Category: Photography

  • Bookshelf Porn, Our Friday Link

    Are you a lover of books, reading, libraries, and all the accoutrements of the reading life?

    BOOKSELF PORN

    If so, you will love BookshelfPorn.com where they collect, catalog, and curate photos of all things books.

    They say, "Bookshelf Porn, giving people a sudden urge to read since 2009. Bookshelf Porn is a photoblog created to allow people to indulge their love of books, libraries, bookstores and bookcases by showcasing the best bookshelf photos from around the world."

    We say, this is an inspiring collection of ideas for living with our books. And, it's a place to go when you despair that you are alone in loving the printed word. Book lovers abound and show their love and pride in the way they present their books.

    What's the best gift for a book lover? How about an Amazon gift card? And if you go to Amazon from here, they will put a few coins in our tip jar to support this site. 


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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Screengrab from Bookself Porn 

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  • Boston Local Food Festival Photos From Over the Weekend

    Last year we heard great reviews on the Boston Local Food Festival. That put it on our calendar for this past weekend. We made our way to the Greenway, checked in with a few old friends, and got to know some local food folks who were new to us.

    DSC_9120 - Version 22012-10-07-boston-organics-jeff-barry-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Jeff Barry explains Boston Organics to a visitor. We've been a customer of his for years and were able to tell this woman what a great service he operates!

    DSC_9112 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9115 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Macaroons from Ula Cafe in Jamaica Plain. We've added the cafe to our must try list.

     DSC_9155 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organic-mushrooms-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9174 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organics-mushrooms-Lief-johnson-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We've seen Shady Oaks Organics' mushrooms at the Copley Farmers' Market but at the festival we met and interviewed the cultivator, Leif Johnson.

    • DSC_9137 - Version 22012-10-07-city-feed-and-supply-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9192 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9199 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9208 - Version 22012-10-07-enterprisefarm-mobile-farms-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    Click on any thumbnail to open that photo in this space.

    We'd love to see this great opportunity for local food businesses to show off their wares grow and prosper so we also have a couple of suggestions for the organizers. We would have stayed a lot longer and visited many more vendors but shortened our stay. 

    The music was disruptive and way, way too loud. We found ourselves skipping all the booths that were near the musicians. 

    It was too crowded to really see everything. Using the whole Greenway with vendors on one side of the path and seating and eating areas on the other side would have been a great service to both vendors and visitors.

    DSC_9229 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_9230 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Best wishes for an even more successful festival next year. 

    What's on your food lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012, Ed Cherubino

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  • Boston Local Food Festival Photos From Over the Weekend

    Last year we heard great reviews on the Boston Local Food Festival. That put it on our calendar for this past weekend. We made our way to the Greenway, checked in with a few old friends, and got to know some local food folks who were new to us.

    DSC_9120 - Version 22012-10-07-boston-organics-jeff-barry-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Jeff Barry explains Boston Organics to a visitor. We've been a customer of his for years and were able to tell this woman what a great service he operates!

    DSC_9112 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9115 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Macaroons from Ula Cafe in Jamaica Plain. We've added the cafe to our must try list.

     DSC_9155 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organic-mushrooms-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9174 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organics-mushrooms-Lief-johnson-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We've seen Shady Oaks Organics' mushrooms at the Copley Farmers' Market but at the festival we met and interviewed the cultivator, Leif Johnson.

    • DSC_9137 - Version 22012-10-07-city-feed-and-supply-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9192 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9199 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9208 - Version 22012-10-07-enterprisefarm-mobile-farms-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    Click on any thumbnail to open that photo in this space.

    We'd love to see this great opportunity for local food businesses to show off their wares grow and prosper so we also have a couple of suggestions for the organizers. We would have stayed a lot longer and visited many more vendors but shortened our stay. 

    The music was disruptive and way, way too loud. We found ourselves skipping all the booths that were near the musicians. 

    It was too crowded to really see everything. Using the whole Greenway with vendors on one side of the path and seating and eating areas on the other side would have been a great service to both vendors and visitors.

    DSC_9229 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_9230 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Best wishes for an even more successful festival next year. 

    What's on your food lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012, Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Boston Local Food Festival Photos From Over the Weekend

    Last year we heard great reviews on the Boston Local Food Festival. That put it on our calendar for this past weekend. We made our way to the Greenway, checked in with a few old friends, and got to know some local food folks who were new to us.

