Top Posts & Pages
-
Recent Posts
- Lemon Yogurt Cake January 12, 2026
- Caturday January 10, 2026
- One for the Money January 8, 2026
- A New Slipcase for my Sketchbook January 6, 2026
- French Apple Tart January 5, 2026
Read Monkey & Bird

Archives
Subscribe via Email
-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy Pages
Sites of Interest
Tags
- 9th Street
- 1980s
- analog
- antique photograph
- baking
- Cartoon
- cartoons
- cat
- CO2 Comics
- collage
- comic
- comic book
- comics
- digital illustration
- early 20th Century
- feline
- Friday Five
- ginger cats
- glass negative
- Halloween
- horror
- humor
- Illustration
- Joe Williams
- John B Capewell
- kitty
- monster
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia College of Art
- photography
- Photoshop
- Plywood
- Plywood the Cat
- Sketch
- sketchbook
- South Philly
- The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
- Tina Garceau
- USA
- vintage
- vintage photos
- Westville
- Willceau
Category Archives: Holiday
Merry Christmas!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Christmas in South Philadelphia
…about 50 years ago. My Dad must have stayed up late getting everything in place. It’s the early 1960s. My stocking is on the end. No stocking for my younger brother who hadn’t shown up yet. I was the baby.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Holiday, Philadelphia
Tagged 1960s, Christmas, South Philly, toys, tree, vintage
2 Comments
Wrapping It Up
Due to some unforeseen events, this Christmas has been a flurry of shopping, wrapping and stockpiling cookie dough. Gifts are shipped, cards are on the way to their destinations, and I’ve completed all of my jewelry projects. I’m looking forward to a … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Glorious Food, Holiday, News
Tagged baking, making jewelry, the holidays, tree trimming
2 Comments
Cherry Chocolate Shortbread
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
2014 Retro Holiday Gift Tags
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
Apple, Pear, and Cranberry Pie
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
BOO!
A fifty cent mask we found on 9th Street this morning.


