Run Mall
1067 W Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063

To find the times and a location nearest you please open this link:  AARP Tax Help Locations

You can also call a toll-free number 888-AARP-NOW (888-227-7669) to find out more information.

To find out what you will need to bring to your appointment please open this link:  Documents Needed

Don't get caught at the last minute looking for help with your taxes. If you need help, take action now! 

AARP Offering Free Tax Help For Older Taxpayers With Limited To Moderate Incomes In Delaware County, PA And Around The Country

Hand Stitching Connects More Than Threads And Fabric in Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Hand stitching can be a very relaxing thing, often it is done to create a finished product for a friend or family member or a way to make something to embellious one's home.  Well hand stitching can also help bring people together. 

Every Friday there is a group that gathers at the Haverford Township Free Library on Darby Road starting at 10AM where hand stitchers of all levels meet to form a "community" of hand stitchers.  Knitting, crocheting, embroidery, counted cross-stitch...whatever the medium involving threads or yarn is welcome. 

For roughly two hours projects done by hand are worked on while the participants drink tea and talk with each other.  Such regular meetings are a great way to help motivate you if you have a project that has been sitting in a bag in the closet gathering dust or you are stuck with a detail on a new project.

It sounds like this group has been gathering for a few years now and that there are many experienced attendees who could offer guidance on a knitting, crocheting or other fiber craft project.  Whatever your level of craft, this sounds like a great place to gather and connect with women who enjoy creating things for others or themselves.  And men, if you have the desire to learn how to knit or crochet or are an experienced hand stitcher also, I bet you would be welcomed too!

For more details, open this link Haverford Township Free Library or call 610-446-3082. 

Happy Stitching!

Hand Stitching Connects More Than Threads And Fabric in Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Learn How To Download Ebooks And Audiobooks In Delaware County PA - January 11, 2012

Do you have a new Kindle, iPhone or other device that can take downloads of books and you would benefit from live instruction? Well you are in luck. 

Thanks to Swarthmore Library there will be a free session with the Director of the Delaware County Library System demonstrating how to download free offerings from the library’s website.

Having someone go over the steps in person can make things a lot easier.

This program is compatible with Nook, Sony, Kobo, Android, iPad, iPhone, Kindle and other devices.   All Participants are welcome to bring their devices to the program in order to get things rolling.

This program is free and open to the public but you must register first.

Please register in person at the library, call 610-543-0436, or email swarthmore@delcolibraries.org

Swarthmore Library is located at 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081.

Happy Reading!

Learn How To Download Ebooks And Audiobooks In Delaware County PA - January 11, 2012 

Wallingford Train Station, Delaware County, PA
 

I truly enjoy train stations.  They are places of energy, visual and unseen.  They are like sanctuaries that hold thoughts and dreams, happiness and sadness of comings and goings.

They are places of beginnings and endings.

When I see a train station I am momentarily carried into an imagined place of earlier days, of a slower pace of life.

I am grateful when I see old train stations that are maintained and well used such as the Wallingford Train Station. 

Wallingford Train Station, Delaware County, PA

The Festival of Lights December 3, 2011 5pm Rose Tree Park, Media PA

It is that time of year again to bring in the holiday season with the annual Rose Tree Park Festival of Light which begins Saturday December 3^rd in Media, PA.  The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony begins at 5 PM garnished with the arrival of Santa Claus and live music from local choral performers. 

This ceremony lights not only the Christmas Tree but lights walkways, the grounds and many animated childhood figures like Charlie Brown and the Peanuts and Santa and all his Reindeer. 

If you cannot make this event, please be sure to visit sometime during the holiday season.  The Festival of Lights holiday display is lit nightly from 5:30 – 9:30 PM. 

Rose Tree Park is located on Providence Road/Route 252 close to Route 1/Media Bypass.

For more information please open this link – Festival of Lights.

Happy Holidays!

The Festival of Lights December 3, 2011 5pm Rose Tree Park, Media PA

Nature's Orchestration of Colors In Delaware County PA  -  Fall Colors November 2011

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Linvilla Orchards – Pumpkin Land – Media, Delaware County, PA Fall 2011

Pumpkin Land is in full swing right now at Linvilla Orchards for the fall season of 2011.

Pumpkins and gourds of all shapes and sizes are on display, which offers a great treat to the eyes.   

Linvilla Orchards is a really fun place to visit with your family, with friends, on a field trip or just for a visit by yourself.  There is no admission fee to enter the property and it is open all four seasons of the year. 

There is an area to visit farm animals, a playground and for a fee you can have a tour of the grounds in a tractor drawn hayride.  Apple picking is still happening and don’t forget to check out the pies and jams inside.

Plan a visit to Linvilla Orchards to pick out your pumpkin and other decorations for Halloween 2011!

Happy Autumn!

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - Final Week August 10 -14, 2011

Come out and enjoy the Free Outdoor Summer Concerts series in Rose Tree Park in Media.

Concerts start at 7:30 PM.  Bring your own chair or blanket, arrive early with a picnic dinner and make an evening of it under the sky. Refreshments and snacks are sold at the park.

The week's entertainment:

• Wednesday 7:30 PM - August 10 - Zydeco-A-Go-Go

• Thursday 7:30 PM - August 11 - Bryn Mawr Mainliners (barbershop chorus)

• Friday 7:30 PM - August 12 - Ron E. Kayfield & Co. (guitar legends)

• Saturday 7:30 PM - August 13 - PA Symphonic

• Sunday 7:30 PM - August 14 - Blackthorn (modern Celtic)

All concerts are scheduled for one slot only with no rain date.
610-891-4455.

Find out more about Rose Tree Park here:
Rose Tree Park

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - FINAL WEEK! August 10 - August 14, 2011

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - Week of July 21 - July 24, 2011

Come out and enjoy the Free Outdoor Summer Concerts series in Rose Tree Park in Media.

Concerts start at 7:30 PM.  Bring your own chair or blanket, arrive early with a picnic dinner and make an evening of it under the sky. Refreshments and snacks are sold at the park.

The week's entertainment:

• Thursday 7:30 PM - July 21 - Oprea Under The Stars

• Friday 7:30 PM - July 22- Separate Ways The Band

• Saturday 7:30 PM - July 23 - Goodfellas (70's music)

• Sunday 7:30 PM July 24 - The Cat's Pajamas (Kids Rock)

All concerts are scheduled for one slot only with no rain date. 610-891-4455.

Hope to see you there!

Find out more about Rose Tree Park here:
Rose Tree Park

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - Week of July 21 - July 24, 2011

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - Week of July 13 - July 17, 2011

Come out and enjoy the Free Outdoor Summer Concerts series in Rose Tree Park in Media.

Concerts start at 7:30 PM and one 10AM concert for children this week.  Bring your own chair or blanket, arrive early with a picnic dinner and make an evening of it under the sky. Refreshments and snacks are sold at the park.

The week's entertainment:

• Wednesday 7:30 PM- July 13 - Little Martha (Allman Brothers Tribute)

• Thursday 10 AM - July 14 Children's Concert - The Plants  
• Thursday 7:30 PM - July 14 - Chesapeake Brass

• Friday 7:30 PM - July 15- Beautiful Day (U2 sound)

• Saturday 7:30 PM - July 16 - Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars

• Sunday 7:30 PM July 17 - The Rockaphillys

All concerts are scheduled for one slot only with no rain date. 610-891-4455.

Hope to see you there!

Find out more about Rose Tree Park here:
Rose Tree Park

Delaware County Summer Concert Festival in Rose Tree Park, Media, PA - Week of July 13 - July 17, 2011