How many times have you walked through a mall or a supermarket lot and spied a penny waiting to be picked up by a superstitious or thrifty individual?  Benjamin Franklin said, “A penny saved is a penny earned” and rightly so, because those who turned up their noses at this noble coin did not understand […]

I received the following in my email and found it quite interesting.  I thought others might have interest as well.  

With both gas prices and the unemployment rate escalating, those who traditionally travel for recreational escape may be staying closer to home.  Thankfully, our Garden State boasts many attractions and sites for both young and old.  Take a Jersey jughandle with me now as we explore some sources of summer fun.   If you are […]

If “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” as Carol Channing sang in the original Broadway production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” then what is a Jersey Girl’s best friend?  Why, of course, Cape May Diamonds!   Ordinarily, one would expect to travel to the mines in South Africa to find these precious stones.  But, we in […]

Growing up in South Philadelphia during the Great Depression, I enjoyed nothing more than a Jersey Tomato, in a salad or on a sandwich or cooked, it was delicious.  The climate and soil of South Jersey was the birthplace of this wonderful fruit.  When they were harvested, they were hand picked and sent to market.   […]

Who would ever believe elephants can be found in New Jersey?  To this writer’s knowledge, there is no zoo within the state that even houses elephants!  Yet, strange as it may seem, New Jersey is home to a very famous pachyderm, and her name is Lucy.  The final and only remaining creation of James V. Lafferty, […]

Amidst the goblins, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night, New Jersey lays claim to a creature known as the Jersey Devil. Legend has it as having been born to Mrs. Shroud of Leeds Point, New Jersey. Prior to its birth, she had sworn that, if she had another child, she wished it […]