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  • Sidewalk Piano Tuner

    CHE_9834 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    You never know what sights you'll come across as you walk the streets of Provincetown. But, we did not expect to see a piano tuner working on the sidewalk. 

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    Note-by-note he adjusted the strings on this old upright. 

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    Tuning can be done with tuning forks, but this gentleman had a chromatic tuner
    to guide his work.

    CHE_9842 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    He attracted more attention than some of the street musicians we had passed along the way, but he did not have a tip jar so we had to assume he wasn't a licensed performer!

    If caring for pianos has always fascinated you, the North Bennet Street School offers the opportunity to learn the skills you need for a career in that field.

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • Sidewalk Piano Tuner

    CHE_9834 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    You never know what sights you'll come across as you walk the streets of Provincetown. But, we did not expect to see a piano tuner working on the sidewalk. 

    CHE_9852 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Note-by-note he adjusted the strings on this old upright. 

    CHE_9855 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Tuning can be done with tuning forks, but this gentleman had a chromatic tuner
    to guide his work.

    CHE_9842 - Version 22013-09-09Sidewalk-piano-tuner-provincetown-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    He attracted more attention than some of the street musicians we had passed along the way, but he did not have a tip jar so we had to assume he wasn't a licensed performer!

    If caring for pianos has always fascinated you, the North Bennet Street School offers the opportunity to learn the skills you need for a career in that field.

    Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    What do you know about Amazon Prime? We use it and love it. You pay once a year for free 2-day shipping delivery charges. Amazon throws in access to instant streaming movies and tv shows and they let you borrow a free ebook each month. They will even give you a one month free trial. 

    Join Amazon Prime – Watch Over 40,000 Movies

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.

  • Dinner at Devon’s in Provincetown

    During the past week, we have managed to have three breakfasts and one dinner at Devon's in Provincetown's East End. Just the thought of that puts big smiles on our faces. 

    CHE_9871 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-white-beans-olive bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Our favorite breakfast spot transforms itself each evening to become a white tablecloth, fine dining restaurant with food that would rank with the best in Boston. 

    DSC_8194 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-olivebread-white-beans-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We shared our meals because we both wanted the same dishes. Above is the Pan Seared Atlantic Halibut with Cannellini Beans, Pearl Onion, Baby Mustard Green Ragout over Grilled Picholine Olive Bread. 

    Penny thinks that owner Devon Ruesch and Chef Julia Moore understand that all that sea air makes for hungry diners. They have found ways to balance a meal with elements like that olive bread under the halibut. It soaked up the oniony broth and reminded us of our favorite part of French onion soup.

    CHE_9874 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-double-porkchop-spitzel-peach-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Here's the house brined, double thick cut, Berkshire pork chop with spiced peach gastrique, crispy spaetzle, over Swiss chard. Here, the wonderful base of spaetzle and chard filled in any empty spaces a big eater might have after gnawing the last morsel off the bone of that chop. Our bone returned to the kitchen as clean as our plates.

    More good news on the Provincetown food scene is that Devon has opened a second place, Devon's Deep Sea Dive in the old Tips for Tops'n space on Bradford Street. He has kept some old favorites like the Portuguese Seafood Stew and updates classic seafood shack favorites with the best ingredients and a chef's touch to enhance the appeal.

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    Here's an archive post about breakfast at Devon's.

    Cornmeal Blueberry Pancakes At Devon's in Provincetown 

    What do you know about Amazon Prime? We use it and love it. You pay once a year for free 2-day shipping delivery charges. Amazon throws in access to instant streaming movies and tv shows and they let you borrow a free ebook each month. They will even give you a one month free trial. Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Join Amazon Prime – Watch Over 40,000 Movies

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Dinner at Devon’s in Provincetown

    During the past week, we have managed to have three breakfasts and one dinner at Devon's in Provincetown's East End. Just the thought of that puts big smiles on our faces. 

    CHE_9871 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-white-beans-olive bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Our favorite breakfast spot transforms itself each evening to become a white tablecloth, fine dining restaurant with food that would rank with the best in Boston. 

    DSC_8194 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-olivebread-white-beans-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We shared our meals because we both wanted the same dishes. Above is the Pan Seared Atlantic Halibut with Cannellini Beans, Pearl Onion, Baby Mustard Green Ragout over Grilled Picholine Olive Bread. 

    Penny thinks that owner Devon Ruesch and Chef Julia Moore understand that all that sea air makes for hungry diners. They have found ways to balance a meal with elements like that olive bread under the halibut. It soaked up the oniony broth and reminded us of our favorite part of French onion soup.

    CHE_9874 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-double-porkchop-spitzel-peach-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Here's the house brined, double thick cut, Berkshire pork chop with spiced peach gastrique, crispy spaetzle, over Swiss chard. Here, the wonderful base of spaetzle and chard filled in any empty spaces a big eater might have after gnawing the last morsel off the bone of that chop. Our bone returned to the kitchen as clean as our plates.

    More good news on the Provincetown food scene is that Devon has opened a second place, Devon's Deep Sea Dive in the old Tips for Tops'n space on Bradford Street. He has kept some old favorites like the Portuguese Seafood Stew and updates classic seafood shack favorites with the best ingredients and a chef's touch to enhance the appeal.

    6a00e54fc42bb8883400e5547a2d098834-800wi

    Here's an archive post about breakfast at Devon's.

    Cornmeal Blueberry Pancakes At Devon's in Provincetown 

    What do you know about Amazon Prime? We use it and love it. You pay once a year for free 2-day shipping delivery charges. Amazon throws in access to instant streaming movies and tv shows and they let you borrow a free ebook each month. They will even give you a one month free trial. Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Join Amazon Prime – Watch Over 40,000 Movies

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Dinner at Devon’s in Provincetown

    During the past week, we have managed to have three breakfasts and one dinner at Devon's in Provincetown's East End. Just the thought of that puts big smiles on our faces. 

