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William Lloyd Garrison Looks Concerned, Wouldn’t You?

As workers with respirators wait on the scaffolding for cleaning products to be passed up to them, Mr. Garrison seems a bit concerned.

Rest assured sir, they mean you no harm. This is a crew of conservators from Rika Smith McNally & Associates hired by the Friends of the Public Garden to give the statue a check-up and perform and annual cleaning and maintenance.

Earlier in the week, Rika spotted the potential for damage on the top of Mr. Garrison's head and perhaps that called for stronger cleaning materials than the mild ones this group normally uses.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2015 Ed Cherubino

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Let Your Sunday Dog Take the Lead

Regular readers know that Ed and I are both big proponents of leash laws and keeping your dog under your control. However, this doesn’t mean that you never let your dog do what he or she wants to do within your circle of guidance.

Off leash on a dog-friendly beach like this one in Provincetown Harbor is just one way you can let your dog lead the way. But only if your dog plays well with others and will reliably return to you when called.

Some days our Poppy doesn’t want to walk along our usual route. She wants to see and smell something new. Even as a young pup, she loved to follow her nose. Sometimes we let her lead the way. She has a change of scene, and so do we.

Ed is an extremely patient person and is much better at this than I am. Our dogs have all enjoyed long, leisurely walks where he has allowed them to decide which way to turn at every corner or which direction to take at the start of a beach walk.

Once, in Provincetown, he was following along as our first Westie Sassy took him down the beach to Truro because she just wanted to keep going. When he walks Poppy alone, I’ll often get a report of where she wanted to go and what they saw along the way.

Paying attention to what your dog is trying to communicate can be smart. As summer temperatures rise, your dog may try to turn for home as a way of telling you he’s hot, tired, and doesn’t want to be outside any longer. Or, he might pull to reach a puddle or water supply as a way of telling you he’s thirsty. Paying attention and occasionally letting the dog lead can be a good thing for both of you.

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Words: Penny Cherubino (adapted from one of her City Paws newspaper columns)
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Boston Chefs: New Look for a Reliable Resource

Our Friday Link takes you to the Boston Chefs site, a web address we've linked to many times when we do our special occasion dining posts. Click over to see their redesign.

They say:

"With our new platform we’re providing even deeper, more comprehensive coverage of news and events.” BostonChefs.com represents nearly 230 member restaurants, and each is showcased with current menus, stunning pictures of their signature dishes, and insider information on their concepts, chefs, and events. “Everything our readers tell us they love about us is still there, and the site has always been updated daily,” says Lydon, “but now, the minute you land on BostonChefs.com, you’ll instantly see what’s new and be able to share what you’ve discovered with others who are equally passionate about all things food.”

We say, nice work!

We find lots of reasons to click over to this site a few times every week and we rely on the lists they provide of what's going on in their member restaurants. That's important, because we only cover the places that fit our specific criteria and Boston Chefs can offer alternatives that may appeal to our readers.

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Boston Chefs: New Look for a Reliable Resource

Our Friday Link takes you to the Boston Chefs site, a web address we've linked to many times when we do our special occasion dining posts. Click over to see their redesign.

They say:

"With our new platform we’re providing even deeper, more comprehensive coverage of news and events.” BostonChefs.com represents nearly 230 member restaurants, and each is showcased with current menus, stunning pictures of their signature dishes, and insider information on their concepts, chefs, and events. “Everything our readers tell us they love about us is still there, and the site has always been updated daily,” says Lydon, “but now, the minute you land on BostonChefs.com, you’ll instantly see what’s new and be able to share what you’ve discovered with others who are equally passionate about all things food.”

We say, nice work!

We find lots of reasons to click over to this site a few times every week and we rely on the lists they provide of what's going on in their member restaurants. That's important, because we only cover the places that fit our specific criteria and Boston Chefs can offer alternatives that may appeal to our readers.

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Water Main Flushing May Mean Rusty Water…

During the warm months, many cities and towns including Boston work on their water systems to flush out the pipes and get things gushing along to improve drinking water quality.

Work on this project in the Fenway and Back Bay will continue until the end of July. At that link you can learn more about why they perform this maintenance.

Get the Rust Out

We wanted to give you a heads up about laundry day when water main flushing is going on in your neighborhood. Check for rusty water before you do laundry and if you have had the problem, you may want to run an empty wash to clean out the lines leading to to your washer.

If you do discover your laundry stained with rust, do not dry it! That would set the stains. We found tips on dealing with the problem. When this happened to us, we used Rit Powder Dye Rust Remover. It worked for us and a neighbor who had washed a treasured white bedspread.

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During the warm months, many cities and towns including Boston work on their water systems to flush out the pipes and get things gushing along to improve drinking water quality.

Work on this project in the Fenway and Back Bay will continue until the end of July. At that link you can learn more about why they perform this maintenance.

Get the Rust Out

We wanted to give you a heads up about laundry day when water main flushing is going on in your neighborhood. Check for rusty water before you do laundry and if you have had the problem, you may want to run an empty wash to clean out the lines leading to to your washer.

