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Hello people of the blogosphere, and happy new year! This is a current photo of a few french fries I bought at a known fast food “restaurant” with a regal name on Labor Day 2010 (September 6, 2010). That is not a typo, I bought the fries 14 months ago*, I took this photo today.  Umm, yummy huh! They look good enough to be reheated and muched on this cold wintry day. I’m reminded of a statement by Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and other books:

“Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants.”

Enjoy!

L

*I should add here that no fries or pests were harmed in this experiement. I purposely left the fries exposed on top of the refridgerator in that napkin for the past 14 months and didn’t touch them or do anything to preserve them. Not a rodent dared to eat them, by the way.

January 3, 2012 | Categories: Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2011 | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

2011 in review – Thank you & Happy New Year from Studio Lafoncette Photography

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,700 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

January 1, 2012 | Categories: Photo of the Week | 1 Comment »

Revisiting the Piscataway of Acokeek, Maryland

Did you know that Maryland has it’s own First Nations tribe? The Piscataway of Maryland were featured this morning on WAMU’s Morning Edition. I was fortunate to attend one of their pow wow’s where I took some photos.

Enjoy

L

December 19, 2011 | Categories: Post a Week | Tags: | 2 Comments »

At Zawadi Holiday Market Saturday December 10

Get a little color on your walls and in your life and complete your Christmas shopping. Stop by Zawadi at 1524 U Street NW, Washington DC tomorrow, Saturday December 10. There’ll be lots craft and jewelry items on sale, and most importantly, I’ll be there, with framed prints, holiday cards and more.

https://www.facebook.com/zawadi.com.au#!/profile.php?id=1099780515

December 9, 2011 | Categories: Events | Tags: | 1 Comment »

Photo of The Week (49/52): Eat Something Before Yuh Go

Dear blog family,

Sorry Ive been away for so long. Just had a few non-blogging things to do. Feast your eyes today on traditional Trini Christmas fare. We call them pastelles, they’re called arepas in Venezuela I believe. They are very similar to Latin American tamales, except the meat isn’t ground into the cornmeal, it is wrapped in a shell made of finely ground cornmeal, then wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. Both taste yummy, and no Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago would be complete without these.

Oh, and of course you can always wash them down with a glass of sorrel.

Enjoy!

L

December 9, 2011 | Categories: Photo of the Week, Post a Week | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

Fall: Early Hibernation

 

Hello folks,

Sorry I’ve been gone so long. I’ve been embroiled in too many things to recount here with photos. It’s autumn in the northern parts of the world, which means often, beautiful colours on the trees.  I’ve been spying these flowers for the past two years, but they grow on the curb of a very busy intersection and I always see them when I’m in a car or bus, never walking. It took some effort but I finally was able to capture them this year. For your pleasure, I’ve added the lagniappe of a few fall leaves. Haven’t seen this particular colour growing anywhere else like this.  Can you tell me what they are?

Enjoy

L

November 11, 2011 | Categories: Photo of the Week, Post a Week | Tags: , | 1 Comment »

Photo of the Week (42/52): The People’s Marathon

The Marine Corps Marathon is this weekend.  If you’re heading out to support a runner remember your snacks, and tell them what a great job they’re doing.

Enjoy the weekend

L

October 28, 2011 | Categories: Events | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Photo of the Week (40/52): Cheers to the Freakin’ Weekend

October 14, 2011 | Categories: Photo of the Week, Post a Week | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

Photo of the Week (39/52) – Fall is Here

Pumpkins at the pumpkin patch (edited to look “spookier” :-) )

 

Fall is here. Time for spooky stories, and spooky pumpkins, spooky tours and spooky candy. All of a sudden the whole world should make sense (we’ll all be livin’ in scary).

Enjoy

(your weekend)

October 7, 2011 | Categories: Photo of the Week, Post a Week | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

Celebration – Thanks for Supporting Studio Lafoncette Photography!

My dear friends we’ve done it. Yesterday this blog surpassed the 10,000 visit milestone. Give yourselves a round of applause. Here’s to good photography and reclaiming the message of Trinidad carnival, culture and heritage. Onward and upward. In celebration, share this blog with someone you know, so they too can discovery the story of rebellion, resistance, satire, creativity and beauty that is WE CULTURE.

In Joy

L

October 4, 2011 | Categories: Event Updates, Post a Week, Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

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