My View of Life on the Dock
Sometimes you just gotta have a Fisherman’s down at Cape Ann Brewing. Home Port Pale Ale seemed appropriate with my French Dip sandwich. 
I love the lobster trap style holders for condiments. There were several families with young children enjoying the atmosphere. I asked what brought so many children in and was told the staff theorized that Cape Ann Brewing filled the hole Friendly’s left behind ( and at least the parents could drink). Seemed a reasonable theory to me. Cheers to the Fisherman!
Paris, more beautiful than you can imagine.
What I’ve come to realize is that you can’t rely on decades old misconceptions that get repeated by dumb people.
People have been extremely friendly. You greet people with a Bonjour and a smile and you get the same back.
The cheese, the wine. Oh my goodness.
We’re staying in a beautiful apartment next to the Museo d’Orsay on the left bank. The city is laid out with large structures like the Arc de Triumph, Louvre and Eifel Tower that if you look up you can pretty much get your bearings pretty easily.
We took a double decker tour bus the first day which was a good idea as far as learning the lay of the land and seeing how many of the big sights are laid out.
I think we went to four different cafés yesterday- all fantastic. Coffees are small and delicious. Have yet to see a to-go cup. Out our door within two blocks we could probably go to a different one each day for a month.
So much to see. Time to get some coffee and get day 2 started.
Please forgive any spelling errors – there was wine yesterday. Lots and lots of wine😉
Headlands is back at Feather & Wedge for an Acoustic Dinner Night. John Rockwell, Amy Rich and Eric Wilson, all of Rockport, are looking forward to entertaining friends, old and new. Their powerful harmonies and great song selections, Roots, Americana and some Country, make for a night of terrific music and dining.
Thursday, March 7
7:30 – 10:00 PM
Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
Here’s a few shopping characteristics of Vata, Pitta and Kapha…
Vata, Pitta and Kapha walk into a store:
Vata spends like there’s no tomorrow
Pitta buy’s the necessities & leaves
Kapha browses, shops sales & collections
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Looking to refresh your seed collection this year and grow something exciting and new? Bring your seeds to trade at the Backyard Growers Seed Swap, where you can exchange seeeds and connect with other gardeners in the Gloucester community.
And don’t forget to stick around from 6 – 7 p.m. for our Seed Starting Workshop, where you’ll learn the best technique for starting your own veggies from seed. The Workshop is FREE for gardeners in our programs and $10 for other community members. The Seed Swap is free for everyone!
RSVP for the Seed Swap here and let us know you’ll be attending the Seed Starting Workshop here!
When one Snowy Owl boy left his perch and flew within several feet of a second Snowy stationed further down the beach I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially after witnessing several territorial battles between Hedwig and Bubo last winter, as well as a Snowy dispute between a male and female at Crane Beach.
These two behaved as if they were expecting a visit from their best bud. After landing next to the stationary one, the active one immediately began to eat seaweed. This went on for several minutes.
Then he washed his big feet and fluffed his feathers. Both nodded and dozed off, like it was the most normal thing to hang with a Snowy bestie on the beach. They were spotted a few days later again, not too far apart 🙂
A big Snow Day…more than we expected.
“WCVB #Chronicle 5: Along #MAshoreline scenic byway, a sisterhood of shops invites browsing” All images in this post are from the Chronicle story shot by Carl Vieira
“…Many of those entrepreneurs are women that (narrator) may have met on a very scenic north shore shopping trail!”
“(Narrator) The Essex Scenic Coastal Byway. Ninety miles of salt marsh and working waterfronts, dotted with famous clam shacks, antique stores, and open coastal dreamscapes, stretching from Lynn to Salisbury. The (Essex) Coastal (Scenic) Byway is ONE OF THE PRETTIEST, MOST INTERESTING and DISTINCTIVE DRIVES IN THE STATE. Now you can approach it from a distinctly feminine point of view. A group of women have joined forces to market themselves with a brochure, a sort of coastal byway treasure map.”
#1 Pauline’s Gifts, Gloucester
#2 Essex Bird Shop & Pet Supply, Essex
#3 Sea Meadow Gifts and Gardens, Essex
#4 The Essex Exchange, Essex
#5 Olde Ipswich Shop & Gallery, Ipswich*
#6 AnnTiques, Ipswich
#7 Be Modern, Ipswich
#8 Lost Treasures, Rowley
#9 Serendipity at Todd’s Farm, Rowley
Great Smiles and Great Food and Services
Great Breakfast, Best Home fries I ate this side of the Bridge.
