Posts Tagged ‘New Jersey’

I have always avoided high end fashion merchandise loathing its high end pricing. The situation changed for me when I attended a top fashion preview party at Annie Sez. This franchise has 42 off-price women’s apparel stores with competitive pricing in mostly in New York and New Jersey. Don’t know where an Annie Sez is [...]

I was born here in New Jersey and I take it for what is realistically. Time to count down the pluses: Home of top entertainers like Springstein, Bon Jovi, Willis. Amusement parks and boardwalks–Great Adventure, Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, Ocean City, Wildwood provide family recreation. Scientific presence–Pharmaceutical firms and telecommunications contribute to the economy. Military superbase presence [...]

Living high in New Jersey definitely does not mean living high on the hog. What it means instead is that living in the Garden State costs more than most places in America. Why? The New Jersey tax burden on every legal resident is at the top of the scale. While the U. S. average is [...]

Hubby found a recreational vehicle that was a steal of a deal and bought it. He promised I would have to do nothing. I agreed. Where else but in a motor home, can I, the traveler, eat, drink, relax, watch television, or nap while hubby, the driver, does the work? Traveling from place to place [...]

Spring has sprung. The April showers are bringing May flowers and the start of the vegetable planting season. I’ve mentioned before that I have a black thumb. I got an e-mail from Burpee letting me know about an event taking place in my area on May 8 and 9. Has word of my notoriety with [...]

A while back a dear friend moved out of New Jersey to South Carolina. So when the invitation arrived asking us to visit, naturally we took the opportunity. She lives about an hour’s drive from the beach. Driving down was an easy trip, good roads and a direct route, in great weather. The trip to [...]