Andrea Swiedler

Harrybrooke Park will host a car show and fall festival Saturday, October 10th from 9 am - 5pm. This event is sponsored by the New Milford Lions Club.

The car show is open to all years, makes and models.

Scarecrow contest is open to all ages. Your scarecrow must be between 4-7 feet and free standing. Bring your scarecrow to the park on Friday, October 9th between 9 am - 5pm in order to be in the contest. Prudential Adams has a realtor scarecrow, we sure had fun making him! Come and see!

There is an apple or pumpkin pie baking contest. Pies will be judged on appearance, flavor and texture. Pies must be brought to the park on Friday, October 9th between 9 am - 5pm or by 10 am on Saturday, October 10th.

There are plenty of games, food, dance, karate and gymnastic performances, a 1931 Model A Roadster Raffle (great car for a realtor, don't you think?), bingo, an estate sale, magic show, hot wings eating contest, jaws of life demo and much much more. This promises to be a good old fashioned festival! And with the leaves changing, the crisp fall weather, I am sure it will be a wonderful event for all ages.

The New Milford Lions Club has put together this first annual Fall Festival and Car Show to raise money for Harrybrooke Park. The park is not owned by the town of New Milford, and over the years it has become very costly to maintain the park for the board of directors of Harrybrooke Park. Please show your support and help keep this wonderful park in shape for the residents of New Milford. All money raised at the festival will be split 50-50 between the Lions Club and Harrybrooke Park.

Harrybrooke Park is located at 64 Lanesville Road in New Milford, CT.

The Greater New Milford Board of Realtors® is assisting The Lions Club at the festival. I hope to see you there!

Sunrise over New Milford, CT. The past two mornings I grabbed  my camera and took a walk with the pooch. The sunrises were wonderful! Yesterday the sun coming up lit the trees across the street, what a display. This morning the red skies were just breathtaking! I just love fall in New England.

Please enjoy my slide show of my sunrises over New Milford, CT, Friday's Fall Fotos!

Fall is my favorite time of year, and here is a promise of things to come! I am dusting off the camera and I have plans to take a few trips around of the beautiful scenery this part of Connecticut has to offer during the next month or so. How lucky am I? I have leaves a-changing, cows all around, beautiful weather and a great camera to capture the scenery. And lest I not forget, wonderful friends to share it all with! This particular photo was taken standing in my driveway in New Milford, CT!

Aspetuck Animal Hosptial, New Preston, CT, a trip to the vet! Friday I had to take my beloved best friend Duncan to see the vet. I knew he was suffering from pancreatitis, we have been down this road before. Since his first acute attack, I have managed to keep him pretty healthy with good food and exercise. If he gets a flare up, I cook his food, white rice and boiled meat usually does the trick. He almost died the first time, it was horrible. So, the other morning I just knew this was "trip to the vet time". His stomach was making those tell tale noises, he was lethargic, and I just "knew" he needed more than boiled meat and white rice. I was right. By the time I got there (in one hour) they had his records from the vet who had seen him for his first attack.

Dr. Trish Grinnell saw Duncan. We have seen her before. She is so sweet and kind, and talked to me at great length about the pros and cons of leaving him there, we decided I should take him home, but if he got any worse I would call her right away. Pancreatitis can be a swift killer of dogs, it is scary and horrible. She also discussed the blood test results, Duncan has Anaplasmosis, a tick born disease. Explains the onset of limping lately. We will treat that later, it is not critical right now. Dr. Trish also does acupuncture for her patients. Duncan has not needed it, so I can't tell you how it works, but I have heard people swear by it for their pets.

Aspetuck Animal Hosptial was founded in 1970 by Dr. Ferris Gorra. Dr. Ferris is awesome, I love him. He tells me all sorts of stories about the local farmers, he used to be a cow vet years ago. Dr. Ferris also was the vet who put down my beloved cat Spoon this past winter, he was so gentle and kind. He sent me home with her for a few more days and told me I would know when to call, and that he would be there for me. He was right, I knew when it was time, and he was there for me. A while after I got a letter from Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine, a donation was made in Spoons name to the college. They do that for all their "clients" who pass away.

Dr. Michael Gorra bought the practice from his dad in 2005. He is awesome too. I remember one Friday evening I got his home number from my broker, (she sold him his house and they are friends) we needed medicine for the farm, a cow was very sick. Dr. Michael didn't have the right medicine, but he guided me to a vet who was able to help. Bovine vets are hard to come by, most large animal vets specialize in horses. When the regular farm vet is away it can be almost a crisis if you have something you can't handle by yourself.

If you live in the area and are looking for a vet, I know I am very happy with them. A pleasant surprise, our visit was on Friday afternoon, in Saturdays mail was a comprehensive "report card" on Duncan, complete with his picture! They gave both Duncan and I high praises for his weight loss, he is now down to a thin and trim healthy weight of 75 pounds down from 90 pounds! It was hard work, but we did it. All sorts of other things are on there, and it is a wonderful addition to their services. They also have boarding, I have used it before and would recommend it to anyone who is looking to board their animals short term.

This lovely statue sits outside of the office at Aspetuck Animal Hosptial in New Preston, CT, I can tell you Duncan loves it, but I won't tell you why.

Aspetuck Animal Hospital
278 New Milford Turnpike
New Preston, CT 06777
860.868.2973

New Milford Connecticut Real Estate Market Activity

As of today's date in New Milford, CT there are 286 active single family homes for sale on the market. This is down 10 from last months number of 296. This does include homes that are currently listed as under deposit, as they are still considered actively listed homes.

Average List Price: $491,157
Average Days on Market: 141 days
Minimum List Price: $100,000
Maximum List Price: $6,500,000

Please refer to the following chart for activity in New Milford, CT for August, 2008 compared to 2009. Historically, August is a down month for real estate. What these numbers continue to tell me is that pricing remains key. If you want or need to sell you home you must be aggressive in the pricing and marketing strategy. You must be the best in your "class". If you are in the market to buy, it is a great time. Prices are still down from last year.

The above statistics are provided courtesy of Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Service (CMLS). Information provided is deemed reliable, but not necessarily accurate. There may be discrepancies, as mistakes in inputing can be made, and the fact that Connecticut has more than one multiple listing service. There may be instances where a home was/is for sale in New Milford and is on the other multiple listing service. Most of the homes for sale are listed on CMLS, therefore that is where I base my statistical information. I do believe it gives a good sense of what is happening in New Milford.