The great red wines of Northern Italy
Drink Up! Last week’s article featured Italy’s most famous red grape: Sangiovese from Tuscany. The wines of the northern regions of Italy are among the best medium-bodied reds found anywhere in the world. In this article, I’ll discuss the Piedmont (or Piemonte, in...
Playing host to the eastern black swallowtail butterfly
Did you know that you can play host to New Jersey’s state butterfly, the eastern black swallowtail? These beautiful butterflies with black wings and blue, yellow, and orange markings will be welcome guests to any garden. But before you rush to the garden market to...
Hidden ingredients: What’s lurking in our lotions and potions?
We hear a lot about toxins in our food, but what about the products we use every single day: things like shampoo, deodorant, lotion, body wash, makeup, and even the cleaners under our sink? Many of us are making more mindful choices at the grocery store, reading...
Meet the breed: The basset hound
In honor of this past weekend’s Doo Dah parade in Ocean City that brought over 300 low and slow dogs to the Boardwalk to slowly strut their stuff, I thought I would introduce everyone to the one and only basset hound breed. Perhaps one of the most recognizable...
The perfect gift: Watching my grandsons play ball
Poppy turned 68 last Sunday. He celebrated with a Margarita and coconut shrimp tacos at a local, beachfront restaurant with his four grandsons, who later gleefully blew out the candles atop their mother’s delicious key lime cheesecake while Poppy made a wish. He then...
