http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com The Best of Chester, NJ, from kid stuff (including summer camp) to restaurants to shopping Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:26:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On and off for the past four years, London and Maddie have taken tennis lessons with Pavan Patel through Pavan's Tennis Academy at Fox Chase Tennis Club in Chester, NJ, and Pavan also runs an awesome summer tennis camp for kids of all ages (kindergarten through high school). Pavan Patel ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2010/03/07/kid-stuff/pavans-tennis-academy-is-moving-in-may-2010-to-flanders-valley-tennis-club-flanders-nj/ Hi Roxy, I was browsing your site (it is terrific!) and wanted to let you know that we are hosting a fall festival and benefit with a horse and farm life theme on October 17th from 1 to 4pm at Center Line Farm in Tewksbury, NJ. The festival will benefit two very worthy local organizations. ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/04/kid-stuff/from-roxys-mailbag-fall-festival-and-benefit-with-a-horse-and-farm-life-theme-october-17th-in-tewksbury-nj/ Experience a wide variety of hand made items including traditional craft, fine art and country crafts at Chester's 36th annual Fall Craft Show. The event returns to Chester, New Jersey, next weekend: Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th from 10:00am until 5:00pm, rain or shine. Chester's ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/09/06/shopping/36th-annual-fall-craft-show-in-chester-nj-saturday-september-12th-and-sunday-september-13th/ Our friends over at Fox Chase Tennis Club are having an End of Summer Tennis Festival on Saturday, August 15th from 3:00 to 5:00pm.  Only one problem... I don't intend to even think about the end of summer until Labor Day! Open to "juniors" of all ages and levels, ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/07/kid-stuff/bad-name-good-fun-end-of-summer-tennis-festival-on-saturday-august-15th-at-fox-chase-tennis-club-in-chester-nj/ I just received an email from Pavan Patel over at Pavan's Tennis Academy at Fox Chase Tennis with some great news for our family... Due to an overwhelming demand, Fox Chase Tennis Club will have an extended week of summer camp.  This is great news for London on Maddie, since ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/04/kid-stuff/fitting-a-little-tennis-into-our-summer-pavans-summer-camp-at-fox-chase-tennis-in-chester-nj/ This morning, as I searched for the phone number for Toys with Love in Chester, NJ, I was surprised to find that I hadn't posted about the wonderful local toy store here on Roxy's Best Of... we've been going to Toys with Love to find the perfect birthday and Christmas presents since ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/06/23/shopping/birthday-parties-off-to-toys-with-love-in-chester-nj/ We were over at Fox Chase Tennis Club in Chester, NJ, on Saturday morning for London's make-up lesson in Pavan's Tennis Academy. Pavan handed me his brand new brochure for QuickStart Team Tennis, starting in January. The goal of the QuickStart tennis format is to get kids playing as soon as ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/01/07/kid-stuff/pavan%e2%80%99s-tennis-academy-brings-quickstart-team-tennis-to-fox-chase-tennis-club-in-chester-new-jersey/ Although Rex does almost all of the cooking in our family, and my older sisters like to joke that I'm helpless in the kitchen, the truth is that I just don't enjoy cooking on a regular basis.  I do have a few favorite recipes that I make from time to time.  ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2009/01/01/food-and-wine/roxys-recipes-grandmoms-meat-sauce-for-pasta-with-a-little-help-from-louie-at-the-chester-meat-market-in-chester-new-jersey/ As my loyal Roxiticus Desperate Housewives and Roxy's Best Of... readers know, our family always celebrates the holidays twice... one Christmas at my mom's house, and one Christmas Saturday with Rex's family gathered here with us in the Roxiticus Valley. Yesterday Rex's family joined us to celebrate Christmas with ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2008/12/28/food-and-wine/rexs-recipes-roasted-fresh-ham-for-a-crowd-with-a-little-help-from-louie-at-the-chester-meat-market-in-chester-new-jersey/ What is it about the holidays that always seems to bring plumbing problems to our home?  Over the past five years since we've lived here in Mendham Township, New Jersey, we've had the following holiday plumbing incidents: Thanksgiving 2003:  Backed up toilet in the half bath off the kitchen Thanksgiving 2004:  Broken ... http://chesternj.roxysbestof.com/2008/12/26/home-services/christmas-crisis-in-roxys-kitchen-sink-reissmann-plumbing-to-the-rescue/