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Sky Watch at Sandy Hook

April 30th, 2009 by

Sandy Hook, a lovely beach with dunes at the top of the New Jersey Shore, is a wonderful place to view sunset.

Delicious Pickled Radish

April 30th, 2009 by

Radish pickles have only two ingredients: only two ingredients: radishes and umeboshi paste. Why use umeboshi paste? Not only does it taste good, it is also healing.

Watery Weds at Sandy Hook

April 28th, 2009 by

At the top of the New Jersey shore is a wonderful beach called Sandy Hook.

Month of Modern Jewish Holidays

April 28th, 2009 by

Today is Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day. The month after Pesach has a string of modern (and one not so modern, Lag B’Omer) Jewish holidays.

What is RT?

April 27th, 2009 by

What is RT? And why should use RT in a tweet on Twitter?

Today’s Flowers: Grape Hyacinth

April 26th, 2009 by

Grape hyacinths are small cone-like flowers that grow from fall-planted bulbs. Phlox blooms in the early spring around the same time as the grape hyacinths.