Tag Archives: Christmas

Holiday Fatigue

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Somewhere at the end of the ’80s I started dating a girl just after the holidays. I sketched out this little cartoon combining Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter for her as a gag greeting card.

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Tina Garceau
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Pear Cranberry Pie

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Tina Garceau

It’s crunch time – I’m finished up with work, there’s an overflowing hamper, gifts to wrap, and my house looks like a cyclone hit it. But it’s okay because the tree is up, and there’s pie – and pie makes … Continue reading →

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City Hall

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Tina Garceau

Walking home from work last night, I was waiting for the light to change and noticed how stunning City Hall looked lit up, and the reflection the street lights had on the rain drenched street. Despite the balmy temperatures and lack of … Continue reading →

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Urban Santa

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Tina Garceau
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Rugelach

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Tina Garceau

With the holidays approaching, I’ve beginning to stockpile cookie dough for the freezer. I pick one afternoon – crank up the Frank, Ella, Perry, and Esquivel holiday music and bake like a lunatic. I’ve never made rugelach before, so I … Continue reading →

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Christmas in South Philadelphia

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…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.

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Express

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I don’t have a specifically Christmas themed glass negative from John Capewell, but this one with a child, a canine playmate and a toy wagon will have to do. This looks to be Capewell’s younger son Henry with the family … Continue reading →

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It’s April 30th

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…it may be time to take those Christmas decorations down.

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