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Category Archives: Art & Architecture
Chalfonte Exhibit at the Carriage House Gallery Cape May
Chalfonte Hero thrills visitors Cape May’s Chalfonte Hotel has been hosting guests for 137 years. And, Karen Fox has documented its fascinating history in her book and in this season’s show at the Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick … Continue reading
ICELAND IN FEBRUARY?
Iceland in February! This past winter, Suzie and I went to Iceland to see the Northern lights. We stayed in the Northern Light Inn on a lava field in Southwestern Iceland, very close to the Blue Lagoon. We toured around … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, history, Travel, Victoriana
Tagged architecture, photography, travel, vacation, Victorian
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Photographs WINTER VACATION IN ROME
Rome Vacation Photographs of the Pincio Park I thought that I’d start sharing vacation photographs with you from our Winter trips. Last winter was a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights, but I uploaded the photos somewhere and … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Italy, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Cape May, italy, PHOTOGRAPHS, ROME, vacation
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SoMa Gallery- Art in Cape May
Three Artist Open Shows in Cape May Saturday night SoMa Art Gallery in Cape May held an opening of three solo shows. The shows will be up for a while and are well worth a visit. The first artist is … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Cape May, Events, Things to Do
Tagged art, exhibits, paintings
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OUR B&B RESTORATION
Restoring our Bed and Breakfast My last blog post was about the new exhibit at the Carriage House Gallery at the Physick Estate describing the restoration and renaissance of Cape May. That reminded me of our own restoration story at … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Cape May, Our Rooms at Leith Hall Bed and Breakfast, Rooms, Victoriana
Tagged architecture, art, Beach, Cape May, Victorian
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Revival at the Beach
This Friday, a new show is opening at the Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick Estate. It is about Cape May’s revival during the 1970s and comes from a book by Ben Miller, The First Resort. An article in … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Cape May, Events, Things to Do
Tagged architecture, Beach, Cape May, New Jersey, Victorian
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A PAINTING OF THE ALHAMBRA PRETENDING TO BE TURKISH
The last post about our vacation in Spain reminded me that we have a painting of the same view of a courtyard in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, hanging in the Turkish Suite in Leith Hall. I substituted a picture … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Travel
Tagged Morocco, painting, paintings, spain, Turkish
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VACATION PHOTOS
Now that spring is sprung in Cape May, we’re having some work done on Leith Hall this midweek before it gets too busy. Easter is just over, and my mind turns to vacation. For us, vacation is always winter vacation, … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Architecture, Travel
Tagged alhambra, Andalucia, architecture, art, Granada, mijas, spain, travel, vacation
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