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Trails Less Traveled

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Love the Junction & Breakwater but tired of the weekend crowds? It’s time to go 'off-map.' From the elevated boardwalks of Gordons Pond to the silent, pine-scented paths of the Great Marsh, we’ve found the three best coastal loops where you can actually hear the birds and less bicycle [...]

NORTHERN DELAWARE IS AN EASY DRIVE TO PENNSYLVANIA GETAWAYS

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Last week, I spotlighted several fun places that make for easy day trip. This week, with more insights from the USA Today Network and our amazing News Journal, I’m looking just over the horizon to Pennsylvania.

 

All of these lovely places are within a few hours drive from Wilmington, and they offer a diverse array of experiences for folks [...]

The First State of Adventure: Spring Day Trips in Delaware

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It’s now easy to see and feel Spring just over the horizon, with more daylight and gradually rising temperatures. A lot of us will spend the early days of the season tending to our gardens and yards, enjoying the evolution of nature, and exercising outside [...]

SPRING IS COMING – AND SO ARE NEW HOME OPPORTUNITIES

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Every once in a while I write a post that’s focused on our essential business – helping people find their dream homes. The topic is top-of-mind right now because the days are rapidly getting longer, reminding us that Spring is just a few weeks away. This year, like every year, that means more homes will be for sale among Delaware’s most [...]

WARM UP WITH THESE HEALTHY AND TASTY SOUPS

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Regardless of how active you are, it’s easy to find yourself drawn indoors during the coldest winter months. Even more so if you’ve got a fire going, a good book or Netflix series, or something wonderful simmering on the stove. Soups are especially nice because they fill your home with wonderful scents, and because they can be tasty and [...]

THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE MAKES LIFE SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING

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Find out how at UD By-the-Sea on May 19th-22nd

Life seems to get better if you’re always learning. Taking the time to explore interesting subjects in greater detail. Traveling away from your home and the common destinations around it. Meeting and spending time with people with whom you have a lot in common – and those who are even more [...]

EXERCISE CAN BEAT BACK PARKINSON'S AND BOOST YOUR MOOD

 

 

Many Active Adults clients are moving to Delaware because there are so many outdoor recreational opportunities on our beaches and our many state parks, and several well-established communities with aquatic centers, walking and biking trails, tennis and pickleball courts, and clubhouses that foster social gatherings.

 

Unfortunately, some of us are facing physical challenges that stem from the progression of [...]

KENT AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY ALSO OFFER WONDERFUL LIVE THEATRE

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Last week I posted about all of the great shows being staged during January and February in theatres around our beach towns. This week we’re spotlighting theaters in central Delaware and up north around Wilmington and beyond. We are so lucky to live in a state with so much vibrant [...]

THEATRE BUFFS HAVE GOOD REASON TO LOVE OUR WINTERTIME BEACH TOWNS

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Archetypal “beach towns” conjure images of places that thrive with crowds under sunny summer skies and fade into shuttered downtowns during the winter months. Yet in Sussex County the opposite is true, because many of us love the “off-season” for the smaller crowds and for the restaurants that offer all kinds of wintertime specials, and [...]

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