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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Faster than a Speeding Primate
I was stumped for an idea for a Valentine this year so I sat with a sketchbook and hoped my pencil would do my thinking for me.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic book, comics, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook
2 Comments
Death Wish
Because it’s better to look good than have an unbroken coccyx.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged candid, danger, heels, high heels, ice, legs, Pax, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pumps, snow, stilletto, stockings, weather, winter, woman
2 Comments
I mummph you…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day Joe!
Henry & Young John in Younger Days
I’ve been running photographs of John Capewell’s sons recently, and I decided to step back a little further in the past when the Capewell boys were toddlers. Here the boys wear stern, somewhat anxious expressions. My guess is that their … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to make some over-the-top cupcakes – rich chocolate cake filled with a vanilla pastry cream, dipped in chocolate ganache. It’s good to have an excuse to be decadent!
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged buttercream, cupcakes, ganache, Valentine's Day
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Happy Tết
Just around the corner, Le Viet – a fantastic Vietnamese restaurant was celebrating Tết – a holiday which marks the first day of the lunar new year. There were firecrackers, drummers, and a Lan – an animal that’s a cross between … Continue reading
When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield
…or should I call this one The Winter Soldier? Last week the State of Pennsylvania took a wintry shellacking from a very busy Mother Nature in the form of an ice storm which downed trees taking power lines with them. … Continue reading
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged Baltimore Pike, Captain America, Delaware County, electricity, ice storm, Jack Kirby, Lansdowne, patriotic, Pennsylvania, power, shield, The Winter Soldier, winter
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Friday Five – Number Forty Nine
Forty ninth in a series creating a collage using five elements.


