[Magdalen] New Jersey ain't purty

[Jay Weigel]

Last year S/O had to go to Parsippany, NJ on a business trip in April and I
rode along. It's in the southwestern part of the state and *is* very
pretty, or at least was at that time of year. The weather was perfect for
early spring, and I also remember it fondly for two dining experiences, one
at a small Afghan place, the other at a Moroccan restaurant in a strip mall
that didn't look like much on the outside, but boy howdy, once you got
inside, what a difference....and the food! We seem to have incredible luck
finding these little gems on the road.

On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 8:03 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> But the people are lively. And it's in the New York metro
> area. The television news is fast and weird. They cover
> the arts as if it's news. And the guy in the hotel lobby
> is listening to Edith Piaf instead of Billy Ray Cyrus.
> Real actual bagels in the breakfast area. And decent
> tea.
>
> Life may or may not be good, but it certainly is interesting.
>
> Off to the Florence Griswold Museum (a place of pilgrimage
> for me) this afternoon, then (God willing) Boston this evening.
>
> Oh, and speaking of American Impressionism and the
> Hudson River School (and Swedenborgianism): George
> Inness (the best painter you might never have heard of).
> His landscapes were influenced by and expressions of
> his Swedenborgian faith. When he painted the sun glinting
> through trees, he was speaking as eloquently of God as
> Tintoretto or Raphael ever did.
> -M
>