lauraquinnwritesApr 212 min readApril 2024 Update"Spring is the time of plans and projects." ~ Tolstoy Plans and projects, indeed, lovely readers! If you're like me, it seems you blink...
lauraquinnwritesJul 24, 20232 min readJuly 2023 UpdateSummer, to me, will forever be equated with the Jersey Shore. I like to think of myself as a "Shoobie-but-not-really-a-Shoobie," if there...
lauraquinnwritesMay 20, 20224 min readRemembering Black SundayThe world was Hugh Callaway’s oyster and indulge he did. A revolving door of ladies kept his calendar occupied. How he kept track of them...
lauraquinnwritesApr 22, 20223 min readFarm to TableHappy Earth Day! What’s the first fruit that comes to mind when you think of NJ? Blue or cranberries? Jersey tomatoes? (Yes — they’re a...
lauraquinnwritesMar 25, 20224 min readThen & Now: Ottens CanalNo, the photo to right does not depict Ottens Canal. It was taken at the Wildwood Sign located at Rio Grande Avenue and the Boardwalk. I...
lauraquinnwritesJan 28, 20224 min readThen & Now: Cape May PointThis week I’m back with another blast from the past. Located at the southern-most tip of New Jersey, Cape May Point is nestled where the...
lauraquinnwritesJan 14, 20223 min readThen & Now: Washington Street, Cape May, New JerseyI'm still knee-deep in revisions for Book One of Thicker Than Water. That said, I'm pleased with the updates thus far and can't wait to...
lauraquinnwritesDec 13, 20211 min readMeet Me At The Eagle- Remembering Wanamaker'sAs anyone who grew up in the Philadelphia area will tell you, Christmas just wasn't Christmas without a stop at John Wanamaker's...