Art is all over -- and in my book, art takes a lot of different forms and shapes. The art of living, truly living, is just one example; and there's always room for checking in with our recent past for some examples of how to pursue that particular art a little more - well ----- artfully! This Sunday, June 14, folks in the Mercer County area can step back a couple of hundred years with a free visit to the Schenck House in Zaitz Park, 50 Southfield Rd., West Windsor, NJ. The house is open 1 to 4 p.m. for self-guided tours of this beautifully restored 1790-1830 farmhouse and its out-buildings. The museum rooms include an exhibit on West Windsor history and a special display of "Women's Handi-crafts" a fiber arts exhibit featuring quilts, weaving, tatting, crocheting and embroidery of all types. This is the last day of this show. Donations are always appreciated. For additional information contact Mary Schenck at 609-799-1230
And while we're talking history options, you history buffs may want to note down that New Jersey Day—an observance of New Jersey’s 345th founding as a British proprietary colony—is taking place at the State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, on June 24 at 2:00 p.m. It's free & open to the public.
Special tours will be offered of the State Museum, the State House, the State Archives, and the World War II memorial, outstanding students and teachers will be saluted for their achievements in the field of history, and two priceless historical documents will be on display:
- the June 24, 1664 royal grant that established New Jersey
- a rare, original copy of the Declaration of Independence printed July 4, 1776.
I also hear that there's going to be fife and drums (thanks to the Old Barracks Museum) and CAKE!
RSVP by calling 609-777-0881. For directions visit 
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