Month: September 2016

First overnight cook on the @webergrills Smokey Mountain Smoker For Tomorrow’s #RedSox #Yankees Game

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Started the coals on the Performer, set up the smoker using the minion method with Apple wood chunks and cherry chips. Dumped 12 lit coals into the center of the charcoal basket and let smoker climb to 200 before closing all three bottom vents 75% shut and leaving the top vent wide open.

Pork Butt hit the smoker around 8:50PM.

The temps will be monitored by the Maverick 733 remote thermometer. At 9:17PM the Grate temp is 261.

Update 4:00AM-

Woke to check temps on the smoker and she was cruising along at 223 grill grate temp. The butt internal temp at 190 degrees.

4:45AM Pork button internal temp is 196 degrees, she will…

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SEA SALPS ARE BACK AT GOOD HARBOR BEACH!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Sea salps, those gentle gelatinous barrel-shaped and penny-sized free-floating tunicates, have returned to our shores. Salps are completely harmless although honestly, they can be a bit annoying to swim through. A few always manage to get stuck in the bra area of my swimsuit, which is a little yucky, but nothing more than a nuisance.

Salp reproduction is fascinating, amazing actually. The salps that we saw at Good Harbor Beach this week were in the oozoid phase. They were singular individuals. The solitary salp reproduces asexually by producing a chain of up to hundreds in the aggregate, or blastozooid, stage. In this short film you can see both the oozoid and blastozooid phases.

Read more about salp life history on wiki here.

Read about how salps may be a weapon against global climate change in this NatGeo article here.

 

 

 

FABULOUS UPCOMING WINE DINNER AT PASSPORTS AND CHECK OUT THE NEW ART WORK ON DISPLAY

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

dscf4337My husband and I like to make it to every wine dinner event at Passports because it is a wonderful opportunity to taste outstanding and delicious entrees, appetizers, and wines that we wouldn’t ordinarily try. For example, I LOVE Passport’s lobster roll and think it is the absolute best around. So that’s what I usually have when there and it is always fabulous. At their upcoming wine dinner, which is this coming Thursday, September 22nd, the first course is Captain Joe’s lobster in sherry cream sauce with Pastaio’s handmade campenelle pasta. Doesn’t that sound simply splendid? Each course at Passport’s wine dinners are paired with a thoughtful selection of excellent wines, and with the lobster, we will be enjoying Stags Leap Chardonnay from Chef Eric’s special reserve. Come, I guarantee you will not be disappointed!!

September Wine Dinner

1st Course: Captain Joe’s lobster in sherry cream sauce over Pastaio’s handmade campenelle pasta, served with Stags leap Chardonnay.

2nd Course: Jerk pork shank w/sweet potato hash accompanied by Hess Select Trio, Red Blend.

3rd Course: Pepper crusted Brandt beef tenderloin, grilled polenta, radish and tomato Béarnaise with Rodney Strong Brother’s Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon.

4th Course: Pumpkin pie, from locally grown pumpkins, and pistachio crumble, with Argyle, Vintage Brut.

To reserve a seat and for more information on the September Wine Dinner call 978-281-3680.

While there check out the new paintings by artists Elizabeth Bish and Coco Berkman. 

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Early morning in Magnolia

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

A little after 6:00 am on Thursday morning had to get out and take the early morning light.

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Washington D. C. Visitors with Gloucester Smiles and Ties

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

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John and his lovely wife Cathy are visiting from Washington D.C., John is a GHS Hall of Famer, and also a FOB (Friend of the Blog).

saltwatermassagestudio NOW HIRING!!! Immediate opening for an experienced MT to join our team on Thursday & Friday evenings

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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N O W H I R I NG !!! Immediate opening for an experienced MT to join our team on Thursday & Friday evenings. (More hours may be available if desired.) You WILL be busy. To apply, please send a resume to info@saltwatermassage.com. Tell us a little about yourself!

Ouchie

Posted on by Nichole S.

The poor little guy is missing half of the bottom part of his beak…or bill.  Which not only begs the question, “How did it happen?” but also “Is it, in fact, a beak or a bill?”

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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 9/16/16

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

DOGTOWN DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!

September 16, 2016 ~ Joey C

The Friends of Dogtown announces its third annual Dogtown Days event–in celebration of our iconic landscape in the heart of Cape Ann, beloved by all.

Day 1 of this free two-day public event features fun family activities, exhibits, food and drink, educational presentations, and live theatre and music. Day 1 takes place at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan St. in Gloucester, on Saturday, October 1, from 1 to 5 pm.

