This Is Framingham

Ethan and both needed haircuts and I was always curious about what getting a haircut from a beauty school  would be like…AND they were having a special on haircuts for , so we went to get the Blaine experience. apple flavored ivermectin paste

Inside looks like a regular salon.  There is a reception area where we signed a form acknowledging that students would be performing the service and we waited for just a few minutes before we were shown to our chairs by the student hairdressers.

I kept telling Ethan “just tell them you only want a trim – they probably can’t mess that up”
I have to admit I was a little nervous when my hairdresser told me she just started cutting hair on “real people” last week but I figured it couldn’t be any worse than the haircut I tried to give myself a couple of weeks ago. So I threw caution to the wind and decided not to worry about it. ivermectin 12 mg tablet buy online
Both of our haircuts actually came out pretty nice and I’d say was well worth the $5.  The only downside is that (I’m guessing because they’re students) they’re VERY slow. imerticina   I just got a basic trim and had to pass on the included blow-dry because I was in the chair for 45 minutes and I had to get out after that long.  Ethan was in his chair for almost as long.  So I wouldn’t recommend going here before catching a movie or  planning on meeting someone.
I may try their $5.75 special on manicures another night. 

I can’t find their hours again on the webiste but I remember they’re open at night Tuesday-Friday until 9:30 and only take walk-ins at night.  If you’re curious, check outtheir site: http://www.blainebeautyschools.com

A new Italian style pizza and dessert place opened up on route 30, (661 Cochituate Rd.) called “North End Treats”.
It is a take-out only place that serves pizza, pasta, sandwiches, pastries and gelato.
Inside is small but large enough to serve it’s purpose since there is no seating.

We got 2 individual 9″ pizzas.  One Bourbon Steak Tips with peppers and one Caramelized Onion with feta and pine nuts.
Steak Tips:

Caramelized Onions (they forgot to slice it and the picture is blurry)

The steak was good but I really, really enjoyed the caramelized onion pizza.  It was excellent. The natural sweetness of the onions with the salty feta was a perfect match. how long does ivermectin keep killing scabies    
These are especially good pizzas for people that like crust because there’s plenty of it.  I feel like a plain pizza would be very satisfying as well. 
Of course while I was  waiting I couldn’t help but look at the pastry case:

I decided to bring home a little assortment of a peanut butter brownie, cannoli and mini-lobster tail:

I never had a lobster tail before but it was awesome, pastry filled with whipped and Bavarian cream.  It was light (tasting) and so creamy- a very nice treat!  I’d tie that with the peanut butter brownie which is intense and I recommend letting it almost get to room temp before eating since the top layer of chocolate is so thick.  The cannoli was pretty good two but if I had to choose 2 out of the three, it would be the lobster tail and brownie.  I will be back to try the gelato and some pasta dishes. ivermectin demodectic mange

This is such a great addition to Framingham pizza/food options. ivermectin 12mg tablet uses in hindi   My only wish is that it was downtown, it would be perfect in one of the storefronts down there! 

Last Sunday I went to the Framingham Civic League to see/hear artist Ana Maria Pacheco talk about her work.  Ana currently has an exhibit “Dark Night of the Soul” at the Danforth Musuem. 
It was really interesting to hear her stories about her childhood and what lead her to be an artist as well as her move from Brazil to London and also hearing her interpretations of her work.  It was also surprising that even though her art is somewhat on the dark side, she has a very pleasant and humorous personality. ???? go
After the lecture, we were invited to view her exhibit at the Danforth, so I went and checked it out. spinpalace casino
Her strong suit is sculpture but she also does prints and paintings.  The sculptures are set up in a dark room with spotlights where visitors can walk around and view the sculptures form all angles. ??? ??? ????????

Ana Maria Pacheco’s work will be at the Danforth through August 3rd

For more info go to: http://www.danforthmuseum.org./ana_maria_pacheco.html

Laurie Lee hosted a little “Thank You” lunch for the ladies who pitched in for her campaign at the Columbus Club.  I’ve always wanted to go here but never got around to it or something weird happened, but today I finally got to go and experience the Columbus Club.Inside was exactly what I expected (and hoping for) an old-school, no-frills set up with wood wall panels, stackable chairs and a whiteboard as it’s only menu.  I got the “mac & meatballs” which is ziti and meatballs:This was awesome.  The sauce is excellent and the meatballs were perfectly moist and soft.  Simple but delicious.Some of the other dishes people got were Lasagna and Sausage:Chicken Parm:Chicken noodle soup:Selectman Dennis Giombetti came by our table and jokingly asked if anyone was going to try the tripe, which I guess is really good if you like tripe but even he didn’t suggest it for people who haven’t had it before.  He shared some nice memories of spending time at the club growing up too.  I got to talk with our new Town Moderator, Ed Noonan, who seems like a very sharp guy and has a clear plan on how he’s going to run town meeting.  I’m looking forward to watching him in action this year.  I had such a great time meeting people I’ve heard of but never met and seeing people I know from town meeting. The Columbus Club definitely has a “club” feel but also a strong sense of community and places like this are hard to find – and the food is delicious too!  A nice little gem in Framingham.For more info on the Columbus Club check out their site:http://framinghamcolumbus.org/

I’ve only been to REI a few times.  I’m not much of a camper or hiker so don’t go in here much but this year I decided to get one of those bright yellow jackets for bike riding so I went here to check them out.
Even though I don’t have a need for most of the stuff in here, it is a pretty impressive store.  Two floors, a climbing wall and all the little nick knacks you could want.

I didn’t even know Cliff bars now come in gel shots!

The jacket I wanted was $70, I decided to look around but no one else seems to have them.  I may check out Landry’s too but I’m guessing that’s the going price for a wearable lightbulb.

Tuesday, April 1st is our town election and it seems kind of weird but for a town with such a large population, we have an amazingly small amount of residents who vote (only 16% of the town voted last year).  I think this year, with the presidential elections, more people made sure to register than usual so why not get out there and vote on town government? 
As I mentioned before I’m voting for Laurie Lee for Selectman.  I think she’s great, she’s been supportive of me and I think she would do a fantastic job as Selectman.

Also, for any precinct 13er’s out there, some friends and I are running for the three Town Meeting Member vacancies(since I was appointed, not elected, last year I will be on the ballot this year)
So if you’re in 13 please vote for:

Michelle McElroy(me)
Sarah Oulton
Karen Hewitt* (Karen is a write-in)

Polls are open from 7am-8pm

On my way to drop off my bike at Simple Living Cycles, I saw a bunch of runners doing their marathon practice run.   I hate to say it but  I always think of what my former boss, who runs the marathon, said once “Its funny how we start off in these nice, quaint towns and then we get to Framingham and there’s trash everywhere”  She didn’t know that I live in Framingham and didn’t mean to be insulting but now I always think about how Framingham is viewed to the out of-towners or out-of-staters who run thought it while training and on marathon day.