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  • Sunday Dog, Zoe – the Cutest “Morkie” We’ve Ever Met!

    PMC_7029 - Version 22012-11-15Zoe-sunday-dog-morkie-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Zoe is a little bit Maltese and a little bit Yorkie – a “Morkie” (sometimes called a Malkie or Yorktese). But, no matter what you call her, Zoe definitely has the cutes!

    PMC_6996 - Version 22012-11-15Zoe-sunday-dog-morkie-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This adorable 9-month-old, who relocated from Florida last summer, is getting used to dressing up for the New England weather and of course looks great no matter what she wears.

    Zoe loves playing with her pink, cloth Frisbie and is learning that the toilet paper is not her toy.

    PMC_7035 - Version 22012-11-15Zoe-sunday-dog-morkie-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    “Did someone say Toilet Paper?”

    Her favorite person told us that Zoe, “absolutely loves attention and adores being around people and other dogs (big or small). And like most Yorkies that have a big personality, my Zoe will confront the bigger dogs like Great Danes and Pointers with no fear, not realizing she is only 7 pounds!"

    PMC_7005 - Version 22012-11-15Zoe-sunday-dog-morkie-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Zoe was actually playing with our Poppy, here! But, it looks as though she could hold her own if the situation called for it.

    PMC_7037 - Version 22012-11-15Zoe-sunday-dog-morkie-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    By the way, we were fascinated by our Sunday Dog’s level of style and fashion sense, usually not seen at such a young age. So, before you ask, Zoe did not reveal her colorist’s name, but we’re betting this stunning color mix will be the new fall look. See you around, Zoe!

    Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs.

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    Words:  Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Boston Common Foliage as a Backdrop

      DSC_0044 - Version 22012-11-10-boston-common-foliage-bare tree-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Over the past few weeks, we’ve been showing ways the colors of fall call things to our attention. Today, we celebrate the beautiful shape of this bare tree outlined by the brilliant colors across the open grass.

    Other photos in this series are:

    You & Me or the Autumn Tree

    Puddle-luscious – Photo of the Week

    Red Leaf: Photo of the Week

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    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Photo: ©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 Common Foliage as a Backdrop

      DSC_0044 - Version 22012-11-10-boston-common-foliage-bare tree-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Over the past few weeks, we’ve been showing ways the colors of fall call things to our attention. Today, we celebrate the beautiful shape of this bare tree outlined by the brilliant colors across the open grass.

    Other photos in this series are:

    You & Me or the Autumn Tree

    Puddle-luscious – Photo of the Week

    Red Leaf: Photo of the Week

    What’s on your Holiday Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Photo: ©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 Common Foliage as a Backdrop

      DSC_0044 - Version 22012-11-10-boston-common-foliage-bare tree-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Over the past few weeks, we’ve been showing ways the colors of fall call things to our attention. Today, we celebrate the beautiful shape of this bare tree outlined by the brilliant colors across the open grass.

    Other photos in this series are:

    You & Me or the Autumn Tree

    Puddle-luscious – Photo of the Week

    Red Leaf: Photo of the Week

    What’s on your Holiday Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Photo: ©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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  • Winter Farmers’ Markets 2012 – 2013

    With the summer farmers’ market season coming to a close Thanksgiving week, it’s time to spread the word on winter markets. Today's Friday Link will take you to farmers' markets around the area.

    DSC_0086 - Version 22012-11-11-Coolidge Corner Arcade-brokline winter market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A few, like the Brookline Winter Farmers' Market, have opened in time to add local flavor to your Thanksgiving menu. Here's our full report on the Brookline Winter Market from earlier this week. 

    The team over at Mass Farmers’ Markets says, “Turns out they are opening up all over the state! We are expecting more than 30 of them to crop up this winter; to find out if there is a Winter Market opening up near you visit our website [www.massfarmersmarkets.org], click on the FIND tab and type the word "WINTER' in the 'name of market' field.” They are adding new information as market details are submitted.

    Here are some Boston area dates & locations:

    Brookline Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 5pm, (Nov 4 – Early June) at The Arcade, Coolidge Corner, 318 Harvard St., Brookline

    Egleston Farmers’ Market, Some Saturdays, 11am – 2pm, (Nov 10 – Feb 23) 45 Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain (Details on dates at www.eglestonfarmersmarket.org)

    Newton Highlands Winter Farmers' Market, Tuesdays, 1:30pm – 6:00pm, (Nov 13 – June 25) 

    Somerville Winter Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 9:30am – 2pm, (Dec 1 – Apr 13) The Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville

    Cambridge Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – Apr 27) Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge 

    Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – March 9) Russell’s Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road, Rte 20, Wayland

    Codman Square Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 4 pm, (Jan 6 – March 24) Codman Square Health Center, 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester 

    A Destination Market in Wayland

    We've included the Wayland Market in this list because this is a wonderful destination market. 

