It’s been five years since we left the Jersey shore for South Philadelphia, and we have only one regret. And, no, it isn’t the loss of parking or even the beach, which is always there waiting for us.
It’s our beloved garden, complete with luscious Kwanzan cherry and Hinoki cypress trees, bamboo, river rocks, dragonflies and those cheeky, incorrigible weeds.
Fortunately, we know people – and our blog gives us the perfect excuse to invade their Philadelphia retreats.
Michael Martin Mills and Randy Dalton in their summer garden, 2015.
Last fall, we introduced you to the magical, art-filled home and garden of Philadelphia Dumpster Diver Randy Dalton and his partner Michael Martin Mills. Continue reading
(Always up for fun: Judy and Len Davidson)
(Linda Ferrino Hoffman and Bobby Rydell in 2014)
(Atlantic City’s Steel Pier flaunts its star power on an undated postcard. That’s Mr. Peanut tipping his hat at the far left.)
(Art Tavani’s magical photo album. 
(Singer Bobby Rydell with Art Tavani, left, and Philadelphia-based TV host Mike Douglas, center, around 1964.)
(Karen photographed “Head Case” at the Chelsea Antiques Garage in New York City. And, yes, there’s a lot going on in that box…)
(And, yes, if you guessed that Isaiah and Julia have a few mosaic walls in their home then, well, you guessed right….)
(Joel and Diane in their art-and-imagination-filled South Philadelphia home.)
(“Philadelphia Trolleys” and “Philadelphia Railroads” by Allen Meyers and Joel Spivak for Arcadia Publishing)
(Windows decorated for Valentine’s Day 2016, top and bottom left, and an “everyday” sale window from fall, 2015.)
(John the Barber, Jr. reflected in a shop mirror below photos of his –
Unexpected Philadelphia 