Thanks Jim Clyde!
Month: December 2016
Rockport Christmas Tree Committee News
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From the Inside
Inside of the Lobster Trap Tree.
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LEN BURGESS ICE CRYSTALS
Len writes, “With this deep winter freeze the ice crystals are back on my window.”
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EIGHT DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN: (Edited) RAMONES – MERRY CHRISTMAS (I DON’T WANT TO FIGHT TONIGHT)
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
Addendum – My husband Tom shares a photo that he took of Joey Ramone. His band The Atlantics were opening for the Ramones at The Club in Cambridge in May 1976. I think a bootleg album was made that night and you can see the Atlantics on the marquis in the first minute of the video.
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Magical Sunset
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Alicia Unleashed- O Holy Night
Alicia Unleashed Episode 49 with B-Side and Hostess Alicia Cox
B-Side recaps her San Fran trip, Alan Thicke, Florence Henderson, Corrections department, Mr. E, 2017 dating
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Before: Awaiting Gloucester Lobster Trap Menorah
at Temple Ahavat Achim, 86 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA. It would be the third year for this tradition.Upcoming TAA event: movies and Chinese food December 24th at Cape Ann Cinema & Stage.
Lisa Smith of Cape Ann TV won a national award for her report on Gloucester’s Giant Lobster Trap Tree and Menorah which will soon be linked on the Gloucester HarborWalk marker #32 for the temple.
The new building was designed by Maryann Thompson. Learn more about her design.
She was part of a fantastic symposium at Cape Ann Museum this year. I’ll add that link, too.
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Community photos of Anna Vojtech presentation at Sawyer Free Library
Anna Vojtech gave a wonderful presentation at Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library about her working process and experience with children’s book publishing.
The November 26th event was part of Cape Ann Reads.
The photographs were taken by Kristen Jaques, Sawyer Free Library Assistant, children’s services.
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Accident 128 North at Sudbay’s!
At least 6 cars were just involved in an accident heading north on 128 right in front of Sudbay’s. Just because the temperature has risen, doesn’t mean the roads are safe. Be careful. I missed getting a photo even though my husband is driving….but I worry about the cars heading towards to accident not being able to stop quickly enough!
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The Ameros invade 104.9 FM tomorrow (SUN) at 9am
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Just in case you didn’t know, the Amero Family Christmas is a Gloucester tradition and it’s coming back to the Rhumb Line next Wednesday 12/21. You can get a taste of the fun tomorrow (SUNDAY) morning at 9AM when Curtain Up host Aurelia Nelson welcomes Fly, Linda & J.B. Amero into her studio — and you just never know what will happen when those folks get together. Tune in for some outrageous musical fun!
Here’s a sampler of some of Fly’s Christmas songs.
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UU indoor farmers market
Donna Ardizzoni / Circle Consulting Group 978-526-9222
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Calm High Tides at Good Harbor Beach
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Gloucester Smiles-449
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2012 had us trapped…
Todays card is from 2012. We are all trapped in a snow globe today!
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The Winner By A Mile Of The First GMG Community Coffee Maker Showdown- The Chemex Recommended by Donna Soodalter-Toman, Chuck Cook and Ellie
Chemex Classic Wood Collar and Tie Glass 8-Cup Coffee Maker with 100 Count Bonded Circle Coffee Filters
Read the five star rated reviews and purchase here
Been using my Chemex since the 70’s- works great!!!!
Chuck.Cook
I second the Chemex. Takes a little more effort but the result is great. Looks really cool as well.
ellie
Chemex. Period. No better way.
Chemex Classic Wood Collar and Tie Glass 8-Cup Coffee Maker with 100 Count Bonded Circle Coffee Filters
Poll Results were a runaway-
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Last Minute Christmas Gift – Great for Anybody on Your List!
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Power Yoga is great for moms and dads, cousins and kids, co workers, neighbors, and anyone you know that you want to live a long, healthy, and happy life. A really slick gift is to buy a 5-pack of classes for you and a 5-pack for your partner to see if going to yoga together in the new year is something that you both enjoy doing.
