Monthly Archives: January 2022

Snow Storm Cornbread

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Tina

I decided to roast a turkey over the weekend for a variety of reasons – the local supermarkets were sold out of chickens, keeping my oven on for 2 1/2 hours made for a toasty kitchen, plus The Boy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged baking, cornbread, stuffing | 2 Comments

Frosty & Friend

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Tina

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Caturday

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Tina

Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged ginger cats, Plywood the Cat, snow days | Leave a comment

Friday Five – Number One Hundred Two

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Tina

Posted in Collage, Friday Five, Illustration | Tagged collage, Friday Five, vintage | 2 Comments

Out of Context Comics

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Joe

A panel from The Phantom from March 22, 1980. I’m not sure what’s going on here. I never really got into daily newspaper comic strips preferring comic books instead. I would get a chuckle from the humor strips, but wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1980, comic strip, March 22 1980, The Phantom | 2 Comments

Apple Muffins

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Tina

It’s been so cold lately, it’s great to have an excuse to turn on the oven and bake something. These muffins have chunks of apples are topped with brown sugar, perfect with coffee in the morning!

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven | Tagged baking, breakfast, muffins | 2 Comments

Caturday

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Tina

Keeping warm on the radiator.

Posted in News, Photography | Tagged ginger cats, Plywood the Cat | 1 Comment

Don’t Mess With Success

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Joe

Pictured above is an enamel lapel pin of The Punisher’s logo. I actually forgot I had this and came across it while looking for something else. It’s always the way.

Posted in Curious Clutter | Tagged clutter, pin, The Punisher | 2 Comments

Pink Sky

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Tina

Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged daybreak, South Philly | 1 Comment

RIMWORLD – Diplomatic Immunity

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Joe

I illustrated the cover for the latest science fiction book by J.L. Curtis.

Posted in News | Tagged book, fiction, future, JL Curtis, Joe Williams, Kindle, outer space, science fiction | 2 Comments

Marbled Banana Bread

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Tina

What else is there to do on a freezing cold Sunday but laundry and baking a bread that uses up the overripe bananas in the fruit bowl? Yep, always nice to have a good snack to go with an afternoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged cold weather snacks, quick breads, what to do with overripe bananas | Leave a comment

Caturday

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Tina

Posted in News | Tagged ginger cats, keeping warm, Plywood the Cat, quilts | Leave a comment

Friday Five – Number One Hundred One

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Tina

One hundred first in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News | Tagged collage, mermaid, ocean, starfish, vintage | 2 Comments

A Hundred Horrific Pages for Half a Buck!

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Joe

A buddy of mine chased down a well-worn and well loved comic that he had once owned and lost to the vagaries of time and fortune. It’s DC Super Spectacular No. 4 and was published by DC Comics in 1971. … Continue reading →

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1971, Bernie Wrightson, comic, horror | Leave a comment

Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Tina

I love anything that’s lemon – pie, cake, sorbet, and now muffins! These cream cheese filled lemon muffins have a buttery crumb topping and a lemon glaze. Perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning or as a snack.