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2012 Philadelphia Flower Show Dreaming
2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show By this time of year I’m anxious for the start of the Philadelphia International Flower Show, a Philadelphia tradition since 1829. The week-long Philadelphia...
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There is No Such Thing as a Free Cat
Gretchen is Not Feeling Well. Meet Gretchen, an orange Persian-like cat that I found about three years ago, wandering around busy Chestnut Street in West Philadelphia, PA. She is the last cat in the...
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I Knew That We Must Part
Gretchen passed away yesterday evening. We may never know the cause of her illness; she was a rescue cat with no past that we could reference. She had eye problems that were determined to be indicative...
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Making Ice Cream The Hard Way: The White Mountain Hand-Crank Ice Cream Freezer
This article was published in my old newsletter, Miss Mary’s Gazette, in July 2005. In the time since, the wooden barrel/bucket part of the White Mountain freezer has been used as a Christmas tree...
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Philly is Grotesque: A Glimpse of Whimsy Before the Wrecking Ball Comes Calling.
Detail of a grotesque from the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Parish House. Just a few photos of a favorite family of grotesques in residence at the Philadelphia Episcopal Parish House on the 3700...
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Victorian Philadelphia Cemetery Monuments
Small, weathered monument, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. 1997 I stumbled upon an old CD backup from 1997 containing scans I made from physical photographic prints of a visit to Laurel Hill...
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On the Loss of Miss Pansy
Lost in Thought. Miss Pansy, my dear pug friend and companion of nearly 14 years, crossed the rainbow bridge on December 16, 2012. I have created a vintage pug image archive in her memory here. What...
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And it’s about time! missmary.com has been online in one incarnation or another since 1997. The venerable Internet Archive captured it’s first snapshot of this site on December 21, 1997. After taking...
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Welcome Sweater Weather! This Guy Knows!
After a few fits and starts, it now feels as if Fall has finally arrived! I’m thrilled to be once again wrapped in the warm embrace of my favorite sweater, like this guy: Blackfoot Albatross chick in...
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On Squirrel Appreciation Day
My Dad with Nutmeg the Wonder Squirrel, Circa 1984 Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day, and although the little critters and I have had our differences (thanks for chewing up my soffit, guys!), there...
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Crap Store Zen
No traditional Delaware shopping run is complete without a trip to The Christmas Tree Shops. With no shortage of cheap resin home decor of questionable taste and dubious origin, one can at always find...
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