Year: 2011

What’s New in Jenna’s Garden?

Pleasant Street resident Jenna Howard is providing updates on the peppers, squash and other vegetables growing in her plot at the new Burnham’s Field Community Garden. The reports and photos will allow GoodMorningGloucester viewers to follow the garden’s progress with a weekly answer to the question, “What’s New in Jenna’s Garden?”

By Jenna Howard

Week Eight

Peppers, peppers everywhere!

I have four different types of Peppers growing in my garden. Italian Peperoncinis, spicy Jalapenos, sweet Carmen peppers, and super HOT Habaneros. Over the past week I was able to harvest lots of different peppers. So, as you can imagine, everything I ate last week had peppers in it!

Of all my peppers I am most proud of my Habanero. It’s green (it will turn an orangy-red shade when it’s ripe) and not quiet ready to be picked yet, but an accomplishment nonetheless! Habaneros are actually pretty hard to grow because they thrive on hot weather and lots of sun. They are pretty fickle and should only be watered when dry. Overwatering can give the peppers a bitter taste.

The Habanero is one of the hottest peppers around! It packs a punch even though it will only get to be about an inch to two inches long. Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000 – 350,000 on the Scoville scale.

Not familiar with the Scoville scale? (Neither was I!) The Scoville scale is a measurement of the spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Capsaicin is a chemical compound that stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin. The highest rating on the scale is 16,000,000 — AKA PURE CAPSAICIN!

See where my peppers rate on the Scoville scale:

Habanero: 100,000 – 350,000

Jalapeno: 3,500 – 8,000

Peperoncini: 100 – 900

Carmen: 0 (no significant heat)

"We are looking for generous individuals and/or companies willing to donate auction items as a silent auction item for the Kevin J Belrose Memorial Golf Tournament, Any and all donations would be greatly appreciated. All prior auction items have been hugely popular and historically generated a great deal of revenue. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Kevin J. Belrose Memorial Scholarship Fund endowment at Cooperstown Central School. The fund was established in Kevin Belrose’s memory in 2005 and is awarded annually. Cooperstown Central School is the custodian of the endowment; its Tax ID number is 15-6002179.Cooperstown Central School will acknowledge all sponsorships with a letter documenting your donation for tax purposes. I thank you for your consideration of this request.  If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at 781-608-5692 or via email annemariebelrose@yahoo.com .

Sincerely, Anne Marie Belrose"

Neal Nolan, Lynn Nolan, Kaitlyn Nolan, Renee Nolan from Austin, TX represent with Polly Barbaro of Austin and Rockport.  Polly grew up in Manchester and bought her aunt’s house in Rockport a few years back so she can spend June through September back home on Cape Ann.  She is a devoted FOB.

E.J. Lefavour

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I was wrong to assume that because I predominantly write our hyperlocal blog for our Cape Ann residents that people would understand how preposterous the notion that you could have time to move all the lobster gear even if they knew where the lobsters were released and to set it and for those lobsters which were probably miles away from that location would ever get caught.

I was obviously wrong and people did not understand with the outlandishness of it all that it was a joke.

It’s on me.

What I am happy for is that the releasing of the lobster story which would have been a simple story largely forgotten by now has gotten huge legs and all the positives of Buddhism are highlighted. For that I am grateful.

For those of you who would like to learn more about Chokhor Duchen click to find out.

You know the craziest part? So many people think I’m hatin on Buddhism, but I download a Buddhhism podcast from this guy that Lindsay Crouse recommended that I listen to- Lama Marut.
Check him out, the guy makes a lot of sense.
http://www.lamamarut.org/
also sign up for the upcoming Summer Retreat, here are our interviews talking about the upcoming 2011 Summer Retreat-

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http://www.thesummerretreat.com/

By the way I totally blew it.

Diana Perez, a super nice reporter from WBZ called this morning and wanted to talk about the story. I explained to her how it was a joke and suggested she go and speak with Tuffy about it. but I totally blew a tremendous opportunity to create a brilliant masterpiece.

It would have been great if we had Tuffy dressed in a Buddhist robe and have incense burning at his house when she came to interview him. He could have pushed back the beaded entryway, invited her in and explain about his new-found enlightenment and then ask her if she would like to practice some of the stuff in the Kama Sutra.

Dammnit, I’m losing my touch. It must have been the no doubt bad karma induced headache I’ve had all day which clouded my thinking.
Missed opportunities!

Anyway, seriously I highly highly suggest anyone to listen to some of the teachings of Lama Marut. the guy is a real like lama but he speaks to you using western Principles. The dude is seriously brilliant.
Happy Day! Namaste!

The Ethnic Arts Center will perform two showings of "Beastie, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester" Puppet Show on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Children’s Area of the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market in  Stage Fort Park, Gloucester.

The first performance will be at 4:00 pm, to be followed by a repeat performance at 4:30 pm.  This participatory Puppet Show is an historical interpretation of the events surrounding the sightings of Gloucester’s legendary sea serpent, and includes a happy ending, heretofore undiscovered.

This Puppet Show will include singing of the Beastie song, all 15 verses plus Chorus,

accompanied by a live musician, as the Puppet Show is performed. Attending children are invited to manipulate many of the props in the pantomime. Prior to the show, from 3:30 to 4:00 pm,  children will learn the lyrics and practice prop manipulation for the show.  

This production was funded in part by the Gloucester Cultural Council’s LCC grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Admission is free.

If Looks Could Kill. Or…………

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