My View of Life on the Dock
Jon Butcher will be featured on “Local Music Seen with Allen Estes” today at 6:30 pm, Channel 12 Cape Ann T.V. and will be aired over the next 2 weeks! You don’t want to miss the show Jon has a BIG announcement.
hey folks, i will be subbing for Fly Amero at the Rhumb Line here in Gloucester Weednesday nite…8pm on…singers/songwriters welcome to come by and sit in…a “musical love fest” if you will.see you then,allen
The Rhumb Line
40 Railroad Ave.
Gloucester, MA
Introducing my friend (and soon to be yours), The Incredible Dancing Skate. If you’ve never been to the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH and need another reason to get yourself up there….well, here it is. This guy…or girl (because how the hell would I know….although I’m sure someone is going to tell me) makes me laugh every time we see it. Is it possible that it has knees and ankles??
Other than that, I have no words. Happy Hump Day.
Check out the Seacoast Science Center
from, Michael Foley;
“This piece is called “The Birth of Industry”, is 13″ Tall and is done in Danby Marble and Black Granite. It will also be debuted on Sunday April 6th at the Rockport Art Association.”
https://www.facebook.com/michaelfoley01930
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AnnMarie Cody Oliveria Writes~Life was so much simpler before Pinterest….
Bunny Topiary
Supplies
Styrofoam Foam: 9” x 5” cone
Marshmallows PEEPS: 20 – 22 blue; 18 purple; 10 green; and 3 yellow
Low temp glue gun or toothpicks
Step-by-Step
1 using glue gun, secure Styrofoam cone to pedestal dish, candleholder, or decorative plate
2 fasten Peeps, bunnies around cone in rows, starting at the bottom, using toothpicks or cool temperature glue gun
Sista Felicia~ Love this Easter centerpiece! Thank you for sharing your photo with the GMG community.
Marine Forecast ….
Wed NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed Night NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt… Becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Today Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50’s .. North West winds 15-20mph… Tonight mostly clear lows in the 30’s to lower 40’s with a light North West Wind around 10 mph …
Hourly Forecast…
Seeking Picture of Rosie Balboa-
Joey,
I’m hoping you can help me locate a picture of Rosie (Crud) Balboa, who was a local visual fixture who lived by The Tavern and was usually seen down the blvd. in the 70’s. Recently I did this portrait of Floyd Morris, The Clam Digger who use to sell clams door to door all around Cape Ann when I was a kid in the 60’s. I’m a life long local artist and this is a project I’m working on. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I’m offering a free print of Floyd or Rosie ( once I’m done) to anyone who can find me a picture of the subject. Currently the picture of Floyd can be found at local art & toy store, Island Art and Hobby, on Main St. in downtown Gloucester. There’s a wonderful wall there where local artist can show pieces of their art for sale at low prices under &250.. framed.
Sincerely, James Oliver
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR AND HAVE A TABLE AT THE FAIR? DEADLINE IS APRIL 25
Athletic & academia fitness fair!
In Memory of alphonse “Al” Swekla
Saturday, May 17, 2014 ~ 10-2pm
Held at The Gloucester High School Field House During The Boston Red Sox World Series Trophy Tour!
· Sponsor name on printed materials, including event flyers distributed & posted in area
· Recognition during opening ceremonies at event
· Sponsor name/logo included in our event sponsor program booklet –Top Quarter Page Ad location
· Premium space provided at fair site, for your sponsor table or booth
· Sponsor name included in press releases submitted to the media
· Table/booth set up at fair to promote your business
· Sponsor name on printed materials, including event flyers distributed & posted in area
Payment Information
q Please accept my enclosed check, made out to AGH Citizens Fund
Please return to: AGH Citizens Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 1495
Gloucester, MA 01930
q Credit Card payments can be made securely through our online site via PayPal. Visitwww.aghcitizensfund.org
Presented by the Addison Gilbert Hospital Citizen’s Fund www.aghcitizensfund.org
All proceeds go towards our vision for Addison Gilbert Hospital, for the existence of a full service hospital with the availability of acute services on site 24/7.
UP TO 3,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT TO THIS EVENT, SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY!
Lee Swekla
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!!
5:30-8:00 May 2, 2014
Ages 3+
Pizza and juice served for dinner!
$10 per child
Contact Gymazing! to sign up
Note: No shows will be charged $10 per child
978-525-6111 May 9, 2014
Just got the notice that they want us on Stitcher. You can listen on our show page here on any device and if your car has Stitcher Radio built in you can listen to us there too!
You can tell anyone to just search “GloucesterCast” in the Stitcher search box if you don’t have access to our show link.
Please give a listen and rating, once we get 5 or more ratings we get better listing placement on the Stitcher page. Thanks to our awesome GMG community. Woot!
If you don’t know what Stitcher is-
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The Menu and Website-
The Body on the Rocks is a page-turning collection of superbly written classic detective stories, set in Gloucester. Very, very proud of my husband!!! One of my favorite passages, found on page 227:
“There are many different ways human being scream.
At the amusement park you hear the shrill cries of rollercoaster riders who, with arms held high not in surrender to the enemy but as expressions of death-defying hubris, giddily anticipate the breakneck plunge down the first big hill. In movie theaters you hear the excited shrieks of patrons who have paid to be scared half to death by the maniac on the screen. There are the squeals of delight from children who tear open Christmas presents to find that Santa has brought that coveted toy. And there are angry howls of sports fans who somehow expect that the nearsighted referee who is far out in the middle of the playing field, surrounded by thousands of the screamers’ fellows, will somehow hear and be affected by each one’s individual complaint.
