Monthly Archives: May 2015

Friday Five – Number Eighty Four

Eighty-fourth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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Blue Hawaii

Another disk from the stash of records found at a printer. This album included Rock-A-Hula Baby which was Dolores Fuller’s first published song. Fuller was bad film auteur Ed Wood’s ex-girlfriend and featured in a a few of his films. … Continue reading

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A Walk ’round the Pond

Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a minor course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives … Continue reading

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Alice Lajeunesse Vertefeuille

Last week’s photo which had a number of names scrawled on the back, turned up some interesting information. Lisa, a woman from my hometown, led me to her family’s Facebook page. I was able to identify one of the women in … Continue reading

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Scott Peacock’s Chicken and Rice

One of my favorite cookbooks is The Gift of Southern Cooking by Scott Peacock and Edna Lewis. It taught me the importance of brining a turkey, the best way to cook asparagus, and that food doesn’t have to be fancy … Continue reading

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Neo-Classical Sunrise

A little after six in the morning on Broad Street. Shot of the Ridgeway Library which is now the front of The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts.

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Friday Five – Number Eighty Three

Eighty-third in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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