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LONGWOOD GARDENS: NIGHTSCAPE — NOW OPEN!

Jackson Galka — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 01:29:35 +0000

The exhibit runs Wednesdays through Saturdays, July 1st through October 31st. Tickets are $27 for those ages 19+, $17 for youths 5 to 18 and free for ages 4 and under. Live music is performed every Thursday night in the beer garden.

You can purchase your tickets by clicking here.

If/when we make it over, we will definitely report back with more information! In the meantime I encourage you to check it out for yourself.. it looks awesome.

SIMPLY THE BEST

Susan — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:40:59 +0000

I seem to have become an evangelist for Honeycrisps. And most particularly, for Honeycrisps from Solebury Orchard in beautiful Bucks County, PA.A most photographable apple, offspring of Keepsake, it’s all about sweet and tangy, crispy, juicy, luscious. Skin that’s polished, smooth, thin. That first bite bursts forth such complex personality. There is no variety that comes close. Simply the best.

But…for the ultimate experience of the ultimate apple, one must make the trip to Solebury Orchard. I don’t know what their magic is with this variety and perhaps it should be left at that…magic.

Eighteen years ago this month when we arrived in Philadelphia, I got into the car and got lost, each day for months. What better way to learn the byways and special spots. That’s when I found Solebury Orchard, along a picturesque road under arched woodland. At that time it was a small concern, owned by a young fellow with a passion. And that’s when I first was introduced to this delectable treat. Each year since I’ve made the pilgrimage, converting friends along the way. I guess I wasn’t alone in that holy mission! In ensuing years the orchard has grown. So have its converts. And that young fellow, who looks young still, has added untold Honeycrisp trees to his grove. In fairness, he also offers other common and not so common varieties and all are superior.

Of course, you can pick-ur-own. There’s a frenetic cutting garden, bouquets by weight. Warm, freshly made apple doughnuts. Iced cider slush. Apple butters, applesauce, the freshest, sweetest cider I’ve ever tasted. Pears and pumpkins. New this year, cider vinegar. In season: peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, tomatoes, berries too.

The orchard is open Thursdays through Sundays.

http://soleburyorchards.com/index.html

3325 Creamery Road, New Hope, PA 18938 215-297-8079

An apple’s core principle is to not get eaten. And who wants to eat the core of an apple anyway? Jarod Kintz

THE TRIP TO CUTTALOSSA

Susan — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:00:04 +0000

There’s not much that’s more enjoyable than getting lost in Bucks County, PA on a brisk autumn day. Yesterday we found our way to an historic farm, home of the smiling sheep. Miniature babydoll sheep. Welcome to Cuttalossa. It doesn’t get more Bucks County bucolic. Wish I’d charged my camera battery. These photos were taken with the phone, a two year old iphone, now woefully surpassed in camera quality. A water wheel, with crystal clear pond. Dating to the 18th Century, this farm was the homestead of famed Impressionist painter Daniel Garber and as I’ve googled, is likely the most photographed, painted, iconic site in all of Bucks County. Subject of poems and philosophers. It is to be found on a narrow road that runs off the River Road, crossing the Cuttalossa Creek. A perfect wooded setting with ravines, old stone homes, meandering streams, ancient Plane trees. Lichens, mosses, ferns, ledgerock. Just beautiful, and well worth losing yourself to find in the next few weeks as autumn leaves peak. That’s what I’ll be doing, this time with a charged camera!

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. Austin O’Malley

FOR THE CALENDAR

Susan — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:00:58 +0000

At the Fareway, corner of Germantown Avenue and Southampton St in Philadelphia. Models, Tastings, Music! We’ll update as we learn more. Below, area businesses contributing to the effort:

Chestnut Hill Community Association/Black & White Gala

Gravers Lane Gallery

Delphine Gallery

J. McLaughlin

Artisans on the Avenue

Joseph A. Banks

Style Camp

Poppy’s Cafe

Statement Boutique Consignment

Villavillekula

3000 BC WellMed Spa

Powell Mahoney Bellinis

Salon 90 at Nicholas & David Gift Basket