Of the many varieties of excited utterances made by people, the scream of genuine terror is singular and unmistakable. It penetrates to the core and demands a response.”
The Body on the Rocks is available at The Bookstore of Gloucester and The Book Shop of Beverly Farms, as well as Amazon.com (paperback and Kindle).
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Tom also did the painting for the cover, painted at the rocks at Brace Cove in 2005.
From the press release ~ The Body on the Rocks presents twelve thrilling stories featuring detective Chris Mark. Set in the rugged port city of Gloucester, Massachusetts, each story offers human drama, passion, intrigue, and a glimpse into the complicated life of an Iraq War vet who only wants to help people solve their toughest problems. This fast-paced collection is perfect for a day at the beach or an evening by the fireplace, and will keep you turning the pages long past your bedtime.
Tom is a freelance ghostwriter and editor, and the editor of Renaissance Magazine, America’s leading national magazine devoted to contemporary renaissance faires and culture. Visit his website here.
Tom Hauck is a writer living in Gloucester, Massachusetts. His first novel, Pistonhead, tells the gritty story of a guitar player in a rock band who faces a life crisis. Lucas Manson, his second novel, is a literary horror thriller that pits agent Mark Dylan against a charismatic evangelist who is the leader of a bloodthirsty hominid species.
His third novel, Avita Doesn’t Love You (Whiskey Creek Press, October 2014),is an international thriller that traces the moral and physical challenges faced by agent Kevin Lone as he battles an implacable global enemy. Continue reading “The Body on the Rocks ~ A New Detective Thriller by Tom Hauck (My Husband)!”
It’s warm enough and it’s going to rain. But the rain won’t be until late tonight and I don’t think many of you will want to go on a field trip after midnight. But… tonight’s rain should bring out some salamanders. It’s supposed to be warm tomorrow. So… there will be salamanders in the pools and there should be frogs calling. Although we likely won’t see much migration, it should still be neat. So…Tuesday April 8, 2014 8:30pmNight trips usually happen when the air temperature is 45°F or above. Usually rainy or foggy. About 9:30pm.
Daytime trips happen after the amphibian egg masses start to show up in the ponds.
You usually won’t get much notice because there are lots of variables (for instance, the air temp. might be right, but the ground might still be frozen, and the amphibians may decide to stay home). The critters don’t tell us what they’re going to do. And we don’t have a crystal ball here, so I’ll try to give you my best guess as to when a field trip is coming up, but you may only get 2-3 hours notice. So watch your emails.
We generally meet at the Walgreens/Dunkin Donuts parking lot on Main Street in Gloucester at about 9:15pm.
Most people drive their own car (or buddy up) from the parking lot to the pool. That way you can leave whenever you get cold, wet, tired or bored. Many field trippers do not care to stay out as long as I do. Which is fine.
On night trips you’ll need a flashlight. Mag lights and 6-volt lights are good. Some people have some of those nice LED ones. Everyone must have a flashlight so you can shine the ground in front of you as you walk to the pond. Salamanders may be walking too, and they aren’t fast enough to get out of your way. We don’t want to step on any amphibians.
So, anyway, put your raingear, boots (just for a muddy walk, you won’t be wading) and flashlight by the door and be ready. Leave your dogs at home.
I would encourage you to join us if you haven’t already. If we get a good night, it’s an amazing spectacle and really the fun part of vernal ponding.
We’ll need lots of experienced field trippers to assist in leading. I think we’ll have a lot of new people this year.
Check your emails often for the latest updates. We will make every effort to give as much notice as possible, but sometimes it may not be until 6:30-7pm on the night of the trip.
Hope to see you out there. Rick
we only have one earth, save it
never fails to amaze them.
April 11 -13 at the Magnolia Historical Society Spring Art Show.
Perhaps you saw him at the UU Meetinghouse Solstice concert in December. If you did, you already know he’s one of Gloucester’s finest musicians. If you’ve never seen Ken Bonfield, this is the weekend to do so. And the Rocky Neck Cultural Center is a perfect venue for his Artistry of the Guitar.
Once a summer or so we get the phone call. Well, actually, the email is more accurate these days. It is always an email that I look forward to getting, but yet it is also one that gives me a moment of panic. The email usually reads something like this,
“Hey, we thought we’d make a long weekend out of heading up your way for a quick getaway. Any recommendations of where we should stay?”
So, my question is this…. Where you do recommend that people stay?? Because it’s about that time of year again, and I’d like to be prepared.
Typically, the emails I get are from college friends (who I am always PSYCHED to see) but who come from places where you can easily book a Hilton…or a Marriott….or a Hyatt….or a Sheraton. All are choices that we don’t have here. Now, let me be perfectly clear…I LOVE where we live and I love the variety of quaint choices that we have to offer visitors, but I’m never certain of what their expectations might be.
I’ve had some good luck…and some bad luck…with my previous recommendations. I feel like a have a pretty good handle of what the options are, but I haven’t stepped foot in many of them. Likewise, I know that I can read Trip Advisor or many other reviews, but I’d rather ask you. And…as I tell my students…let’s keep it positive people. I have no desire to slam any local businesses so, while I’d really love some feedback, let’s stick to places you WOULD recommend and respectfully not mention the places that made your guests want to bathe in scalding water for days. Not that we have any of those places here, but hopefully you get my point.
I’m so curious as to what you all have to suggest and share!! Thanks in advance!!
It’s a perfect day for a warm bowl of soup! Click see more for recipe details… Continue reading “Creamy Mushroom and Leek Soup”
Good Morning Gloucester 