    DSC_9120 - Version 22012-10-07-boston-organics-jeff-barry-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Jeff Barry explains Boston Organics to a visitor. We've been a customer of his for years and were able to tell this woman what a great service he operates!

    DSC_9112 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9115 - Version 22012-10-07ula cafe-macarons-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Macaroons from Ula Cafe in Jamaica Plain. We've added the cafe to our must try list.

     DSC_9155 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organic-mushrooms-© 2011 Penny Cherubino  
    DSC_9174 - Version 22012-10-07-shady-oaks-organics-mushrooms-Lief-johnson-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We've seen Shady Oaks Organics' mushrooms at the Copley Farmers' Market but at the festival we met and interviewed the cultivator, Leif Johnson.

    • DSC_9137 - Version 22012-10-07-city-feed-and-supply-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9192 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9199 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-boston© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9208 - Version 22012-10-07-enterprisefarm-mobile-farms-market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    • DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    DSC_9213 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino
    Click on any thumbnail to open that photo in this space.

    We'd love to see this great opportunity for local food businesses to show off their wares grow and prosper so we also have a couple of suggestions for the organizers. We would have stayed a lot longer and visited many more vendors but shortened our stay. 

    The music was disruptive and way, way too loud. We found ourselves skipping all the booths that were near the musicians. 

    It was too crowded to really see everything. Using the whole Greenway with vendors on one side of the path and seating and eating areas on the other side would have been a great service to both vendors and visitors.

    DSC_9229 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_9230 - Version 22012-10-07-local-food-festival-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Best wishes for an even more successful festival next year. 

    What's on your food lover's shopping list? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012, Ed Cherubino

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Happy Garden Gargoyles

    PMC_6509 - Version 22012-09-27happy-gargoyle-planters-with-feet- Provincetown- Monte's-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Every time I walked by this display last week on the steps of Monty's in Provincetown, I had to smile. I called these "Happy Gargoyles" and thought about the touch of whimsy they would add along a garden path. Since these don't actually act as downspouts, they really should be called "grotesques."

    I also kept seeing, in these faces, some features of people I knew– people who laughed a lot and had a twinkle in their eye. Do you see someone you recognize in these faces?

    Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.

    Click here for the Amazon Halloween Shop.


    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino 

    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  


    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Happy Garden Gargoyles

    PMC_6509 - Version 22012-09-27happy-gargoyle-planters-with-feet- Provincetown- Monte's-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Every time I walked by this display last week on the steps of Monty's in Provincetown, I had to smile. I called these "Happy Gargoyles" and thought about the touch of whimsy they would add along a garden path. Since these don't actually act as downspouts, they really should be called "grotesques."

    I also kept seeing, in these faces, some features of people I knew– people who laughed a lot and had a twinkle in their eye. Do you see someone you recognize in these faces?

    Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.

    Click here for the Amazon Halloween Shop.


    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino 

    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  


    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Happy Garden Gargoyles

    PMC_6509 - Version 22012-09-27happy-gargoyle-planters-with-feet- Provincetown- Monte's-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Every time I walked by this display last week on the steps of Monty's in Provincetown, I had to smile. I called these "Happy Gargoyles" and thought about the touch of whimsy they would add along a garden path. Since these don't actually act as downspouts, they really should be called "grotesques."

    I also kept seeing, in these faces, some features of people I knew– people who laughed a lot and had a twinkle in their eye. Do you see someone you recognize in these faces?

    Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.

    Click here for the Amazon Halloween Shop.


    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino 

    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  


    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Walking “Summer Wind” Back Home

    DSC_8517 - Version 22012-09-25-walking my boat back home-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This couple had a grand time sailing on a reach across Provincetown Harbor. But, in a gusty wind, working their way back took a lot of work and skill. Walking the sailboat, named "Summer Wind," back home was an easier option.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Walking “Summer Wind” Back Home

    DSC_8517 - Version 22012-09-25-walking my boat back home-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This couple had a grand time sailing on a reach across Provincetown Harbor. But, in a gusty wind, working their way back took a lot of work and skill. Walking the sailboat, named "Summer Wind," back home was an easier option.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • Walking “Summer Wind” Back Home

    DSC_8517 - Version 22012-09-25-walking my boat back home-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This couple had a grand time sailing on a reach across Provincetown Harbor. But, in a gusty wind, working their way back took a lot of work and skill. Walking the sailboat, named "Summer Wind," back home was an easier option.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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