If you do discover your laundry stained with rust, do not dry it! That would set the stains. We found tips on dealing with the problem. When this happened to us, we used Rit Powder Dye Rust Remover. It worked for us and a neighbor who had washed a treasured white bedspread.

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When the Table Wobbles …

Patio dining often comes with table wobbles. The restaurant may have taken the trouble to adjust each table so that it was on the level and stable when the day began. But, as diners make slight adjustments to assist someone to enter or exit or simply bump the table a bit this way or that, wobbles develop on uneven paving.

Ed's solution is a quarter, or rather a stack of quarters, plus one more to set on the tabletop as a reminder to take back the others as we leave.

Normally, adjusting one leg will do the trick. This one needed a dollar's worth of lift.

We've also cut corks in half on the diagonal to use as wedges to keep doors open at rental homes or to prevent tables from wobbling. I still recall the amazed look on a waiter's face the time we asked for a cork and a steak knife to solve their tippy table issue.

And, if you're in the hospitality business, you must be the reason Wobble Wedges Leveling Shims are sold in jars of 50 or 100. We've thought about carrying one with us but since we usually have quarters, we'll stick with those.

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When the Table Wobbles …

Patio dining often comes with table wobbles. The restaurant may have taken the trouble to adjust each table so that it was on the level and stable when the day began. But, as diners make slight adjustments to assist someone to enter or exit or simply bump the table a bit this way or that, wobbles develop on uneven paving.

Ed's solution is a quarter, or rather a stack of quarters, plus one more to set on the tabletop as a reminder to take back the others as we leave.

Normally, adjusting one leg will do the trick. This one needed a dollar's worth of lift.

We've also cut corks in half on the diagonal to use as wedges to keep doors open at rental homes or to prevent tables from wobbling. I still recall the amazed look on a waiter's face the time we asked for a cork and a steak knife to solve their tippy table issue.

And, if you're in the hospitality business, you must be the reason Wobble Wedges Leveling Shims are sold in jars of 50 or 100. We've thought about carrying one with us but since we usually have quarters, we'll stick with those.

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Edible Boston’s Summer 2015 Issue Has Arrived!

My Summer 2015 preview issue of Edible Boston arrived with another fantastic cover shot. This time around you'll meet Erin Bligh from Dancing Goats Dairy and her delightful goats and learn how she developed the skill set needed to open her own cheesemaking facility.

Now when I see Dancing Goats Dairy cheese at a farmers market or fine food shop, I'll have faces (both a person and some adorable goats) to put with the name.

Editor's Letter

If you've been reading my past posts on this publication, you know that my first read in each issue is the letter from editor Ilene Bezahler. This time she shares her memories of summer food and gives thanks that she has never known food insecurity. Then she challenges each of us to take some small steps to help solve the problem.

In addition to ideas on how to help, she points out that, "Many of the stories in this issue touch on this topic directly or indirectly." You'll learn about city gardens, Somerville Mobile Markets, Fresh Truck and Fresh Food Generation.

Edible Boston is a local business.

And, they can also support other important local businesses in our local foodshed. Edible Boston deserves your support. Here's what I always say about that:

How do you support a publisher like Ilene Bezahler and her remarkably talented team?

Here's where you can pick up a copy.

May I suggest that you let their sponsors know you saw them in the magazine and grab an extra copy and get it to someone else who cares about supporting the local food movement. Also, if you have a blog, twitter account, or facebook page, write about them, link to them, follow them, retweet their tweets, like them on Facebook, and in general, spread the word about this great asset to our community.

And, to be sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe over on their website!

Details:

Words: Penny Cherubino
Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston who also provides BostonZest with a preview copy of each issue.

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My Summer 2015 preview issue of Edible Boston arrived with another fantastic cover shot. This time around you'll meet Erin Bligh from Dancing Goats Dairy and her delightful goats and learn how she developed the skill set needed to open her own cheesemaking facility.

Now when I see Dancing Goats Dairy cheese at a farmers market or fine food shop, I'll have faces (both a person and some adorable goats) to put with the name.

Editor's Letter

If you've been reading my past posts on this publication, you know that my first read in each issue is the letter from editor Ilene Bezahler. This time she shares her memories of summer food and gives thanks that she has never known food insecurity. Then she challenges each of us to take some small steps to help solve the problem.

In addition to ideas on how to help, she points out that, "Many of the stories in this issue touch on this topic directly or indirectly." You'll learn about city gardens, Somerville Mobile Markets, Fresh Truck and Fresh Food Generation.

Edible Boston is a local business.

And, they can also support other important local businesses in our local foodshed. Edible Boston deserves your support. Here's what I always say about that:

How do you support a publisher like Ilene Bezahler and her remarkably talented team?

Here's where you can pick up a copy.

May I suggest that you let their sponsors know you saw them in the magazine and grab an extra copy and get it to someone else who cares about supporting the local food movement. Also, if you have a blog, twitter account, or facebook page, write about them, link to them, follow them, retweet their tweets, like them on Facebook, and in general, spread the word about this great asset to our community.

And, to be sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe over on their website!

Details:

Words: Penny Cherubino
Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston who also provides BostonZest with a preview copy of each issue.

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Details:

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Photos: ©2015 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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