Christmas is a holiday that inspires nostalgia to many. Having an old fashioned Christmas tree is one way families celebrate warm comforting memories of their earlier years. While the use of Christmas trees originated in Europe, by the 1880’s the custom was popular in the United States. Although what one thinks of as an old fashioned Christmas tree may vary …
When I think of secret passages and hidden rooms, old movies with large old mansions first come to mind. When I was younger and watched re-runs of shows like Dark Shadows I dreamed that someday I would have a big old house with a secret passage that I could hide in. Well now I have the old house but a …
Beautiful Historic Ocean Grove NJ, is a seaside resort town boasting street after street of beautiful, highly ornate Victorian buildings. This is the town that gives gingerbread ornamentation its name. Sadly on March 13, 2010 a devastating 4-alarm fire struck Ocean Grove NJ. The fire burned through nine structures, six were destroyed including the Manchester Inn B&B at the heart …