    CHE_9871 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-white-beans-olive bread-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Our favorite breakfast spot transforms itself each evening to become a white tablecloth, fine dining restaurant with food that would rank with the best in Boston. 

    DSC_8194 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-halibut-olivebread-white-beans-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We shared our meals because we both wanted the same dishes. Above is the Pan Seared Atlantic Halibut with Cannellini Beans, Pearl Onion, Baby Mustard Green Ragout over Grilled Picholine Olive Bread. 

    Penny thinks that owner Devon Ruesch and Chef Julia Moore understand that all that sea air makes for hungry diners. They have found ways to balance a meal with elements like that olive bread under the halibut. It soaked up the oniony broth and reminded us of our favorite part of French onion soup.

    CHE_9874 - Version 22013-09-09-devon's-provinctown-double-porkchop-spitzel-peach-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Here's the house brined, double thick cut, Berkshire pork chop with spiced peach gastrique, crispy spaetzle, over Swiss chard. Here, the wonderful base of spaetzle and chard filled in any empty spaces a big eater might have after gnawing the last morsel off the bone of that chop. Our bone returned to the kitchen as clean as our plates.

    More good news on the Provincetown food scene is that Devon has opened a second place, Devon's Deep Sea Dive in the old Tips for Tops'n space on Bradford Street. He has kept some old favorites like the Portuguese Seafood Stew and updates classic seafood shack favorites with the best ingredients and a chef's touch to enhance the appeal.

    6a00e54fc42bb8883400e5547a2d098834-800wi

    Here's an archive post about breakfast at Devon's.

    Cornmeal Blueberry Pancakes At Devon's in Provincetown 

    What do you know about Amazon Prime? We use it and love it. You pay once a year for free 2-day shipping delivery charges. Amazon throws in access to instant streaming movies and tv shows and they let you borrow a free ebook each month. They will even give you a one month free trial. Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Join Amazon Prime – Watch Over 40,000 Movies

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Paddleboard Dogs Say, “Home, James!”

    CHE_9807 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    One of the great joys of being in Provincetown is seeing dogs enjoying quality time with their people. We love sitting on the deck watching the parade of dogs on the harbor beach and on the water.

    We’ve often seen dogs in inflatables and kayaks, but this was our first time spotting dogs posed proudly on stand up paddleboards. These four were moving at high speed as you can see from the wakes the boards where kicking up. 

    DSC_8153 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_8154 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Thanks for the smile, paddleboard dogs.

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

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    What’s on your Fall Shopping List. Click here for Fall Season Savings over at Amazon.

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.

  • Paddleboard Dogs Say, “Home, James!”

    CHE_9807 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    One of the great joys of being in Provincetown is seeing dogs enjoying quality time with their people. We love sitting on the deck watching the parade of dogs on the harbor beach and on the water.

    We’ve often seen dogs in inflatables and kayaks, but this was our first time spotting dogs posed proudly on stand up paddleboards. These four were moving at high speed as you can see from the wakes the boards where kicking up. 

    DSC_8153 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_8154 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Thanks for the smile, paddleboard dogs.

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

    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.

    What’s on your Fall Shopping List. Click here for Fall Season Savings over at Amazon.

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.

  • Paddleboard Dogs Say, “Home, James!”

    CHE_9807 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    One of the great joys of being in Provincetown is seeing dogs enjoying quality time with their people. We love sitting on the deck watching the parade of dogs on the harbor beach and on the water.

    We’ve often seen dogs in inflatables and kayaks, but this was our first time spotting dogs posed proudly on stand up paddleboards. These four were moving at high speed as you can see from the wakes the boards where kicking up. 

    DSC_8153 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    DSC_8154 - Version 22013-09-08-dogs-paddle-boards-provencetown-harbor-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Thanks for the smile, paddleboard dogs.

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

    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.

    What’s on your Fall Shopping List. Click here for Fall Season Savings over at Amazon.

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.

  • Boston Public Library Mobile App: Our Friday Link

    Penny is a heavy user of the Boston Public Library (BPL). She downloaded the new BPL Mobile App the day it was announced and has been using it and raving about it ever since!

    BPL M0bile App

    When we get ready to go for a walk, she can do a quick check to see if any of the books on our "borrowed shelf" are due. And, with a couple of touches, she can check "renew it" if eligible.

    Anytime we are near the library, she can open the app and, in one touch, see if she has any "holds" that are ready for pick up.

    When a friend recommends a book, she can do a search to see if the library has a copy and put it on hold or add it to her "personal bookshelf" to borrow at a future date.

    It's a well-designed, efficient, and very useful app and a welcome addition to the Boston Public Library's outstanding array of digital services.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a birthday or wedding gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.

  • Boston Public Library Mobile App: Our Friday Link

    Penny is a heavy user of the Boston Public Library (BPL). She downloaded the new BPL Mobile App the day it was announced and has been using it and raving about it ever since!

    BPL M0bile App

    When we get ready to go for a walk, she can do a quick check to see if any of the books on our "borrowed shelf" are due. And, with a couple of touches, she can check "renew it" if eligible.

    Anytime we are near the library, she can open the app and, in one touch, see if she has any "holds" that are ready for pick up.

    When a friend recommends a book, she can do a search to see if the library has a copy and put it on hold or add it to her "personal bookshelf" to borrow at a future date.

    It's a well-designed, efficient, and very useful app and a welcome addition to the Boston Public Library's outstanding array of digital services.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a birthday or wedding gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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.