Our classes are open to all levels and always just $10, however for the remainder of this weekend if you buy a bundle of 5, 10, or 20 classes or a Month Unlimited, you’ll get 10% off.
Click here to check one more gift off your list.
Or come in to the studio to shop in person!
Had enough of the COLD?
Come and WARM UP!
Please call or email us with any questions, anytime.
6178216734 – Dave DeAngelis
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Tragabigzanda T Shirts From Lauree Cameron Eckler
By way of email introduction my name is Lauree Cameron Eckler and I was born and raised in Gloucester, attended Plum Cove, Beeman, Fuller, O’Malley and GHS. As you know a great place to grow up and some of my closest and most well-respected friends are those I grew up with and shared many an adventure with on Cape Ann. A good friend of mine Rob Mirak has been encouraging me to reach out to you for a long time. Rob and I are both transplants to Concord/Carlisle but both love to talk about home J and our daughters have become great friends. Most of my family still lives on Cape Ann…my sister owns Sand Castles clothing store in Rockport.
A couple of years ago, I decided to pursue one of the many things on my list…the fact that Cape Ann needed its own brand…similar to Black Dog or even better Beetlebung on Martha’s Vineyard. I wanted to develop a lifestyle brand that celebrated the history of Cape Ann and the natives who first made Cape Ann their home and the many adventurers who landed on our shores. The brand we finally decided upon was Tragabigzanda as it was the last name given to Cape Ann by John Smith before Prince Charles (with permission of King James of England) changed the name to Cape Ann after his mother Queen Anne of Denmark). In doing this research, I realized that I really didn’t know all of the history and the many names that Cape Ann was before it was Cape Ann and I realized there are many natives, current residents and tourists who don’t know either.
Our hang tags tell a bit of the story as does our website www.tragabigzandacapeann.com …and we will begin to feature bit and pieces of the story and legends on our FB page and through pictures on Instagram. We are having lots of fun designing our practical and super comfortable Tragabigzanda apparel & accessories. We currently sell our Tragabigzanda products on line, at Sand Castles in Rockport and at the Annisquam Exchange during the summer months and hope to continue to expand our line and eventually open a store on Cape Ann.
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MAKING PIGNULATA WITH GRACE AND NINA AT CAFFE SICILIA
This past week I stopped by to say hello to Maria and her family at Caffe Sicila. Nina, Maria’s Mom, invited me to come and see she and her sister Grace making pignulata. Caffe Sicilia has dozens and dozens of orders for this wonderful traditional fried pastry desert and they had already begun the first stages several days ago. Nina explains it is most typically served in Sicilian homes around Christmas time, but also other holidays too. Making this treat is a multi-step process, and labor intensive in the volume undertaken by Caffe Sicilia. The sisters offered lots of tips for making the most delicious pignulata (also spelled pignolata) and I hope I am remembering all that they shared!
The dough is rolled out, cut into marble-sized bits, and placed in cold oil.
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The bits of dough are throughly drained and set aside for several days as they release more oil. When ready to mold the pignulata, a glaze made of boiled honey and sugar is poured over the fried dough.
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Always-in-motion-Maria!
Nina and Grace grew up in Terrasini, Sicily, emigrating from Italy when they were young teens. The sisters talked about how back in their childhood days, most people did not have a kitchen oven. To bake their weekly bread and to bake treats during the holidays, families would take their loaves and cookies and cakes to the local town baker and “rent” their oven for a nominal fee. Cookies and cakes were placed on long, long wooden trays and carefully placed in the baker’s oven. Now everyone has their own oven, but most don’t bake nearly as much as they did in the old days.
Visit Caffe Sicilia and see their beautiful display of cuccidati (and every other kind of traditional Sicilian Christmas cookie), wonderfully sweet and spicy gingerbread cakes, cassata cakes, mini pignulata’s, Maria’s handmade marzipan fruits, and much, much more deliciousness!
Caffe Sicilia is located at 40 Main Street. For more information call 978-283-7345.
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