It is time once again for my annual Christmas column, words that usually force my editor to reach for a large glass of brandy with a splash of eggnog. But this year I will forego my annual rant on the over commercialization of the holidays, and instead focus on the one thing that makes this… Read more »
Month: December 2007

Twenty years of Handel’s Messiah – a sing-along for the community
It is the Friday after Thanksgiving and a frigid night – the only warmth comes from the lights of the gingerbread-laced homes along Columbia Avenue, freshly decorated for the holiday season. My steps quicken as I look at the time. I see the glow of activity at Cape Island Baptist Church and as I walk… Read more »

Christmas at Cape May’s Designer House
Cape May’s 2007 Designer Show House at 608 Hughes St. is decorated for the holidays and open for your enjoyment for the first time in the Cape May Designer Show House history. The character of an old house is reflected by the architectural styles that mark its history, and the 1847 Memucan Hughes House is… Read more »