    When father frost has us in his icy grip, the Wayland Winter Market at Russell’s Garden Center is a trip to the tropics. Russell’s lush greenhouses are turned into a festival of food vendors. They not only sell products for you to enjoy at home, but also host a food court where you can enjoy breakfast or lunch in the greenhouse. 

    IMG_8898a2012-01-29-wayland Winter market- massachusets wine day-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Wayland Winter Farmers' Market’s “Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day”

    This market supports all aspects of local food production. In addition to having local wine and cheese producers on their regular vendor list, they hold special events for them. The annual Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day will be held on January 26. This year, the Russell’s team has added a Farm Cheese Day on March 2nd. These are opportunities to sample, purchase, and support these value-added products from area farms.

    Update: Over on Chowhound I learned about the  Medford Winter Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 3 pm to 7pm at Hyatt Place in Medford Square. 

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: Top ©2012 Ed Cherubino. Bottom photo by Peg Mallett 

    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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  • Winter Farmers’ Markets 2012 – 2013

    With the summer farmers’ market season coming to a close Thanksgiving week, it’s time to spread the word on winter markets. Today's Friday Link will take you to farmers' markets around the area.

    DSC_0086 - Version 22012-11-11-Coolidge Corner Arcade-brokline winter market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A few, like the Brookline Winter Farmers' Market, have opened in time to add local flavor to your Thanksgiving menu. Here's our full report on the Brookline Winter Market from earlier this week. 

    The team over at Mass Farmers’ Markets says, “Turns out they are opening up all over the state! We are expecting more than 30 of them to crop up this winter; to find out if there is a Winter Market opening up near you visit our website [www.massfarmersmarkets.org], click on the FIND tab and type the word "WINTER' in the 'name of market' field.” They are adding new information as market details are submitted.

    Here are some Boston area dates & locations:

    Brookline Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 5pm, (Nov 4 – Early June) at The Arcade, Coolidge Corner, 318 Harvard St., Brookline

    Egleston Farmers’ Market, Some Saturdays, 11am – 2pm, (Nov 10 – Feb 23) 45 Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain (Details on dates at www.eglestonfarmersmarket.org)

    Newton Highlands Winter Farmers' Market, Tuesdays, 1:30pm – 6:00pm, (Nov 13 – June 25) 

    Somerville Winter Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 9:30am – 2pm, (Dec 1 – Apr 13) The Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville

    Cambridge Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – Apr 27) Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge 

    Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – March 9) Russell’s Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road, Rte 20, Wayland

    Codman Square Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 4 pm, (Jan 6 – March 24) Codman Square Health Center, 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester 

    A Destination Market in Wayland

    We've included the Wayland Market in this list because this is a wonderful destination market. 

    When father frost has us in his icy grip, the Wayland Winter Market at Russell’s Garden Center is a trip to the tropics. Russell’s lush greenhouses are turned into a festival of food vendors. They not only sell products for you to enjoy at home, but also host a food court where you can enjoy breakfast or lunch in the greenhouse. 

    IMG_8898a2012-01-29-wayland Winter market- massachusets wine day-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Wayland Winter Farmers' Market’s “Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day”

    This market supports all aspects of local food production. In addition to having local wine and cheese producers on their regular vendor list, they hold special events for them. The annual Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day will be held on January 26. This year, the Russell’s team has added a Farm Cheese Day on March 2nd. These are opportunities to sample, purchase, and support these value-added products from area farms.

    Update: Over on Chowhound I learned about the  Medford Winter Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 3 pm to 7pm at Hyatt Place in Medford Square. 

    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: Top ©2012 Ed Cherubino. Bottom photo by Peg Mallett 

    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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  • Winter Farmers’ Markets 2012 – 2013

    With the summer farmers’ market season coming to a close Thanksgiving week, it’s time to spread the word on winter markets. Today's Friday Link will take you to farmers' markets around the area.

    DSC_0086 - Version 22012-11-11-Coolidge Corner Arcade-brokline winter market-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A few, like the Brookline Winter Farmers' Market, have opened in time to add local flavor to your Thanksgiving menu. Here's our full report on the Brookline Winter Market from earlier this week. 

    The team over at Mass Farmers’ Markets says, “Turns out they are opening up all over the state! We are expecting more than 30 of them to crop up this winter; to find out if there is a Winter Market opening up near you visit our website [www.massfarmersmarkets.org], click on the FIND tab and type the word "WINTER' in the 'name of market' field.” They are adding new information as market details are submitted.

