New Jersey State House
When home for the holidays what else are you gonna do but go tour the state capitol? Logging in number 17 with our tour of the New Jersey State House in Trenton. The original 150-by-150-foot …
Tag: New Jersey
Cape May Christmas Candlelight House Tours
Doug was absolutely thrilled when I proposed we go to Cape May to do their Christmas Candlelight House Tour, so I quickly bought the tickets. One tricky part of this is that the events sell …
Nature Scenes in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens
We had to make an emergency trip home to New Jersey, so we naturally took some walks and tried to find new birds while we were in town.
Amusements / Books / Food / History
Sites from a Couple of Exits in New Jersey
With family in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we often find ourselves adventuring in this area of the country. Here are some of the sights, sounds, and flavors we have uncovered during some of our excursions …
Batsto Village Historic Site
Batsto Village in Hammonton is located in Wharton State Forest, which is part of the vast Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. We find the 1.1 million acres of the Pine Barrens to hold endless …
John F. Peto Studio Museum
I grew up very close to the John F. Peto Studio Museum in Island Heights, New Jersey, but I’d never heard of the man or his studio. We remedied that with a visit while “home …
Leonard J. Buck Garden
The Leonard J. Buck Garden in Far Hills, N.J. came on my radar as “one of the premier rock gardens in the Eastern United States”, and after our research for Japan Day back in 2020, …
Sites in Central & North Jersey
While meandering our way from Central New Jersey up towards the New York border, we listened to Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss; this is a true crime book that took place near where I grew …
The New Jersey Botanical Garden
The New Jersey Botanical Garden was an unexpected delight, and it was free! And we got very lucky because it had been pouring on the day of our visit, but stopped just as we arrived, …
Grounds for Sculpture
I’ve recently come to the conclusion that maybe sculpture isn’t for me, as I mostly find myself muttering “What the…??” However, I’m making an exception for the works of J. Seward Johnson (1930-2020), a descendant …