There is a NEW Pitman full of charm and interest.
I always liked Pitman even in its shabby old days. Once I even put in a bid on a house in the GROVE!! My father looked at it and said "NO!" He told me it was a summer house with no insulation and very old windows and plumbing and so on. I really wanted that house until I talked to a neighbor. When I told her I had a little girl, she told me not to move there. She was moving out. At the time, she told me the Grove was full of drugs and crime. Now it is full of decorations and charm!
We used to go to the old Pitman Theater in the Summer Enrichment Program in the school where I taught. Wow, next year will be 12 years since I retired. At the time, the theater was musty but, to a history buff like me, a mysterious and wonderful old place.
I had hints that things had changed. Friends of mine go regularly to the new Pitman theater for musicals and they enjoy them very much. One of those friends was here on Saturday and we decided to take a ride over to Pitman so I could see all the new goings-on.
First we hiked around the Grove which was delightful. The home-owners had decorated charmingly and the Grove is a very appealing place on its own. The houses were all lovingly restored and it almost felt like a movie set for an old movie.
We had lunch at Sweet Lula's (reservations 856-589-2400) and bought dessert at Just Cookies, 30 S. Broadway, Pitman (856-256-2441). They have 70 varieties of cookies. We stopped in a thrift store, and I think there were more than 40 of them. I bought a cloth pumpkin - Chic but Cheap Thrift Store 17 S. Broadway (856-341-0431) and enjoyed browsling at Larkspur Interiors which had numerous beautiful hand-crafted decorations for the season among the furniture items.
So my advice to you is _ GO TO PITMAN! Check out the stores, enjoy the treats and try those cream puffs (I wanted to buy some at the cream puff store but I'm on a perpetual diet and I had already eaten two cookies). ENJOY!!
ANOTHER EVENT:
PAWS & CLAWS Burlington SPCA Thursday, October 22, 6 - 8 p.m. - hors d-oevres, dinner and drinks at the Robin's Nest, all tips benefit the urlinton County SPCA Police to help in the prevention of cruielto in Burlington County. There will be a Silent Auction, 50/50 and a Meet and Greet with White House Chefs Michael Raber and Guy Mitchell!
By the Way, October 16 was Feral Cat Day and in honor of it and the memory of my two recently departed family members, I'll be adopting Thursday evening from my local Vet, Dr. Sheehen, in Fairview, who is the most compassionate and talentented veterinarian imaginable. I'm so fortunate to have met him! I took my dog to see him for an ear infection and met three kittens who were dropped off in a box. It is my new volunteer work to give them a home. The rewards they give me in love and affection and funny antics are more than worth the money and upkeep it takes to keep them. We'll just have to wait and see how the older fellows adapt to this new infusion of kitten mayhem.
Happy Halloween!
By the Way, I have 50 of my 70 miles for my birthday in November. The weather has been very helpful and even though my hiking has reduced from 5 or 6 miles to 2 or 3, I'm making miles steadily.
Happy Trails, Jo Ann
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