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Great Surprise

Great Surprise

September 16, 2015

There are only two times when someone wrote a poem for me. The first was when I was a clerk at a wonderful shop called Tawana Imports on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton. It was owned by a most interesting couple, Mr. and Mrs....

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A Secret Garden

A Secret Garden

September 8, 2015

The Playhouse in the Park is presenting A Secret Garden. On Sunday we presented an Afternoon Tea experience that preceded the matinee. We will continue to offer afternoon tea before all the future Saturday and...

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Closed September 7th

Closed September 7th

September 7, 2015

In observance of Labor Day we will be closed on Monday September 7th. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday at 7:30 am.

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Worth The Effort

Worth The Effort

September 2, 2015

I have a girlfriend from college. We were only roommates for a year, but we remained friends since. She and her husband are artists and have lived a most creative life. He was a glass blower, she a printmaker and later...

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Coney Island??

Coney Island??

August 18, 2015

Today Erin Powell, one of our service people at the counter , had a customer  inquire if there was a story behind the Coney Island heart cookie. She had ordered many dozen of them for a party she was throwing. It...

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You may faint...

You may faint...

July 18, 2015

Tiramisu ….. People swoon over the idea. But I do believe that our tiramisu may make you faint. In Italy, it is a compliment to say something tastes exactly as it was made 100 years ago. No changes, no...

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