The Frenchtowner

The Christmas ornaments created by local school students are absolutely priceless examples of the marvelous minds of of children. This particular ornament shows a spotted white owl sitting in front of a sugar cookie moon on a real branch.
To learn more about the Christmas Tree Display visit Longwood’s Website Here.

Longwood Gardens is a special place to visit any time of the year, but at Christmas, it is a wonderland of horticultural masterpieces. Shown above is a gigantic red begonia Christmas Wreath with an English ivy bow. This wreath measured about five feet square.

Fall and Halloween Pumpkin Patches in Bucks County PA

There’s an abundance of local farms where you can go out in the field and pick your own pumpkin or simply choose from ones already harvested like the ones shown above at Traugers Farm in Riegelsville in northern Bucks County. The pumpkins, gourds and corn stalks grown on these local farms are perfect [...]

This Story was originally posted on February 6, 2005.
Day One: Wendy’s - Atlanta Airport and Marigny Brasserie - New Orleans Louisiana

 
When we arrived in New Orleans, we had not gotten any sleep the night before, and had only eaten an incredibly tasteless and cardboard like breakfast sandwich at the airport in Atlanta from Wendy’s. How [...]

Just a simple post about one great show on contemporary visual artists on Ovation TV/television that I saw tonight.
This strange show was already in progress when I tuned in. I am always surprised to run across anything on TV about the visual arts, and when I stumbled across this one, I was blown away by [...]

There are lots of local farms that offer Pick Your Own Pumpkins for Halloween and fall decorating. Here is a list of them in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Some of these farms also are featuring hayrides, corn mazes and haunted houses or barns. Call for hours and more details.
Photo: The Great Pumpkin Smiley Face. This photo [...]

Shady Brook Farm, located in Southeastern Pennsylvania near New Hope, celebrates fall with a PumpkinFest and HorrorFest beginning this weekend.
PumpkinFest features hayrides to the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin, corn maze, inflatable amusements for the kids, trackless train rides, live entertainment and “The Barn of Horror”, which is a less frightening [...]

The Renningers Antiques & Collectors Fall Extravaganza will take place this weekend, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 28-30th, 2006, in the charming little town of Kutztown, in Eastern Pennsylvania. Kutztown is 2 hours from New York City, 1 1/2 hours from Philadelphia, and 1 3/4 hours from New Hope and Lambertville.
The “Extrav” as some dealers [...]

Bloomsbury NJ will host it’s 7th Annual Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, September 23, 24, 2006. This year the fair will feature over 80 exhibitors from the region.
In addition to the arts and crafts, the festival features live entertainment, food and children’s activities.
Bloomsbury NJ is located in Northwest [...]

Peddler’s Village in Lahaska will hold it’s 28th Annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday and Sunday, September 16,17, 2006. The event runs both days from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
The organizer’s say they have more scarecrows this year than they have ever had, 140 to be exact, on display throughout the village. The event also features [...]