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New Jersey Home Scene

October 1, 2025

Mr. Ken and I love staying in Airbnbs on our travels. It is so relaxing to have a full kitchen so we don’t have to eat every meal out. It is also nice to come back to a comfortable place to relax after a fun day spent exploring. Our stay in Morristown, New Jersey was […]

New Jersey History Scene

September 24, 2025

Mr. Ken and I stayed in Morristown, New Jersey while we attended his college reunion. Morristown, NJ, was settled around 1715 as New Hanover and became Morris Town in 1739, named for Governor Lewis Morris. It became a pivotal American Revolution site under General George Washington, serving as a winter headquarters twice, first in 1777 and then […]

New Jersey House Scene

September 17, 2025

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Mr. Ken and I stayed in Morristown, New Jersey for his college reunion. Morristown is fairly built up, after all it is New Jersey. But, there were lots of sidewalks so I was able to get out walking and see some interesting sights. This post is about the houses I saw on my walks. In […]

New Jersey Nature Scene

September 3, 2025

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New Jersey is not all Tony Soprano and malls. It is known as the Garden State. There are some lovely areas. Here are just a few of the ones Mr. Ken and I experienced on our recent trip to New Jersey. The view from where we stayed. Another view of a lovely large weeping pine […]

New Jersey Food Scene

August 27, 2025

In June, Mr. Ken and I took a trip to the fair state of New Jersey to attend Ken’s College Reunion. We had a blast visiting old haunts and seeing old friends. One may not think of New Jersey as a food lover’s paradise, but it was for us. One thing New Jersey is famous […]

Random New Jersey scenes

June 12, 2024

I just love downtown Summit. Here is a picture that doesn’t do it justice. There were a lot of interesting bistros in the downtown area too. Bistros seem to be more prevalent here than in Massachusetts. Piattino is where we met some of Ken’s college friends for lunch. Mr. Ken introduced me to videos way […]

A Room with a View

June 5, 2024

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Or should I say an entire apartment with a view. Mr. Ken and I stayed in a lovely one bedroom apartment during our trip to Summit, New Jersey. The location was perfect since it was within walking distance to Summit Center. It was also in a quiet, pretty complex. Here is one view from the […]

The street scenes

May 29, 2024

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Summit, New Jersey is a lovely town. Back in the late 80’s, I was living in New York City and wanted to move out, so I took the train to Summit to check out apartments. I fell in love with it at first sight. Summit reminded me of my hometown in Massachusetts. It really hasn’t […]

All roads lead to . . .

May 22, 2024

New Jersey! Bet you never guessed that. Well Mr. Ken and I ventured outside our house and took a trip to Summit, New Jersey. Mr. Ken grew up in Summit and believe it or not, I was born in Summit. I also lived there for a few years. This is where I met Mr. Ken. […]