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Summer of the Old and the New Jersey
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It's my first summer home in New Jersey after being away at college, and home seems a little boring now. But this summer, I'm exploring the weird and wonderful places in the garden state. This is the story of the Summer of Jersey.
Recent Posts
Mary Ellis' Grave
**Note: Sorry the pictures are kind of bad, my camera's broken. Also, I think there were some typos in this before. Oops!**I think it's safe to say that I'm obsessed with the story of Mary Ellis. I even used her life as inspiration for a project in c...
Devil Tree, Fake Nudist Colonies, Blairsden (Again)
"I was in a funk the other day," my friend Kristina said, making a face. I was at the dry cleaners I work at, and Sharon and Kristina were visiting me before embarking on a blog adventure. "Yeah, I feel like I've been in a funk lately, too," I told h...
A Carnival and Rain and The Real Housewives of New Jersey
So, I haven't written in a while.That's because I haven't done much in a while, and I apologize for the half assed entry. If you live on the East Coast, you've probably been hit with rain. And not just a little rain. Days of rain. Noah get your Ark r...
Blairsden Lake
The day after the Talamini Road experience, Charlie decided to show me a road where there were the "13 bumps" in Bernardsville. The legend of the 13 bumps is that, supposedly, during the (Jersey?) Witch Trials, 13 witches were murdered and eventually...
Talamini Road, Bridgewater
Weird New Jersey gives very specific details of what you're supposed to do when driving on Talamini Road in Bridgewater:1. Turn off your music and your air conditioner2. Sit on the driver's side of the car3. Drive West on the road, away from Route 20...
Washington Rock
**Written on Wednesday, published today**After being stuck at home all day, my friend Megan texted me and we decided to go to Washington Rock in Greenbrook. Megan lives down the road from Washington Rock, and though I had been to her house many times...

