Tag Archives: “Shop Local”

Photo-A-Day Project: Day 124 / Follow the Honey Again

Posted on May 3, 2012 by gonzotopia

I was back at my favorite honey store, Follow the Honey. This time, I came home with some amazing Atchafalaya honey from Louisiana. I’m by no means a connoisseur of honey, and I can basically thank this store for making … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 89 / Fresh Pasta

Posted on March 29, 2012 by gonzotopia

We, or more honestly my boyfriend, started to cook more meals at home. His ability to make something taste amazing always astounds me. He works in fine dining so his skills are already unbelievable, but now he commands our kitchen … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 87 / Harvard Book Store

Posted on March 27, 2012 by gonzotopia

Using the excuse that I NEEDED to pick up Kerouac’s first novel, “The Sea is My Brother,” I ventured inside the Harvard Bookstore today to pick up a copy. It’s always the same problem whenever I’m there. I see a … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 73 / Out of Town News

Posted on March 13, 2012 by gonzotopia

Out of Town News is the best place to buy a magazine or newspaper in Cambridge. They stock such a variety of periodicals from so many cities and countries, I can’t imagine someone not being able to find what they’re … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 68 / Curious?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by gonzotopia

The Curious George Store is coming back to Cambridge this spring.    

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 64 / Skenderian Apothecary

Posted on March 4, 2012 by gonzotopia

Today we took a walk to Inman Square. Along the way, we passed the Skenderian Apothecary with its mural of a very happy skeleton. If it wasn’t a business that would probably frown on me going in with a camera … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 53 / Hollywood Express

Posted on February 22, 2012 by gonzotopia

It may have been my upbringing in a home that contained neither a computer nor an answering machine, but I’m known to my friends as a bit of a luddite. Although I immediately loved the first laptop I rented my … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 22 / The Joy of Cocoa

Posted on January 22, 2012 by gonzotopia

There’s nothing nicer on a cold day than a steaming hot cup of cocoa. I’d been waiting for the perfect opportunity to break out a special three chili and cinnamon Mexican-style chocolate named Cempasuchil (Flower of the Dead) that Taza … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 21 / Prohibition

Posted on January 21, 2012 by gonzotopia

Prohibition was a confusing time in America and a period of our history I’ve always found fascinating. The Anti-Saloon League, a lobbying group with some pretty powerful ties, managed to get legislation passed that prohibited manufacturing, selling, or transporting alcoholic … Continue reading →

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Photo-A-Day Project: Day 15 / Molasses in January & The Bakery

Posted on January 15, 2012 by gonzotopia

Today I’d planned to track down the plaque commemorating the Boston Molasses Disaster (also known as the Great Molasses Flood), a disaster that happened Jan 15, 1919 in the North End. It killed 21 people and injured 150 more. According … Continue reading →

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