Monthly Archives: December 2014

Cherry Chocolate Shortbread

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Tina Garceau

Growing up, it wouldn’t be Christmas without a covered candy dish full of ribbon candy and chocolate covered cherries. These cookies are like popping a chocolate covered cherry in your mouth, then taking a bite of a delicious shortbread cookie. If you’re headed … Continue reading →

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Friday Five – Number Seventy One

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Tina Garceau

Seventy-first in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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Mom, Frosty & the Kids

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

A while back I had posted a number of photos of the Capewell children happily cavorting with a snowman. This plate looks to be taken a few winters after the other shots and the kids along with their mother seem … Continue reading →

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2014 Retro Holiday Gift Tags

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Tina Garceau

You’re running around like a maniac, and you know there’s something you forgot – oh yeah, the gift tags. Well, I’m here to save you a trip to the store – here’s a set of three free downloadable gift tags! Just … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Tina Garceau

I got up with the birds on Sunday morning, and since I had the luxury of time – I decided to make a batch of cookie dough for the great holiday bake-off of 2014. In the next two weeks or … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – The Broadway Deli

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. In order to finish off a roll of film so I could process … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Cup

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Ella and John Capewell share a cup while on a jaunt out-of-doors some time early in the twentieth century.

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The Photo Elective – Steve & Eydie

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau taken in 1981. Her camera was aimed toward the South on Broad Street just a couple of doors from Anderson Hall which is now The Atlantic Building. She was probably in front … Continue reading →

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Apple, Pear, and Cranberry Pie

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Tina Garceau

This started out as being an apple cranberry pie, since I had a bowlful of pears on the table, I thought I may as well throw some of them into the mix. Adding brown sugar to the fruit resulted in a slight … Continue reading →

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