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Graffiti on New Brunswick Bridge

January 3rd, 2012 by

Graffiti, New Brunswick, Native Plant Reserve, and the Raritan River – an entry for Watery Wednesday

Sunset in the Dog Park

December 10th, 2011 by

Last Sunday my daughter and I went to the dog park in Donaldson Park. She wanted to see the dogs, and I was happy to see the sunset. Donaldson Park is on the other side of Highland Park from where we live, and it is right next to the Raritan River. You can park right [...]

Broken Glass and a Vandal is Arrested

December 1st, 2011 by

Yesterday a friend posted online that she had just finished reading The Book Thief and then she discovered five Jewish businesses in Highland Park had their windows smashed overnight. Shortly thereafter Mason Resnick posted these Kristalnacht like photos on Facebook. The end of the story was a disturbed individual was arrested. I will be visiting [...]

Visit to Princeton University

November 30th, 2011 by

Visit to Princeton University in the rain. Ate at Center for Jewish Life. Question about eldest child leaving home. And if you could go to any college and study what you wanted now, where would you go and what would you study?

Nature Notes: Washington Valley Park

November 16th, 2011 by

Washington Valley Park in Bridgewater, New Jersey has trails, a reservoir, streams, barberry bushes with red berries and hawks

Apple Picking in New Jersey

September 26th, 2011 by

apple picking and corn maze at Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor, New Jersey; chickens at Von Thun Farm in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey