What do you do when your awesome Aunt Joany shows up w Sox tix to ring night? Yup, game on!! Me and Joany on Yawkey!
Da bling side 1
Bling side 2
Game on boys, so stop the bleeding tonight!!!
Month: May 2014
Splish Splash
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The day we planted blueberry bushes is the very same day the catbirds began to call our garden home. We now see Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) throughout the seasons, devouring the seeds and fruit of holly, crabapple, winterberry, magnolia, blueberry, and shad. Their cat-like cries, which lends the species their common name, are welcome and often heard. Gray Catbirds are in the Mimidae Family and, like their relatives the Mockingbirds, also mimic the songs of other birds.
Although I have read that catbirds are shy, they seem relatively sociable in our garden and aren’t threatened by the presence of people within close proximity. We keep the bird baths filled with fresh clean water and I especially love to watch the catbirds from our kitchen window as they are so exuberant in their bathing habits–diving and splashing and then drying their wings at the edge of the basin. Oh Joyous Spring!
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Helping Hands
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Magnolia Harbor after the rain
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Gloucester Welcoming Center Open House Thursday 5:30pm — YOU SHOULD BE THERE
So, you don’t think you benefit from tourists coming to Gloucester? Â Well …. do you like: having a choice of world-class restaurants you can walk to; our extraordinarily hot music music scene in all kinds of venues, including schooners; guaranteed parking at some of the most gorgeous beaches anywhere on Earth all summer long for only $20; living among award-winning museums, studios & galleries, Broadway-quality theatre; a thriving cultural economy … I could go on and on … OR perhaps your an artists, musician, photographer, writer, actor, chef, carpenter, plumber, contractor, fitness instructor, diver, ship’s captain, etc … OR Â you own or work in a hotel, restaurant, gallery, museum, boat, theatre, school or any retail store in Gloucester … or your business supports these people, like a lawyer, accountant, banker, realtor …Â Let’s face it, there’s really no business nor person in Gloucester who doesn’t benefit directly when tourists come here to share the City we all love. Â So come to Stage Fort Park on Thursday and see what the good people who work so hard to make tourism possible do every day to make your life better!
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Music around Town ~ May 20-25, 2014
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Art & Textiles Auction May 20th 1 Lexington Ave. Gloucester MA
Little Auction House/Big Art
Tuesday Evening, May 20th, 2014
6pm (Preview 3-6 May 19th & 20th)
1 Lexington Ave., Gloucester, MA
Cash, checks & CCs accepted.
MA lic#2621
No Buyer’s Premium! No Sales Tax (Proceeds go to 501c)
There will be more than 250 lots of Fine Art, Textiles and more including:
The Age – 3 Â Civil War 1864 Era Newspapers
Lots of Antique Fire Brigade related ephemeraÂ
Collection of hand carved folk art figures by Tim Jumper of Hingham MA
see partial photo gallery here > http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?mode=1&listingid=2085479&url=auctionlist.cgi
Magnolia is a bit busier than it has been in the past 6 months, but there is parking on both sides of all the streets all the way around the the Village.
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CAN IT BE TRUE? Is this the new iPhone 6?? Watch the video and decide.
College Students Team Up with DPW on Beach Clean Up
Signs of Summer – Beach Clean Up
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Island in the Annisquam: Merchants
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Baltimore Inner Harbor Is Being Cleaned Up With Water Wheel With Zero Emissions
Pretty ingenious
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And Madam Butterfly Brings Awareness To The Masses With The Second Annual Cape Ann Milkweed Project…
Kim Smith doing what Kim Smith does- advocating for the buttahflys 
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Georges Now Serving Pirates and the Hungry
If you are a Pirate or just Hungry Georges on Washington Street is the place to Eat.
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Tuesday May 20th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather
Marine Forecast :
Tue NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt…becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Tue Night E winds around 5 kt…becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun and Clouds with afternoon Sea Breeze’s highs in the 50’s shore to 70’s inland .. Along Sea Breeze convergence zone we may see the development of showers / storms .. Winds North west to 10mph inland and East North east on the coast! Tuesday Night any showers dissipate temps cooling down into the 40’s …..
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Community Stuff 5/20/13
The award-winning watercolorist, Marion Hall, is exhibiting her vivid, impressionistic paintings in the vestry gallery of the
Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport, 4 Cleaves Street, Rockport, from May 16 through June 30. Marion is a
Signature Member of the New England Watercolor Society, as well as an artist member of both the Rockport Art
Association and the North Shore Art Association. Her work features seascapes, landscapes, and wildlife of New England,
particularly Cape Ann. Please call the church for gallery hours: 978-546-2989.
Sunday June 22nd is International Sun Day, and, weather permitting, the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club will be celebrating in downtown Gloucester, by the Fisherman statue, from 5:00 pm until 9:00. There will be safe solar observing glasses for the public, handouts and activities for the kids, and a number of different specially filtered solar telescopes, to take some good long looks at our nearest star.
How is our sun like a pot of boiling spaghetti? What is space weather and why should we care? We’ll find out! We’ll see giant solar prominences live, as they happen, and sunspots big enough to swallow the earth as they make their way around the sun’s surface. When it starts to get dark we’ll take a look at the planet Saturn, giant Jupiter and beautiful star clusters and nebulae.
Come join us on the Boulevard for International Sun Day Sunday as we explore the universe around us, both near and far.
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets on the second Friday of every month at the Lanesville Community Center in Gloucester. More information is available on their website at at http://gaac.us or their facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage. You can also follow them on twitter, @gaactweet.
Registration for FREE Adult Education Classes at Wellspring House
FREE Transportation Provided
Do something different this summer! Registration for FREE adult education classes at Wellspring House in Gloucester is going on now for those interested in attending our Summer Session. Classes begin Monday, June 2nd and you must be registered before that date.
Wellspring’s Adult Learning Initiative (ALI) provides 8 weeks of FREE classes in Computer Skills, Career Development, English and Math for men and women interested in passing the high school equivalency test, returning to school or finding a career. Classes run from 8:45 am -12:30 pm, Monday – Friday for 8 weeks.
The goal of the ALI program is to help individuals move toward personal and financial self-reliance by gaining self-confidence, direction, motivation and workplace skills necessary to further their education and careers.
FREE transportation is available for students who need it.
Whether your goal is to get a better job or go back to school, call the Career and Education Advisor for more information or to sign up for classes at (978) 281-3558, ext. 304.Wellspring House is located at 302 Essex Ave., Gloucester MA.
Be Courageous!!
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Crankin Crates Timelapse
Thirty Minutes Of Work Compressed Into Two
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Chickity Check It! The Duck Featured In The Boston Globe
DINING OUT
Fine French dining for all wallets
By Coco McCabe and Doug Stewart
| GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS MAY 18, 2014
Duckworth’s Bistrot, an intimate French-influenced restaurant serving dinner five nights a week, has been a mecca for discerning diners since it opened in Gloucester 10 years ago.
For many, a special attraction is that almost every entrée on its ever-changing menu of the day, which might include eggplant roulade stuffed with scallops, shrimp, and monkfish ($22) or grilled whole quail with a goat-cheese mousse ($26), is offered as a half portion (in these cases, $12 and $14, respectively).
For the entire article click here
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Blogapalooza with Our Own Joey C Tuesday, May 20th, 7:30 at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center
Join Joey Ciaramiatro, Kathleen Valentine, Steve Butler, Greg Gibson, and Matin Ray as they Blogapalooze (is that a real verb?) at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Tuesday evening, May 20th at 7:30 pm.
In case you are like me, and were not entirely sure what exactly is a Blogapalooza:
 A Blogapalooza is a link between the online community of people who love to share information and organizations and businesses that have something interesting and worthwhile to share.Â
Image courtesy google image search.
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Sarah Boucher’s Baby Shower at Willowdale Estate
Could there be a more perfect venue to hold a bridal or baby shower on the North Shore than Willowdale Estate? In fairness, and as GMG readers are aware, I am the landscape designer for Willowdale, and completely unbiased. 🙂  The staff that works in the planning and production departments that create the events at Willowdale are so sweet, helpful, and capable; the home and gardens are meticulously cared for by James and his crew; and Executive Chef Ben Lightbody’s exquisite cuisine is beyond sumptuous.
Last Wednesday, Willowdale’s events planning and production team threw a beautiful surprise baby shower for their co-worker Sarah Boucher, Senior Sales and Marketing Manager. The color theme was a gorgeous soft buttery yellow with anthracite gray accents–ideal for the couple not sure whether their bundle of joy will be a boy or girl.
Is that Madeline’s Coat?
All good wishes and love to Sarah, Jeff, and their new baby daughter-on-the-way! We can’t wait to meet her!!!
The following are links for more information about several upcoming events at Willowdale Estate where you can explore the venue and experience Willowdale’s welcoming hospitality
Tuesday evening, May 20th, from 6:00 to 8pm is a free wedding open house for recently engaged couples. RSVP to receive a gift bag to help you get started with your planning.
On Thursday evening, June 12th, from 7:30 to 10pm, Chef Bennie is serving an Arabian Nights inspired three-course Moroccan Dinner. Click the link to read the menu–it sounds divine! Reservations are required.
See more pictures from Sarah’s baby shower here
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Savour Wine and Cheese Complimentary Tasting Thursday May 22nd
Good Morning Gloucester 