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quintet

RBQ Quintet – Live (Brookline, MA)

By ramona | August 8, 2011

A few video clips of tunes from a concert at Brookline’s Vernissage restaurant. (Vodka Wasabi martini highly recommended!)

Posted in MUSIC, my music and tagged as jazz, jazz performance, live jazz, One Of Us, piano jazz, quintet, vocal. Leave a comment

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music teacher, jazz pianist, graphic designer, occasionally the well-tempered cook, Boston, MA.

Biked to Seaport, visited one of our favorite brew Biked to Seaport, visited one of our favorite breweries and decided to check out their brewery tour this time. Great staff, tasty brew and pretzels! 

#brewery #beerstagram #beer #beertime #bostonbeer #harpoonbrewery
Great weather for a hike in Pawtuckaway State Park Great weather for a hike in Pawtuckaway State Park - beautiful pine forests and a striking glacial boulder field to roam around in

#pawtuckawaystatepark #hiking #newhampshirehiking
I shall miss these in a week or two! #borthwickga I shall miss these in a week or two! 
#borthwickgarden #tulips #gardeninglove
Early spring in the #borthwickgarden Early spring in the #borthwickgarden
Breathtaking magnolias in full bloom on Commonweal Breathtaking magnolias in full bloom on Commonwealth Ave and surrounding by-lanes 

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Wonderful locally crafted beer at 24 Kraft Brewzz Wonderful locally crafted beer at 24 Kraft Brewzz (a fav was made from a fragrant strain of rice 'ambemohar' grown in Maharashtra), excellent variety of eats to choose from and a hospitable and knowledgeable service staff. 

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Lovely book store in Mumbai.... Housed in a 150 yr Lovely book store in Mumbai.... Housed in a 150 yr. old building.

#booklover #library #bookstagram #bookstore #mumbai #traveling
Compact mobile plant nursery #nursery #plants #ga Compact mobile plant nursery

#nursery #plants #gardening #gardener #gardeninglove
Vegetarian 'thali' with a mix of offerings from Gu Vegetarian 'thali' with a mix of offerings from Gujarat and Rajasthan (especially delighted to taste the 'ker sangri' a combination of dried Ker berries and Sangri beans or desert beans - which are the slim pods of the khejri tree). Missing are pictures of the lentil-rice preparation (khichdi) and an array of desserts that followed :-)

#vegetarian #indianfood #thali #vegetarianfood #travelgram
Farmers market at your doorstep! Dev, the 'vegetab Farmers market at your doorstep! Dev, the 'vegetable man' making his weekly stop in his colorful three wheeler van at my parents home. Monday's for fruits, Friday's for vegetables. Almost everything is locally sourced and seasonal.

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A walk through city streets... #zagreb #croatia # A walk through city streets...

#zagreb #croatia #travelgram #instatravel
Croate --> Cravate --> Cravat. No argument here, Croate --> Cravate --> Cravat. 
No argument here, the Cravat is a Croatian invention, and in 2008  the Academia Cravatica declared October 18th as 'World Cravat Day'. (Yes it exists, if in doubt, visit their website: 
https://academia-cravatica.hr/)
So that explains why we saw several statues from St. George the Dragon Slayer and Tesla to politicians and authors adorned with red neckties during our visit there!

#cravat #necktie #fashion #worldcravatday #croatia #zagreb #culturetrip
Fall is chestnut season. The aroma of roasting cor Fall is chestnut season. The aroma of roasting corn and chestnuts over a charcoal grill drew us to this stand -  it was a chill evening and we couldn't wait to taste them, but the vendor firmly made us wait for what seemed a long time, until they were done to perfection. 

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The iconic 13th cent St. Mark's Church with an exq The iconic 13th cent St. Mark's Church with an exquisitely designed roof depicting the coat of arms of Zagreb (white castle on red background) and the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia. However, what caught my eye on one of them was the Croatia's national animal - the European pine marten!

#zagreb #stmarkssquare #church #roof #tile #marten #travel #travelgram #croatia
The main square in downtown Zagreb through various The main square in downtown Zagreb through various times of the day and night - located in a sprawling pedestrian zone, it's a meeting point of sorts for all things social, walking tours, a tram hub, venue for the Christmas festivities, viewing football matches, concerts and of course people watching!

#zagreb #travel #travelgram #square #downtown #instatravel #traveling
Waking up to the daily farmers market with a super Waking up to the daily farmers market with a superb view of Zagreb from the skylight window of the apartment. It's a pretty large market with two separate indoor sections for seafood, another for meat/dairy/dry provisions, and two separate outdoor areas for vegetables and flowers/ plants. There's also a small area with vendors selling local cheeses and dry fruits and nuts.

#dolac #farmersmarket #zagreb #fresh #markets #travelgram #travel #instatravel #croatia
If only Aura could capture the aroma in its distil If only Aura could capture the aroma in its distillery and create candles or essences for us to take home! The heavenly smell of herbs, leaves and berries (from which their brandies are flavoured) was intoxicating! They have a very customer friendly and hospitable staff at their main Buzet location - special thanks to Branca for making our morning so special!

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Small, serene chapel circa 11th century #chapel # Small, serene chapel circa 11th century

#chapel #cemetery #travelgram #sočerga #slovenia #travel
Happy to be the caretaker of this precious cargo e Happy to be the caretaker of this precious cargo even if only for a minute! Fresh black truffles, this tray is worth €2K - €3K! Many thanks to Igor @prodantartufi for his time and for showing us around his facility. We look forward to relishing all the tartufi products we brought home!

#tartufo #tartufi #prodantartufi #mushroom #fungi #gourmet #istria #buzet #truffleseason #truffles
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