Yeaars and hundreds of posts ago, I started this blog for friends who were retiring after long long career and wondered what to do with all their new free time. There seemed to me to be an endless number of interesting places to visit and thing to do in wonderful South Jersey, that I decided to let them know about the ones I found.
I'm not driving around to far off locations as I did when I first began, but I find wonderful places and things to do close at hand too. A place I like to eat lunch is Maritza's in Maple Shade, NJ, on Main Street. It i a simple old fashioned and homey luncheonette. When my family moved to New Jersey from Philadelphia when I was 12, we lived in Maple Shade.
On Thursday, a hiking buddy and I headed over to Maritza's for lunch but they were closed for a week summer vacation, so we stopped in at MAIN STREET ART. Which is a n Art studio run by an old college buddy of mine. She offers, not only Art Classes for all ages, but summer Art Camp for the kids and a variety of "break out and try something new" art experiences for adults including jewelry making. My buddy Barb and I each bought unique bracelets there and I may contact her for small studio experience events for myself in the future. I paint and have an Art degree, but sometimes it's hard to get yourself inspired and group work helps. Also, I have a very rooted in realism style and always wanted to expand and try a looser, more impressionistic style. Maybe she can help with that.
In any event, head on over and check it out. She also offers hand-made soaps and many other interesting objects you might want to buy for home or for gifts.
Stop in, the Studio is at 18 Mains Street, next door to Canal's Liquor Store. Call 856-979-5356 for information, proprietor, Ms. Diane Paul, graduate of Rutgers, the State University. Stop in and see her beautiful paintings too!
Learn something new - expand your possibilities, enhance your brain!
Happy Trails,
Jo Ann
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