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Wayne’s Valley Forge Flowers to sprout another shoot: The Cottage

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Last fall brought us The Barn. Next spring comes The Cottage.

Valley Forge Flowers – that bustling shop-and-sip mecca in Wayne’s Eagle Village Shops – is on the move again.

Barbara King, VFF’s Queen Bee (and I do mean that kindly – “b” as in b-u-s-y) tells SAVVY that VFF is taking over the building that houses The Area Rug (now closed) and The Village Salon (relocating). The new venture, The Cottage, will trade in two old-timey treats: antiques and ice cream.

Coming soon to a park near you (Valley Forge!) – a hip ’n historic wedding venue

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I was pedaling to the park the other day and did a double take at this big old historic house on Yellow Springs Road near the covered bridge.

Turns out the place is about to become Party Central.

A popular backdrop for goo-goo-eyed engagement photos, the park is now officially getting in the wedding business, leasing an estate that had fallen into genteel decay to two Phoenixville guys: Robert Ryan Catering and Design and The Party Center.

The 5,000 sq. ft. home and gardens were once home to Philander Chase Knox, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State. (Is it bad luck that knots will be tied at old Philander’s place?)

SAVVY shorts: White Dog unleashed in Haverford; Devon Horse Show reins triumphant

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Hot dawg! (Or Haute Dog, perhaps?)

My husband and I chowed down at the new White Dog Café in Haverford Square Saturday night – a top-to-tail overhaul of the former Du Jour Market.

Humanely raised, sustainable and sourced within 50 miles, the grub was doggone good.

But what truly had us panting was the inspired doggie décor.

Call it Marty’s Adventures in WoofWoofland (“Marty” being owner Marty Grims). White Dog Haverford is a whimsical world where kitchen colanders become chandeliers

6 reasons I play supermodel twice a year

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If you’ve shopped at Polka Dots or get Chester County Life Magazine in the mail (congrats—that means you’re in a “desirable” income bracket!), you’ve probably seen my mug. For the last several years, I’ve been modeling in the Paoli boutique’s spring and fall photo shoots – the results of which are splayed across posters, social […]

Thanks for checking out SAVVY!

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Thanks for checking out SAVVY/Main Line, a blog about navigating through midlife with fun, flair and a fresh perspective. My goal is to help you become your absolutely best, most savvy self – inside and out – schooled to handle any curves these pesky in-between years may throw at you. So sure, SAVVY will address […]