Winter to Spring
You may be familiar with Millville’s artist laureate Pat Vanaman Witt. She and I have known each other for nearly 50 years. Pat relays stories to me of growing up
The Great Outdoors
Bacon’s Neck
Southern New Jersey has many trail possibilities that offer a flatlander’s viewscape to enjoy. Our friendly topography allows not only for easy walking but for excellent vistas of the South
Let’s Take a Hike
Each year on the cusp of winter I share with our CU Maurice River members adventures they might pursue during the colder months and beyond. This year I introduced a
A Tree with Sass
This past fall I took my first trip to New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA), where I attended a class at the New Orleans School of Cooking, on St. Louis Street. The
Penguin Parade
This is the last in a series of three articles about our trip to Antarctica. We encountered our first penguins in the Falkland Islands at West Point Island. There we
Whale of a Time
Last week I shared with you our voyage to Antarctica on the French ship Le Lyrial. In that article, I spoke about the various professionals who gave lectures aboard the
South Pole Summer
My husband and I recently returned from a three-week trip, during which two weeks were spent in the Southern Ocean with the intent of experiencing Antarctica, the seventh continent. For
Mary’s Winters
My husband and I took a road trip south to Florida and Alabama after Christmas to visit family and friends. It was a bit of a whirlwind tour but long
Eat More Plants
Cumberland County has a long legacy of agriculture, dating back to its earliest inhabitants, the Lenni Lenape who arrived 12,000 years ago. They grew corn, several kinds of beans, squash,
Birds Huddle
While leading a field trip to Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, one of our participants observing the waterfowl queried, “How do they keep their feet warm?” I’d read an
