Driving down the road the powdery snow looked like sand art as the wind blew the layered mounds into artistic formations. The drifting carried out onto the roads, creating striped patches of black asphalt and white silk. The wind was so cold it would take your breath away. When we parked I hastily ran into the building through the chilling gusts to be greeted with the … Continue reading Wanamakers General Store
You opened the heavy wooden door into the tiny cafe. It was a frigid Sunday morning and many patrons braved the cold to warm up over a steamy cup of coffee. The place was void of a lot of color similar to the current season – the walls white aside from the pop of a muted green barista station. Beauty in its simplicity. Glass cookie jars were … Continue reading SØLE Artisan Ales
At the bottom of the hill the first thing you spot is a gem encrusted boulder. If you glance to your left down a slight incline you are greeted with a beautiful Chinese bridge bowing across a small creek. It’s enchanting and welcoming. You walk up the gravel road swallowed by graffiti covered trees. Pink polka dots pop from the muted colors of a (as of last week) … Continue reading Lehigh Millennium Folk Arch and Art Enclave
The air had a distinct smell as the afternoon sun baked the moist grass and newly fallen leaves. The breeze had a chill and the crispness was welcoming after the humid summer. It is fall in the Lehigh Valley. The first best thing about fall is the colors – the trees changing their clothes to vibrant reds, yellows, and oranges that glow in the daylight. The … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Lattes in Bethlehem
Petticoats, stays, and stockings. Breeches, garters, and wool coats. It’s a hot summer day as the beer pours, birds chirp, and the water splashes in the fountain. Muskets lean against display tables, red coats drum in alleyways, and soldiers lay in the grass with their tricorne hats covering their eyes under makeshift tents. It is 1776 in Easton’s Centre Square. This is a collection of photographs … Continue reading Easton Heritage Day
People sit at a hodgepodge of tables next to the store front soaking in the day’s news and sipping on an iced dirty chai. It is a warm summer evening and other patrons walk out of the shop smiling and giving you a familiar nod of hello. Walking inside the chandelier twinkles in the setting sun beaming in from the picture window. A crowd is … Continue reading The Wise Bean
Metallics shimmer in the light beaming through the storefront window. The hung artwork glows underneath its spotlights. The jewel and gem masterpieces are nestled away in cases to be viewed, and the open space asks to be roamed like a museum. Elegance is about simplicity and grace. To be artfully elegant one is clever in the pursuit of this elegance. That is the case at Artfully Elegant – an art gallery … Continue reading Artfully Elegant
Rummaging through the glass, the colors swirling into one another. Metallic polka dots glimmering, pearly whites shimmering, and translucent panes revealing what was underneath – the room was filled with the sound of the hunt. You wanted to find the perfect color, shape, and size – searching with visions of a completed piece… This treasure hunt was fueled by Out of Our Minds Art Studio. Out of Our … Continue reading Out of Our Minds Art Studio
It was a rough winter of record lows and ghostly looking cars buzzing on the streets encased with salt. Our car was no different, so encrusted with salt you could barely see out the windows. We needed to find a car wash pronto before our car’s innards rusted and crumbled behind us. In our search we took a side road, Old Philadelphia Pike. We had … Continue reading The Belmont Inne
The otter glided through the water. It was hypnotizing to watch, so graceful and sleek – like a furry fish zigzagging though the currents. He then playfully flipped onto his back, scooting his body around the moat. The goats anxiously stood against the fence. Their golden eyes watch every move; twisting the vending machine knob, lifting the metal stopper, and letting the feed flow into your palm. … Continue reading Zoo In Paradise
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