Monthly Archives: January 2013

Washington Park upon a Frozen Delaware River

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Last week I assumed I had a picture of men plowing snow. As it turned out, my assumption was false, and it turned out to be a team of ice cutters. With this week’s photo, I was reasonably sure that … Continue reading →

Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection | Tagged amusement park, antique photograph, Billy Thompson, Delaware River frozen over, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, The Duke of Gloucester, vintage, Washington Park, Washington Park-on-the Delaware, Westville | 4 Comments

Claire’s Sewing Machine

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Tina

Claire was an elderly neighbor of my friend Bill’s who passed away. Her family was looking to clear out her home, among her belongings was this wonderful sewing machine – they offered it to Bill. Since Bill doesn’t sew – I’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Sewing | Tagged 1959, Bill Cucinotta, Ed Lamoureux, Gimbels, instruction manual for zig zag sewing machine, Japan, Keystone Wood & Coal Co., needles, Philadelphia, PSFS, Sewing Susan, thread holders, vintage sewing machines | 2 Comments

Cranberry Coffee Cake

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Tina

When the bag of cranberries I put away at Thanksgiving fell out of my overstuffed freezer, I took that as a sign to bake something with it. I was in the mood for coffee cake, so I did some rooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged baking, coffee cake, cranberries | Leave a comment

Son of Sketchbook From Hell

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Joe_Williams

I was up tending to my long neglected third floor studio trying to cut a path through the clutter so I could get some work done when I uncovered another forgotten, hardbound sketchbook on a shelf in a closet. At … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, drawing, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Tom Jones, Willceau | 2 Comments

Last Night on Pembroke Avenue

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This is the scene last night on Pembroke Avenue as I waited for the bus headed to 69th Street. Usually potential snow events are treated as if the apocalypse loomed by the local media. I didn’t notice any Chicken Littles … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting | Tagged cold, commute, Lansdowne, night, Pennsylvania, snow, weather | Leave a comment

The Aviatrix

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tina

Twenty third in a series creating a collage using five elements.

Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News, photo manipulation | Tagged aviation, cabinet cards, collage, vintage | Leave a comment

Snow Plough

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a photograph John B. Capewell made of a cold and snowy Winter’s day about 100 or years ago or so. Back then a plough served two purposes. It mainly ploughed farm fields which were plentiful in New Jersey at … Continue reading →

Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection | Tagged 1900, 1910, analog, antique photograph, Delaware River, frozen, glass negative, horse, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, plough, plow, snow, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, vintage, Westville, winter | 4 Comments

Datebook Cover

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Tina

Remember in grade school when we used to cover our books in brown paper? This datebook cover is a fabric version of that. I stitched together some scraps of fabric I had lying around in my studio, wrapped it around … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, News, Sewing | Tagged crafts, DIY, my ugly datebook, quick projects, quilts, what to do with fabric scraps | 2 Comments

English Muffin Bread

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Tina

If you’re having friends over for Sunday brunch or you need a reason to blow off the overflowing laundry hamper – make this bread. It takes no time to throw together, you don’t have to knead it, and it makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven | Tagged bread for toasting, brunch, King Arthur | 2 Comments

Altered States

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This was a drawing I did back in the late 1980s in the cursed Sketchbook from Hell. I created it as a belated birthday card for a girl I was pursuing who dodged my advances. Belated birthday cards featuring a … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged 1980s, Altered States, Cartoon, cartoons, chimp, comic, comics, devolution, Drawer Cards, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau | Leave a comment

Sunset over South Philly

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This spectacular atmospheric display is over Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia. I shot this back in November of 2007.

Posted in Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged blue, clouds, orange, Philadelphia, pink, sky, South Philly, sunset | Leave a comment

A Wet Alley in Center City

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Off of Locust Street between 12th and 13th Streets.

Posted in Philadelphia | Tagged alley, brick, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, rain, reflection, stone, urban, water, wet | 1 Comment

Man with a Goatee

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Tina

Posted in Animated GIF, News, Photography | Tagged cabinet cards, E.J. Davis, flavor saver, Frankford Avenue, humor, Philadelphia, vintage | 2 Comments

John and the Fellows

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a picture of John B. Capewell standing in the back on the left with a couple of unidentified men and boys. I’m assuming that they are standing in front of a barn or a stable and it looks like … Continue reading →