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My assignment? Dinner with the ghost writer. Now, don’t get too excited. It wasn’t just me and the ghost writer. There were about 60 other people in the room. Still, it was the kind of event that just makes you want to give the town of Cape May a big hug and a wet sloppy… Read more »
French dramatist Jean Anouilh said that “The object of art is to give life a shape.” The same could be said of redoing an old house especially a house built in the Arts and Crafts-style like the one at 800 Washington Street. This Designer Show House was built in 1915 for John and Mabel Hewitt… Read more »
But what about Bob? Has anyone seen Bob? Bob who? Bob the horse, of course. Was there ever such a horse as Bob? Standing 18 hands high, Bob ruled over the other horses at Cape May Carriage Company, on Stevens Street. A horse of distinction in more ways than one, Bob pulled the carriage that… Read more »
It’s all about the dialogue. “Next week you need to bring in some ideas for a screenplay. When looking at movies pay attention to the dialogue. Screenplays have very little description. They are mostly dialogue. Last week, we talked about what a person would really say. How do we talk? Think a lot about the… Read more »
“Please teacher, teach me something. Nice teacher, teach me something. I’m as awkward as a camel. That’s not the worst. My two feet haven’t met yet. But I’ll be teacher’s pet yet, ‘Cause I’m going to learn to dance or burst.” Week One – I’m on assignment. I’m on the case. I’m on the job.… Read more »
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more than a few ghosts hanging around Hangar One. It is, after all, not your typical museum. It is a work in progress. Parts of planes are always coming in or going out of the large hangar doors. And on a weekday afternoon in March, the place is… Read more »
Hi, there: Let me introduce myself and give you a little introduction to my new job. My name is Cheffy and I have 18 years’ experience in the restaurant business in Cape May and nobody really wants to know how many years before that. This column is a biased point of view of food, recipes,… Read more »
WOW!! Hands down the e-mail of the month goes to all of you out there in cyber space who have been trying to contact the Sandpiper Beach Inn. Here are just a few examples: “Trying to contact the Sandpiper Beach Inn. I have been unable to bring up their web site. Loved staying there. Have… Read more »
My assignment? Spend some time down at Schellegner’s Landing and watch the fishermen come in. Now, let’s clarify. Not the sport fishermen – the real fishermen. The ones whose roots go back to the whalers and Moby Dick and all that. That would be the fishermen who risk their lives and earn their living at… Read more »
You know, we’re always reading, talking and writing about the Victorians and their houses here in Cape May but what about that fascinating piece of real estate that you have to cross before you even enter Cape May City? I’m talking about Schellenger’s Landing. Schellenger’s what? You ask. Schellenger’s Landing – down at the Lobster… Read more »
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