    Here are some Boston area dates & locations:

    Brookline Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 5pm, (Nov 4 – Early June) at The Arcade, Coolidge Corner, 318 Harvard St., Brookline

    Egleston Farmers’ Market, Some Saturdays, 11am – 2pm, (Nov 10 – Feb 23) 45 Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain (Details on dates at www.eglestonfarmersmarket.org)

    Newton Highlands Winter Farmers' Market, Tuesdays, 1:30pm – 6:00pm, (Nov 13 – June 25) 

    Somerville Winter Farmers' Market, Saturdays, 9:30am – 2pm, (Dec 1 – Apr 13) The Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville

    Cambridge Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – Apr 27) Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge 

    Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 10am – 2pm, (Jan 5 – March 9) Russell’s Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road, Rte 20, Wayland

    Codman Square Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays, Noon – 4 pm, (Jan 6 – March 24) Codman Square Health Center, 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester 

    A Destination Market in Wayland

    We've included the Wayland Market in this list because this is a wonderful destination market. 

    When father frost has us in his icy grip, the Wayland Winter Market at Russell’s Garden Center is a trip to the tropics. Russell’s lush greenhouses are turned into a festival of food vendors. They not only sell products for you to enjoy at home, but also host a food court where you can enjoy breakfast or lunch in the greenhouse. 

    IMG_8898a2012-01-29-wayland Winter market- massachusets wine day-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Wayland Winter Farmers' Market’s “Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day”

    This market supports all aspects of local food production. In addition to having local wine and cheese producers on their regular vendor list, they hold special events for them. The annual Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day will be held on January 26. This year, the Russell’s team has added a Farm Cheese Day on March 2nd. These are opportunities to sample, purchase, and support these value-added products from area farms.

    Update: Over on Chowhound I learned about the  Medford Winter Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 3 pm to 7pm at Hyatt Place in Medford Square. 

    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: Top ©2012 Ed Cherubino. Bottom photo by Peg Mallett 

    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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  • Final Days to Order a Pie In The Sky

    Thanksgiving is next week and you only have a couple more days to order a pie from Pie in the Sky! Saturday is the deadline. 

    Pie in the sky

    Here's how it works.

    More than 150 of your favorite Boston area chefs and bakers donate their time and talent to bake more than 10,000 apple, pecan, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. While you can't order a pie from a specific baker, the organizers say, "we assure you that all the pies are made with love."

    Hundreds more individuals, community groups, businesses, and social organizations volunteer to sell and distribute those pies.

    People, like you, order their holiday dessert through this effort. The money raised is used by Community Servings.

    As they say on their webpage, "Each $25 pie you purchase will provide a week's worth of free, home-delivered meals for a man, woman or child in Eastern Massachusetts who is battling a critical illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes or MS."

    On the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 you pick up your pie at the location you selected when you placed your order. There are more than 40 pick-up sites in the Greater Boston area.

    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 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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  • Final Days to Order a Pie In The Sky

    Thanksgiving is next week and you only have a couple more days to order a pie from Pie in the Sky! Saturday is the deadline. 

    Pie in the sky

    Here's how it works.

    More than 150 of your favorite Boston area chefs and bakers donate their time and talent to bake more than 10,000 apple, pecan, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. While you can't order a pie from a specific baker, the organizers say, "we assure you that all the pies are made with love."

    Hundreds more individuals, community groups, businesses, and social organizations volunteer to sell and distribute those pies.

    People, like you, order their holiday dessert through this effort. The money raised is used by Community Servings.

    As they say on their webpage, "Each $25 pie you purchase will provide a week's worth of free, home-delivered meals for a man, woman or child in Eastern Massachusetts who is battling a critical illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes or MS."

    On the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 you pick up your pie at the location you selected when you placed your order. There are more than 40 pick-up sites in the Greater Boston area.

    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 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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  • Final Days to Order a Pie In The Sky

    Thanksgiving is next week and you only have a couple more days to order a pie from Pie in the Sky! Saturday is the deadline. 

    Pie in the sky

    Here's how it works.

    More than 150 of your favorite Boston area chefs and bakers donate their time and talent to bake more than 10,000 apple, pecan, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. While you can't order a pie from a specific baker, the organizers say, "we assure you that all the pies are made with love."

    Hundreds more individuals, community groups, businesses, and social organizations volunteer to sell and distribute those pies.

    People, like you, order their holiday dessert through this effort. The money raised is used by Community Servings.

    As they say on their webpage, "Each $25 pie you purchase will provide a week's worth of free, home-delivered meals for a man, woman or child in Eastern Massachusetts who is battling a critical illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes or MS."

    On the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 you pick up your pie at the location you selected when you placed your order. There are more than 40 pick-up sites in the Greater Boston area.

    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 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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