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Monthly Archives: May 2018
View from the Broad Street Line
City Hall visible from the stairs at the Walnut Street stop. SaveSave
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Broad Street Line, Center City, SEPTA, subway
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Lemon Tart
I love lemons. When I was a teen, I spritzed myself with Love’s Fresh Lemon Body Mist and shampooed my hair with Lemon Up shampoo. Aah, Lemon Up shampoo – the yellow bottle with the plastic lemon cap! It’s still … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged lemon desserts, tarts, what to make for dessert
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Crybaby!
My current obsession is taking photos of produce graphics. I spotted this beauty while shopping at Giordano’s on 9th and Washington! SaveSave
Posted in Food, Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, Crybaby Onions, Giordano's, produce graphics, South Philly
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Just Like Heaven
A year ago I was polishing off what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite sketchbooks which I referred to as The Sketchbook from Heaven. I tried to find or, in some cases, make a replacement, but nothing … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Apocalypse, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, handmade, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pink Zeppelin, sketchbook, The Atomic Warrior, USA, WW III
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
The strawberries in the market on Saturday were too gorgeous to resist. I bought two quarts – one for eating, and one for dessert. A tart shell, brushed with melted dark chocolate, with a sweetened cream cheese filling, and crowned … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged cream cheese, strawberries, tarts, what to make for dessert
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Broad Street Run 2018
Great turnout for yesterday’s Broad Street Run, and the weather was perfect! Photographs by Joe. SaveSave
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Broad Street Run 2018, runners, South Philadelphia
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Cornflake Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are no bake, take less than 15 minutes to throw together, and they are delicious! It sounds like a recipe taken from Family Circle magazine circa 1958, on the same page as the hot dog casserole and a … Continue reading
Ask Your Father
Ma, it says right here that they’ll send ya ‘ONE PREGNANT MALE who will give birth to as many as 25 babies!’ How can that be, Ma? How can that be?
Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1977, comic, comic book, comics, Earth 2, JSA, One Pregnant Male, Power Girl, seahorse, stripped comic, Superman, USA, vintage, Wally Wood
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