Month: June 2018

Pick #1:  Bluefin Blowout Family Fun 5K

Join us on Sunday, June 10th at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester for the

Inaugural Lyon-Waugh Bluefin Blowout Family Fun 5K, benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association!

Join us as we run, walk, and stroll from Stage Fort Park to Hammond Castle and back to Stage Fort Park for a 5K loop. Enjoy the beautiful Cape Ann waterfront and fresh ocean air while raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association.

LEARN MORE HERE

Registration Fees:

Adults – $30 ($40 day of race, cash or credit only!)

Kids- $10 ($15 day of race, cash or credit only!)

*Please fill out one registration for each participant

-SCHEDULE-

6:30am- Volunteers Check-In

7:00am – Registration & Participant Check-In

8:00am – Race Start

-THE AFTER PARTY-

Meet us after the race at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort’s Riverview Bar & Sunset Deck for the after-party featuring cocktails from our sponsors!

Pick #2: Harborlight Community Yard Sale

SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH 9:00 am- Noon.

243 Essex Street, Beverly

nschrafft@harborlight.net with questions

It isn’t too late to sign up to sell….or certainly to decide to stop by and shop, enjoy live music, participate in family yoga, or browse the bake sale!  $20 fee to set up an area to sell…otherwise, just come and have fun while shopping!

Pick #3: Dragon Boat Festival

This year marks the 39th annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.

Saturday is races only while Sunday is races and cultural activities

75 boats participated last year!

Free admission to races and cultural activities.

READ MORE HERE

CHECK OUT FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE

As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid

I went down to Good Harbor Beach and found many things that made me smile: nesting plovers, protective killdeer parents chasing off crows from the chicks, people relaxing, lazy waves.  Here are some of the other things down there that made me smile.  I hope the same for you. It was a glorious day.

Congratulations to all of our Associate Members Exhibition lI award recipients Barbara Naeser, Mary Forte – Hayes, Diane McLeod Packer, Kevin Wyman, Patricia McCarthy, Paul Bonneau, Dorothy Marshall, Janet Juel Cook and Linda Stefandakis. Associates Exhibition Il will run through July 7th. Please join us for a reception and awards presentation on Sunday, June 10th (2 – 4pm). Open free to the public!

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Congratulations to our New Artist Members Judi Rotenberg for winning our Popular Award for Exhibition l. Exhibition lI will run through July 7. Please join us for a reception and awards presentation on Sunday, June 10 (2 – 4pm). Open free to the public!

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Congratulations to all of our Artist Members Exhibition I award recipients! Jim Gibbons, Jeff Weaver, Richard Giedd, Pam Perras, Herb Randle, Mike Dorsey, Robert Steedman, Helene Pierce, Charlotte Roberts, and William Duke. Exhibition II is on view through July 7th. Please join us for a reception and awards presentation on Sunday, June, 10th (2-4pm). Open free to the public!

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Men’s Bamboo Fiber Colored Sports Superior Wicking Athletic Ankle Socks – 4 Pair Value Pack

5.0 out of 5 stars

If you listened to the podcast you heard about my frustration with the way socks are sold and marketed.

Listen here-

Business Idea- Sock Sizes For The In Between Guy (Shoe Size 11-13)  Drives me nuts.

Shoe Size 6 – 12½
Sock Size 10-13

Shoe size 12 – 16
Sock Size 13 – 15

As you can see from the chart above,  shoe sizes 6-12.5 get one size sock and shoe size 12-16 get a different size sock.  So if you wear anywhere from an 11 to a 13 you’re really in no-man’s land.  Order the smaller size and your foot is squished into a sock that’s comfortable for a size 9 or so.  Order the larger sock meant for shoe size 12-16 and they’re falling down and too loose because they’re designed to fit up to a 16 shoe size.

It’s very frustrating.  On top of that options are further limited for non-cotton socks.  Cotton is the absolute worst material to use for socks as it doesn’t wick away any moisture and has zero antimicrobial properties.

After about an hour of research on Amazon I found the perfect non-cotton summer socks for us sock size ‘tweeners.

I ordered them and they were delivered within two days with Amazon Prime.  Size- perfectly comfortable for my size 12 feet.  Wore them the next day under my work boots and they held up perfectly, no sagging.  I ordered another four pack right when I got home.  It’s rare when you find something that works just perfectly for me but when I do I like to lock it down.  Much like the best knife values in the world, the Victorinox which I replaced our Henkles steak knives with because they are so far superior.  When something works perfectly and is a great value you just can’t believe how much better they make your life and you load the boat.

Here’s a link to purchase and read reviews-

Men’s Bamboo Fiber Colored Sports Superior Wicking Athletic Ankle Socks – 4 Pair Value Pack

5.0 out of 5 stars

• Men’s XL Size: 10-14, 4 Pairs of Socks
• Content: 85% Rayon from bamboo, 10% Polyester, 5% Elastic
• Rayon- Natural, Renewable, Biodegradable, Anti-microbial / Natural Deodorizer
• Rayon from Bamboo is superior at wicking away moisture helping regulate body temperature. This makes them great athletic socks

DESCRIPTION
Kay Ellis Memorial Scholarship
A scholarship fund to benefit local students of the tourism and hospitality industry has been set up in memory of Kay Ellis, who worked diligently for many years on many tourism ideas and issues and helped elevate Gloucester as a tourism destination. She loved the maritime and hospitality business and she put her heart and soul into it, working with the Chamber of Commerce and Discover Gloucester, all the while promoting Schooner Lannon. We hope to share her vision through the scholarships.
There will be two types of ticket sold:
$60 for an hour and a half boat ride plus the party – choose the boat that you would like to be on.
boat ride 6-7:30pm, check-in 5-5:30pm … party afterwards
$40 for just the party which starts at 7:30pm

Please visit our website http://kayellisscholarship.org/donations.htm for making a donation only, if you can’t make the event. Any questions, please call the Schooner Lannon office 978-281-6634.

MAGNOLIA OCEAN VIEWS
Perfect Waves

iPhone magic

I love this lobster boat sitting still in the midst of this calm.  Such a juxtaposition to what happens once the crew gets on board and the work begins.

Peaceful moments….