Day 1 Schedule:

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Day 2:

Friends of Dogtown offers four free guided tours of Dogtown on Day 2, Sunday, October 2, including a Natural History tour with Chris Leahy of Massachusetts Audubon, a Dogtown Commons cellar hole tour with local author Mark Carlotto, an Artists and Writers Tour with artist Shep Abbott, and a Babson Boulder Trail tour.

For more information see the Friends of Dogtown web site (friendsofdogtown.org) or Facebook page.

GHS Class of 2018 Color Run

September 16, 2016 ~

Saturday, September 24 at 10 AM – 1 PM

Stage Fort Park

Cost: $15 per person
Family Package(4+): $40
Pre-Register before … and spend only $10!
Cost includes paint
2 mile course around Stage Fort Park
Registration at 9, race will begin at 10
Wear a white or light shirt
Email ghscolorrun2016@gmail.com to pre-register

Maritime Gloucester Harbor Race

September 16, 2016 ~

2016 race flyer FROM WORD

Maritime Gloucester Harbor Race
Directions | Race Course | Registration

 

September 15, 2016 ~ 11pirates ~ Edit

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8th Annual Painting Restoration Assessment with Roy Blankenship September 17th (1-3pm) Do you have a painting that is showing signs of aging? Would you like an assessment of what’s happening from a professional painting restorer? NSAA Artist Member, Roy Blankenship will offer free painting restoration assessments at North Shore Arts Association on Saturday, September 17th, 2016 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. http://nsarts.org/pdf/2016_Blankenship_Restoration.pdf

Image ~ September 15, 2016 ~ 11pirates

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Sawyer Free Library Week of Sept 18,2016

September 15, 2016 ~ sawyerfreelibrary

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Reiki for Seniors at the Rose Baker Senior Center, 3rd Fridays

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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NEW – Reiki for Seniors at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Sept. 16th and every ‘3rd Friday’ of the month. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm. 15 minute chair reiki sessions for a nominal donation. Sign up in advance by calling – Rose Baker Senior Center 6 Manuel F. Lewis Street Gloucester, MA 01930. Ph: ( 978) 281-9765. Hours Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:00 pm.

Note: For those people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or Dementia, family health agents may sign a simple consent form for their loved ones to receive Reiki. This Reiki Program for Seniors is coordinated by a registered nurse and Reiki will be offered by experienced, advanced Reiki Providers that are licensed or certified, and insured. Attention is paid to safety, hygiene and confidentiality. People receiving Reiki may feel free to stop a session at any time. Most…

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HELLO SUNSHINE!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

I spent the afternoon in New Hampshire today at my publisher’s warehouse picking up a batch of books. Although there was evidence of the drought all along the route, the lack of rain didn’t seem to effect these roadside beauties (or the intoxicated bee, see Instagram video below).sunflower-helianthus-annuus-copyright-kim-smithsunflower-helianthus-annuus-2-copyright-kim-smith

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THE SECRTE LIFE OF TREES

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The secret life of trees. They talk to each other, they have families. Don’t miss this WBUR On Point story with the tree whisperer Peter Wohlleben.

“Trees have friends, feel loneliness, scream with pain and communicate underground via the ‘woodwide web’. Some act as parents and good neighbours. Others do more than just throw shade – they’re brutal bullies to rival species. The young ones take risks with their drinking and leaf-dropping then remember the hard lessons from their mistakes. It’s a hard-knock life.”

Link to radio broadcast and excerpt from Wohlleben’s book The Hidden Life of Trees

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Trails & Sails starts tomorrow! 2 weekends 30 towns 150 free events

Posted on by Catherine

2016 is the 20th anniversary year that Essex National Heritage hosts these back to back Trails & Sails weekends. Get out there and check out all the special Gloucester Cape Ann happenings (considered ‘east’ in the search box)!

In Gloucester you can climb City Hall tower or follow one of the 3 self guided HarborWalk tours. Walk up the Fish Net mural to see City Hall and Sawyer Free WPA murals. The library is also featuring an annual local artists exhibition. Read about extra special tours and events at Cape Pond Ice, Magnolia Library and Historical Society, Maritime Gloucester, Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann Trail Stewards tour Rafe Chasm, and Babson Boulders.

Great way to end work day

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Rick and I went for a walk late in the day on Tuesday to Rafe’s Chasm. Every time I go out to Rafe’s Chasm there it always looks different.

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Cigar Night at the Pub at Cape Ann Brewing Co.

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Join us on Thursday, September 29th as we turn our harbor-side deck into a cigar bar, Cape Ann Brewing style, and offer up a hearty fall buffet and fresh brews!

Tickets are $50 per person and include two beer tickets, two cigars supplied by Plus 90, and buffet. Tickets can be purchased at The Pub and on Eventbrite.com

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