Enjoying Lunch at Goombadi’s
Enjoying a Birthday Breakfast at Goombadi’s
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Such a pretty storm, in the afternoon with the sun starting to peek out was so peaceful.
Avoid if you can, lots of utility trucks and down trees
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Marblehead ‘Mockingbird’ production makes a comeback in GloucesterBy Mary Reines
Wicked Local Marblehead
Following lawsuit threat, Mugford Street Players relocate their production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
It seemed as if the Mugford Street Players would have to completely abandon their production of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” which was set to open at Marblehead Little Theatre on March 1, after receiving a cease and desist letter from Atticus Limited Liability Company last Wednesday.
“We took a big body blow last week when we were told we couldn’t go forward,” said Mugford Street Players producer Greg Mancusi-Ungaro.
In the letter, lawyers at Loeb & Loeb detailed a decades-old copyright agreement between the Harper Lee estate and play distributor Dramatic Publishing Company (DPC), which prohibited the production of “amateur performances” of the show within 25 miles of a major city during the “New York run” or “first class touring production” of the play.
The attorneys for Atticus asserted that these restrictions were being violated due to the current run of a new play adaptation of “To Kill A Mockingbird” written by Aaron Sorkin, which opened in New York in December 2018. The Players had been rehearsing an earlier play adaptation of the book, written by Christopher Sergel.
After the initial outrage and despair, the Players sent an email blast with their request for a theater more than 25 miles away from Boston that would be willing to host their production. According to Mancusi-Ungaro, Radio Host Aurelia Nelson, of North Shore 104.9 FM, spread the word and reached Chris Griffith, the interim manager at Gloucester Stage Company, who came forward and offered the space.
“John [Fogle, director] and I went and met him,” said Mancusi-Ungaro. “He’s been incredibly accommodating.”
Mancusi-Ungaro also discussed the relocation with lawyers representing the Sorkin play in New York, as well as the lawyers in Alabama representing the Lee estate, and was able to get the green light. He re-applied for a show license with DPC and was successful.
“It’s really been quite a process,” he said.
According to Griffith, Gloucester Stage Company is about 35 miles away from Boston, which is in accordance with the copyright agreement. He said he believes this is the first time that Gloucester Stage Company has come to the rescue like this.
“I think this is the first time that a situation like this has happened with a community theater production being caught between the Broadway production and the licensing company,” he said.
The Players’ near-cancellation has received national attention, as the theater company is among many others across the nation and the world that have been thwarted by this lawsuit threat, according to articles in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Mancusi-Ungaro thinks that the Mugford Street Players have been the only theater troupe to relocate its production, rather than cancel it altogether.
“A lot of companies have closed their shows,” he said. “I believe we’re the only company that adopted the strategy of taking our show outside the limit.”
The Mugford Street Players’ production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be playing at the Gloucester Stage Company on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from March 29 through April 14. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for seniors and $35 general admission, available at http://gloucesterstage.com or the Arnould Gallery in Marblehead.
Snapshots during the snowstorm. Snow fell at a quick clip and was deeper than I expected. I saw two snow plows stuck and digging out. Today will be a heavy shovel that neighbors may need help with.
near Cape Ann Motor Inn Long Beach
Salt Island Road to Good Harbor Beach- snow deeper than my boots on the dry sand
Snow blue ice in the tucks and shadows, and trees coated like Kancamagus Highway
measuring snow fall by mailbox and car coating
I walked around Stage Fort Park on a recent sunny morning. It was glorious. I always like to see what the beaches look like as they await summertime. Half Moon did not disappoint, although the chair seems a bit lonely standing guard without children at its feet.
Wild sea and atmospheric light made for some dramatic scenes this morning.
I’ve been calling the three young swans that arrived at Niles the Three Graces, but my husband reminds that they could also be the Three Amigos. It’s nearly impossible to tell whether a young swan is male or female without a DNA test. When they reach breeding age, at about four years old, the male’s blackberry (black protuberance above the bill) becomes swollen during mating season.
Our young swans are first hatch year, meaning this is their first year of life. They hatched last spring. Late winter is the time of year when Dad swan kicks the young swans out of the family group, to make room for the next brood.
The swans forage nearly nonstop at the pond vegetation. They don’t mind at all the dabbling ducks that feed adjacent to them. The ducks are stealing away smaller bits of vegetation left behind by the deeply diving swans. Periodically the youngsters pause to preen, but then hungrily resume eating.
Scenes from Niles Pond and Brace Cove while checking in on the Three Graces
Notice the young swans are all have black eyes. This is typical for swans in our area. Mr. Swan, on the other hand, has beautifully distinct blue eyes.
Good Morning Gloucester 