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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Scratching Up a Valentine
My Valentine to Tina this year. Created with a combination of Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer.
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, cat, Drawer Cards, Plywood the Cat, Valentine
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
A Valentine for my Joe, 25th in a series! Happy Valentine’s Day, spread a little love around!
Posted in Collage, Holiday, News, Photography
Tagged cards, collage, oranges, photography, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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My Childhood Captured on a Single Page
Regular readers of the site are probably aware of the fantastic illustrative work of Tina Garceau. If not, you can head over to this page for a heaping helping of her incredible work. I’ll wait. Are you back? Good! As … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collage, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1968, 1969, Captain Lazer, catalog, Christmas, collage, John Plain, space, Tina Garceau, toy
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Tortellini
The fellas went to the movies on Saturday, which I took as a perfect opportunity to make tortellini. I have to say, it was a labor intensive process, but at the end of the afternoon, I had a nice sized … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged making pasta, ricotta, tortellini, what to make for dinner
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Feline Friday
Recently I posted my most popular photo that I had on my Flickr account. It has since been supplanted by the image above. This was picked up by Flickr’s In Explore group which is sort of like a curated front … Continue reading
House of Hams
This magnificent sign hangs at Guy Giordano & Sons’ store at 1037 South 9th Street. There’s something appealing about the human touch of a hand painted sign. In this day and age of temporary vinyl signs cranked out by machines, … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, Guy Giordano & Sons, hand painted signs, House of Hams, Italian Market, South Philly
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Chocolate Banana Bread
Overripe bananas + freezing temperatures = baking something to keep warm! It was chilly last week, with the thermometer dipping into single digits for a couple of days. The cat abandoned his favorite napping spot on the sofa in favor … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged baking, banana bread, chocolate, chocolate chips, quick breads
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