This Is Framingham

 
In September I posted about the placement of potted trees the Salvation Army put by the front door to keep people from sitting on the little ledge under the window and possibly keep people from loitering so much.

There were some comments on that post about how the trees made the corner look nicer and I agree, it was a great way to keep that corner less congested and also make it look nice. ivermectin discount

I’m sure this happened a lot sooner than yesterday, but that’s when I was walking by and noticed that people were actually sitting in the pots.

One tree looks pretty worn from being a backrest too:

There must be some happy medium but I’m guessing Salvation Army doesn’t want people hanging out at the corner because they would have put a bench or some sort of seating in that area instead of potted trees.  But at the same time people are clearly going to sit at the corner no matter what – unless they screen/fence off that area but I think that would make the corner look aesthetically worse . does stromectol work for scabies
Anyway, people sitting in the pots kind of defeats the purpose of putting them there, so I wonder if the Salvation Army will think of something else. ivermectin dose for lungworms in dogs

The other day, the Metro West Humane Society was kind enough to let me come in and take some pictures and tell me about their cat shelter.  They run a no-kill facility and have set adoption hours on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.   This is right on the Framingham/Ashland line on 126.  Technically it’s in Ashland, but again, this is a “very special” TIF post : )

Before I came here I was afraid I would be depressed seeing a bunch of cats in cages and meowing to be let out, but this wasn’t the case at all.   I was surprised/impressed with the free roaming space for the cats.  Some cats were just walking around in the halls and other cats are kept in community rooms.  Only those cats that have to be, are in cages but even then the cages are very roomy and are like a double-suite rooms with a bed on one side and a door they can walk through to get to the other “room”.

The cats here seemed so content and comfortable and the MWHS does such a great job at keeping the rooms clean and supplying them with multiple food/waterbowls, litterboxes, toys and beds that the cats that share a room do not have to fight over anything.  In fact it was interesting to see so many cats getting along.  Maybe it’s just because my cat hates other cats and won’t let us get a new one, but it was nice to see so many cats getting a long in the same building.

Here’s some pictures from my visit:

There is also a gift shop where manufactured and hand-made items are for sale and all profits go to the shelter of course.

There is also a wall you can buy a tile in memory of a pet and it have their name up on the Cat Walk wall.

They always welcome financial donations but are just as grateful for any dry and canned food donations as well.

And finally, I’d like to mention their event on Saturday, June 7th.  The 11th annual Walk for Animals

For everything you would want to know about the Metro West Humane Society, including adoption hours, cat profiles and other events please visit their website http://www.webpaws.com/mwhs

My friend Yana’s husband, who is a teacher at Walsh Middle School, helps to organize a 5K for a cause each year.
This year, the students were given a survey of organizations to help and chose the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Proceeds from this race help our furry friends find homes, get medical care, be treated humanely and live full lives.

  Walsh Middle School
  301 Brook Street in Framingham
  June 7
  9am registration for the run/walk
  10am for BBQ, raffle and festivities
   
More info at: www.mspca.org/goto/Walsh5k

I occasionally think about what I would do if I got mugged or attacked.  I’ve heard of things you can do like walk with your keys in between your fingers and use that to accentuate a punch but I’ve wondered “What IS the best way to kick an attacker in the crotch?”
It just so happened that I got an email informing me about a free Women’s Self Defense workshop this Wednesday at 8pm.  I’m really looking forward to it and since it’s open to the public, I thought there might be some other ladies out there who might be interested. ivermectine kopen aliexpress
 Here is the information sent to me by the Framingham chapter of Mother’s and More:

Mothers and More, Framingham Chapter Presents:
 
Self Defense for Women
May 28— Wednesday, 8:00 PMat 885 Waverly Street, Framingham Nick Cerio’s Traditional Kenpo Jiujitsu,Master Instructor Craig Seavey will lead a discussion and demonstration on self defense for women. Strategies for making your home more secure, personal safety, and methods to thwart an attack will be discussed.  This event is free and open to the public. ivermectin for coyotes    For more information on the chapter, see our website at: www.mothersandmoreframingham.com
 
RSVP to  Tanya Lipp at  tanya_rlp@yahoo.com  

The winner (picked at random by my cat) of the 2 passes to the Chikara Aniversarioma event is….

BRYANT

Congratulations Bryant and thanks for everyone who commented!
I will be going too so I’m looking forward to getting the whole Chikara experience 🙂

Yesterday I saw this sign on Thompson St.  (Sorry for the crummy picture, all I had was my cell phone cam). ??? ????? 2023 ???????   I like that this person is restricting giving these kittens to “Nice people only”.

I think I’ve only been to the Papa Gino’s on 135 once before, just for take-out and that’s what we went here for last night.  I always forget about this Papa’s but I think I realised last night why.

It’s not horrible but I felt like it’s not the  full Papa experience like we get at the Route 30 Papa Gino’s.

There is a more modern theme inside, no faux checkerboard table cloth prints on the tables and the pizza was just okay – even for Papa Gino’s which I have mentioned before isn’t amazing but comfortably consistent – not so much at this location. ????? ???????
The inside is kind of tight and narrow:

I forgot to take pictures of the pizza but it was like a poor-man’s version of Papa Gino’s except it was actually from here.  That’s the only way I can describe it, sorry for the lack of documentation. ????? ??? ?????? 2024

The one redeeming quality of this location is the video game in the back which is a combination of Ms Pac-Man, Frogger and Galaga.

Since the death of Fun and Games (in my mind anway) it would be for this reason that I may find myself here again one night with a rootbeer and a pocket full of quarters.  If they had Donkey Kong, or a pinball machine,  it would be two pockets : )