Collect seeds from your plants now for a free garden next year
Let It Grow As you notice the flowers in your garden begin to fade, you can look to the future and collect seeds from your plants now for a free garden next year. Growing plants from seed can be very gratifying, but using seeds that you have harvested from your own...
Klondike memories
A senior’s observations, opinions and rantings Senior Moments To say I have an addiction may be too strong a term, plus it has such a negative connotation. A passion or a weakness might be more accurate. What I am talking about is ice cream. My wife learned early on...
Opinion: Bad zoning laws kill good hotel In Ocean City
Last Thursday, the City Council of Ocean City, New Jersey killed the plan by Eustace Mita to build a luxury Icona Hotel there. Mita wanted to build the hotel on the site of the closed Wonderland Pier at 6th Street and the Boardwalk. The Park had been losing money for...
Cheers to Cabernet Sauvignon!
Drink Up! Aug. 30, 2025, is International Cabernet Sauvignon Day. Wine historians have determined that French winemakers in Bordeaux experimented in grapevine grafting with numerous varietals in the 1600s, resulting in what is now known as Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the...
Overcoming the end-of-summer blues and finding joy in what’s next
Healthy Living Ah, summer—carefree days, warm weather, and plenty of time outdoors. There’s something special about long beach days, backyard barbecues, and boardwalk nights with family and friends. That’s why so many of us cringe when the first back-to-school ads...
