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Category Archives: Old Books
The Great Comic Book Show Is Coming!
The Great Comic Book Show Is Coming! By Richard Mabey Jr. Mark your calendar for the biggest and greatest comic book show of Central Florida is coming around again. Yes! You guessed it! It’s the one and only Comic Book … Continue reading
The Gift of Kindness
This is the very book that my good friend, Mary Tafaro, gave to me when we were both in grade school. The Gift of Kindness By Richard Mabey Jr. One of the most precious books that I have in my … Continue reading
Posted in 1963, Bambi, Boyhood Days, Chapel Hill School, Childhood Friend, Compassion, Dad, Destiny, Early Childhood, Encouragement, Faith, Friendship, Giving, Homecoming, Humility, Kindness, Life's Dreams, Lincoln Park, Mary T., Memory, My Old New Jersey Home, New Jersey, NJ, Nostalgia, Old Beavertown, Old Books, Old Lincoln Park, Romance, Route 202, Small Town America, Spiritual Lesson, Wisdom
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My Day at the Big Comic Book Show
Yours truly with Spider-Man at the big comic book show. My Day at the Big Comic Book Show By Richard Mabey Jr. It was a great day at the big comic book show yesterday. I have not been to a … Continue reading
Posted in Avengers, Batman, Be Strong!, Believe in yourself!, Central Florida, Comic Book Show, Comic Books, Creative Writing, Destiny, Determination, Dreams, Encouragement, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Homecoming, Humility, Joe Peace, Life's Dreams, Modern Life, Never give up!, Nostalgia, Old Books, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Stand Tall, To thine own self be true., Wisdom
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The Old Comfortable Chair
Although this picture is slighted blurred, it is still a good picture of the old comfortable chair in the formal living room of the old Mabey Homestead, where I grew up in old Lincoln Park. The Old Comfortable Chair By … Continue reading
Posted in 1972, Be Strong!, Believe in yourself!, Compassion, County College of Morris, Dreams, Encouragement, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Friendship, Giving, Grapes of Wrath, Healing, Homecoming, Humility, Kindness, Life's Dreams, Lincoln Park, Love Story, Mabey Homestead, Memory, Moving On, My Old New Jersey Home, NJ, Nostalgia, Old Beavertown, Old Books, Old Lincoln Park, Penny, Romance, Route 202, Small Town America, Spiritual Lesson, Stand Tall, Wisdom
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The Haunting, Eerie Indian Head Of The Old Lincoln Park Museum
The haunting, eerie Indian head of the Old Lincoln Park Museum, was always placed on the right hand side of the old map of Morris County. The Haunting, Eerie Indian Head Of The Old Lincoln Park Museum By Richard Mabey … Continue reading
Posted in 2002, Art the artist, Beavertown, Beavertown Historical Society, Believe in yourself!, Destiny, Determination, Divine Protection, Faith, Finding Your Purpose in Life, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Museum, Lincoln Park Public Library, Memory, Mysteries of Old Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Old Beavertown, Old Books, Small Town America, Small Town Weekly Newspaper, The Old Indian Head, The Unexplained, The Weekly News, Wisdom
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Reflections of Old Books
Reflections of Old Books By Richard Mabey Jr. Old books are suddenly becoming more rare these days. It’s almost as if in the last four or five years, old books are simply no longer to be found at yard sales, … Continue reading
The Green Book
This is the Independent News front page story that I wrote about Lincoln Park’s famous “green book.” The Green Book By Richard Mabey Jr. In every small town in America, there are legends that are bigger than life. There are … Continue reading
The Old Tree Fort
A great old photo of myself in my old tree fort, in my youth. Please note the knotted rope that I’m holding in my right hand. You had to use the knotted rope to climb up to the higher platforms of … Continue reading
Old Books
There is something special about old books. Old Books By Richard Mabey Jr. Old books are suddenly becoming more rare these days. It’s almost as if in the last four or five years, old books are simply no longer to … Continue reading
Journey to Truth 