Here are some more photos from yesterday’s first Mug Up of the season, which was so well attended and fun. The gallery has now been freshly filled with the great energy and spirit of GMG friends and peeps and christened for the new season. As always, there was an amazing spread of food brought by friends, that arrived all at once so I could not identify who brought what in many cases to be able to thank people. I didn’t get to try Maime’s Kitchen’s coffee rolls, which disappeared fast. I did eat a salad of Kathy Chapman’s homegrown buttercrunch salad after Mug Up, and it was wonderful, as I’m sure Joey and Donna can attest. I tried some of Greg Bover’s great GMG ginger cake which was delicious. Barry Marshall brought some lovely big muffins that he said he had slaved all morning baking, but I think actually came from Last Stop. Sister Felicia baked an amazing tower of frosted Italian cookies (there are still a few left if anyone comes by today). There were some wonderful scones and other Italian cookies brought by someone, and Anthony and Joanne Marks brought cannolis (after reading my comment on Joey’s eating in Italy photo post about the gigantic cannoli https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/eating-in-italy-the-slide-show/), and of course I had to break diet and devour one. Kim Smith brought a beautiful arrangement of flowers from her garden. Sorry to anyone and anything I have missed or forgotten to mention; it got really chaotic and I couldn’t keep track.
Special thanks and kudos to Ed Collard who always arrives early to help me set up for Mug Ups, and is the official taster of the deviled eggs and other contributions to make sure they are all good enough for our GMG friends and family. You’re the best, Ed.
We’re looking forward to a really amazing and fun season here at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, and hope to see all of you at one Mug Up or another this year (that includes you Jenn Cullen).
E.J. Lefavour


Didn’t I say no on pictures?! Carols’s a sweetheart. no one needs to see me.
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