Entries by Janna Morishima

Celebrating with Refried Beans

When I am in a good mood, I like to cook. When I am in a very good mood, I like to cook things that take a long time. I guess it’s a celebration of the luxury of time. So on Sunday, I cooked homemade refried beans. I soaked the beans on Saturday night, rinsed […]

Metuchen’s First Hometown Holidays Weekend — and Our Raffle Winner!

Last weekend, spearheaded by Karen McNamara and Tyreen Reuter of the Borough Improvement League, Metuchen hosted its first “Hometown Holidays” weekend. In truth, Metuchen  has been having “hometown holidays” weekends for years, with the Christmas tree lighting at the Old Franklin School and the Metuchen house tour already established traditions. But the BIL came up […]

Hometown Holidays This Weekend!

This weekend we will be exhibiting at Metuchen’s historic Silzer House as part of the Hometown Holidays event sponsored by the Borough Improvement League. We are donating a $300 gift certificate (which can be used for a portrait session, bat mitzvah, wedding, photo jewelry, prints, albums, or anything else we can do for you!) for […]

Nonna’s 100th Birthday Party at the Stony Hill Inn

It is not often that Kyo gets asked to photograph somebody’s 100th birthday party. In fact, it has happened only once, so for us, it was a very special job. Nonna’s birthday party at the Stony Hill Inn was originally scheduled for August 28, which was the weekend of Hurricane Irene. Although relatives had travelled […]