Monthly Archives: August 2012

Mexican Pizza

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Tina Garceau

I first had this pizza in a small restaurant in Connecticut and loved it! I recreated it at home substituting sharp cheddar cheese for the mozzarella the restaurant used. It’s a quick, throw together dinner, and has become part of … Continue reading →

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The Gallery After Dark

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Joe

We got into Market East Station late last night and the mall connected to the train station was closed. Security gates in mall always remind me of Dawn of the Dead.

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The Perils of Family Dishwashing

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Tina Garceau
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Fireman Capewell and an Apparatus

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Keeping with our fire department theme that I started with last week’s post, here is a photo of Westville’s John B. Capewell in a firefighter’s uniform.

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Bacon Bow Tie

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tina Garceau

My experimentation with digital grounds continues! I thought it would be fun to make a bow tie out of fabric I created, specifically a bacon bow tie.

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Figs & Goat Cheese

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Tina Garceau

  One of the advantages of living in South Philly are the fig trees. The old timers planted them in their backyards – Italians love their figs! They make cookies, wrap them in prosciutto, put up preserves. I like to … Continue reading →

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Oceania is the place to be…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Joe_Williams

While rooting around the Internet Archive channel on my Roku box, I found this curiosity from 1953 – Westinghouse’s Studio One presentation of George Orwell’s 1984 starring Eddie Albert!

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Lipstick 101

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Tina Garceau
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Independent Fire Company No. 2

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another image from the 200 glass negatives in the Capewell Glass Negative Collection that I’ve been publishing every Thursday for the past 38-odd weeks. This is a shot of the members of the Independent Fire Company No. 2 of … Continue reading →

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