Philadelphia is My Home

25
Oct

Clue In Real Life

Author: Momish, Category: Attractions, Entertainment, Family Friendly, Philly Tourist, Something to Do

Here’s a fun event that fits in well with Halloween: 

The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Mystery Tour.   The tour is 20 minutes long, and takes you throughout the mansion.  As you visit each room, you meet a new character who will tell his or her story as they drop you hints and clues as to which of them is the murderer.

It’s like the Clue game, only live in person.  Just being in a mansion seems to drum up the old Clue memories.  What did Mrs. Peacock really do with that candlestick?

Anyway, the murdering is only going on for this weekend, so get you handy dandy notebook ready and get sleuthing. 

Tours are on October 26, 27 & 28, from 6PM - 9PM and cost 10-12 bucks.  Check out the site for more detail and directions.

But hey, if you pre-order from Fun Savers, they only cost you 7 boo bucks. (call 215-438-1861 and mention “fun savers”)

EVENTS

18
Oct

Urg (um, I mean Erg) Is Too A Word

Author: Momish, Category: Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids, Resources, Something to Do

It’s a work unit.

I know this because I do a lot of crossword puzzles.  Which is also why I play a mean game of Scrabble.  I love Scrabble, but no one will play with me because I always win.

This is why I was thrilled to death to find the Free Library’s Philly Plays Scrabble program which holds Scrabble competitions throughout this month.

If you are a Scrabble buff, here’s your chance to shine.  You might even find yourself amongst some serious competition.

Bring. It. On.

Check out the Librabry’s website for more details, as well as a slew of other great events they host.  When was the last time you actually went to the library?  With the world’s wealth of imformation a simple Google click away, I am sure it’s been quite some time you have walked through those doors.  I know I haven’t been here in ages.  And I miss that old beautiful building on the Parkway.  It’s the first free library in the country, you know.

So c’mon, put on your Scrabble thinking caps and and haul your Google addicted butts over to the library.  I could use some stiff competition.

(Philly Plays Scrabble has events throughout many Library branches.  Check the website for dates and times, since each vary.)

11
Oct

Keeping Afloat

Author: Momish, Category: Just Ranting, Randomness

Well, as you may or may not have noticed, I have not been able to keep up with this blog and my editor responsibilities.  For this I truly apologize!  I am sure the readers reader I had is by now long gone.

When I started this, I had hoped to make this a great resource and fun place to meet for Philly residents on-line. But alas, shortly after we went live, I changed jobs.

My new job is keeping me very busy, not to mention barely squeezing in the time to update my personal blog every now and then.

I have contacted the powers that be in hopes of finding another editor for Philly! If anyone is interested, please e-mail me and I will pass it on.  I would hate to see this great city fall by the wayside on ismyhome.com.

In the meantime…

Well…

All I can say is I will keep trying. 

So what’s new with you?