My View of Life on the Dock
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Kenny MacCarthy / Bob and Sue McDermott / Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty
Photo: sunset from Rowley Shore Road, Gloucester MA by Kenny MacCarthy
Thank you so much dear butterfly friends for sharing Beauty on the Wing trailer. As I am writing this post, the new trailer just hit 600 views. That is quite wonderful as it has only been three days since we first shared the trailer and because unlike YouTube where if you watch only a few moments of a video it counts as a hit, with Vimeo, you have to watch it all the way through to be counted. By sharing the trailer and generating many views, you are truly helping when festival judges are viewing our submission.
So thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing!!!
I couldn’t resist sharing the above photo from Alisa Marie, a member of the terrific group “The Beautiful Monarch,” administered by the very knowledgeable Holli Hearn.
Monarch Heart
Merry drives and chocolates – Sweet and simple valentine’s day sweetheart yard decorations on a local home in Gloucester made me smile!
This week has been dreary but we can always find something that is pretty. Wednesday evening had an interesting sunset.
Read the entire article at this link-
Missing person from East Gloucester. Nothing appears to be suspicious. Please keep an eye out for Abbie Flynn. Approx 60 years old. Last seen near Farrington Avenue. If you have any info please call 978-283-1212
Nice win for the guys on Senior Night. Thank you for your all your efforts through the years & wishing you the best in the future!
Congrats to the Sr. Ladies in the winter cheer quad. Best of luck with the competition season ramping up now!
Congrats & thank you to these 11 tremendous young ladies on helping grow the GHS Girls Hockey program. Best of luck to with all your future endeavors.
Big win for the girls hoop team in the Season finale at Salem. Way to finish strong ladies!!
Wishing all our followers a wonderful day and I hope you find love in the world around you.
Join Feather & Wedge for brunch this Sunday with music by jazz guitarist Peter Fedele. Peter is well known for his unique style that combines traditional jazz, with bebop, rock and funk.
Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Sunday, February 16, 2020
10:30 – 2:30 PM
Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
https://featherandwedge.com/events
Watching this beautiful creature hunting at day’s end, it was fascinating to see the Marsh Hawk hovering, suspended mid-air for moments at a time. With razor sharp focus it’s gaze did not swerve. He swooped down toward the tall grass and I lost sight of him after a brief, second long glance from the ground. I hope he caught his dinner!
I love visiting the Alpacas at Marshall’s Farm stand in Gloucester. These cuties are friendly and very smart. When I was over there on Wednesday they were chowing down on an a Christmas Tree. Alpacas love them.
Here a couple of photos of these cuties.
This is Buttercup she a the mom of Hoppy who was born last June.
Cutie Frankie, she actually gives kisses
Loving the Christmas Tree.
Not a Beach Day
The Rockport Public Library maintains a wonderful art collection. When visiting the temporary Once Upon a Contest: Selections from Cape Ann Reads in the children’s room and the special Betty Allenbrook Wiberg installation, don’t miss the genius Mother Goose 1938 bronze by Richard H. Recchia, and the Sam Hershey WPA-era mural, Rockport Goes to War, 1939.
The new Josh Falk mural (2019) is behind the Rockport Public Library.
Photos & video clip: Catherine Ryan
at the Rockport Public Library
This impression is annotated by the artist as a “sketch model sculpture by R. H. Recchia” (1888-1983). The sculpture rotates to illustrate the rhymes and beautifully expresses how children are captivated by stories. The sculpture is a tribute to his wife, Kitty Parsons (1889-1976), artist & writer, and one of the original founders of Rockport Art Assoc. It was originally situated within the library’s former smaller digs: the Rockport’s Carnegie Library established in 1906, a Beaux-Arts beauty around the corner, now a private home. It was one of 43 Carnegie libraries built in Massachusetts. In 1993 the library moved to its current site in an 1880s mill building, the Tarr School, thanks to the Denghausen bequest.
Parsons & Recchia resided and worked at their home “Hardscrabble” at 6 Summer Street in Rockport. (Rockport was their permanent address from 1928 till his death.) Recchia was born in Quincy. His dad was a stone carver from Verona who worked for Bela Pratt and Daniel Chester French. Later, Recchia was Pratt’s assistant.
For more bas relief examples by Recchia, see his Bela Pratt in the Yale collection, digitized entry here ) Recchia public sculptures are on permanent display at the Rockport Art Association & Museum. More photos below.
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Sam Hershey Rockport Goes to War featured Rockport Public Library; W. Lester Stevens WPA mural Preparing Rockport for Granite dating from the same year is across the street in the Post Office
is displayed on the same floor as Recchia and Hershey works February 3 – February 29, 2020.
40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732
The annual Progressive New England Boat Show is coming up NEXT weekend. The show runs from February 8th-16th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE: THE NEW ENGLAND BOAT SHOW
Children 12 and under are still free of charge with the purchase of adult tickets. Adult tickets are currently $14 and will be $16 at the door. Also poke around for a Groupon. This link is not active yet, but may be soon. https://www.groupon.com/deals/national-marine-manufacturers-association
Did you know that in addition to seeing all of the pretty sweet boats and water craft, the boat show has a pretty thorough schedule of seminars to attend and activities to participate in?
Navigate your way around the website above to see some of what is offered!
READ ALL ABOUT THE BOAT SHOW HERE
READ DONNA’S RECENT POST ABOUT VISITING THE BOAT SHOW HERE
February 15, 2020
Come to Newburyport and Amesbury on Saturday, February 15, for a full day of fun indoor and outdoor activities celebrating the return of our Bald Eagles!
Learn more about these magnificent birds—as well as other amazing raptors such as Snowy Owls—and why our local habitat is so important to them.
Drive yourself! Maps will be available on February 15. Naturalist guides will be onsite all day along the Merrimack River. Parking available. All ages welcome. FREE.
Lots of information available on-line
DISNEY CHARACTER LIVE APPEARANCES ARE NOT PART OF THIS EVENT.
Saturday, February 15, 2020
11AM-12:30PM
Lower Level Nordstrom Wing
Change is coming to Seabrook. Check out who’s shaking things up with new music, crafts and photo opps to celebrate the new Disney Channel Original Movie ZOMBIES 2!
From Boston Central
Northshore Mall invites the community to a ‘ZOMBIES 2’ event, aimed at entertaining and delighting children of all ages.
The event will take place on Saturday, February 15th from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
During the event, families will be able to participate in a variety of activities including; a craft project to create their own ‘ZOMBIES 2’ sling bag, an exclusive photo opportunity, various giveaways, select retail participation and more!
The fun starts in the Lower Level Nordstrom Wing.
This event does not include live character appearances.
Disney’s ‘ZOMBIES 2,’ the highly anticipated sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie ‘ZOMBIES,’ is a music- and dance-filled story that picks up as cheerleader Addison and zombie football player Zed are readying for Seabrook High’s Prawn, the school’s super-sized prom.
However, the arrival of a new group of outsiders – mysterious werewolves – threatens to shake up Seabrook’s newfound peace and causes a rift in Zed and Addison’s budding romance.
‘ZOMBIES 2’ premieres Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel.
As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid.
I’ve been going through older photo albums (yes, I have such things) looking for something and I ran across some pictures of our trips to Gloucester in 2003 and 2004. The sharp-eyed among you will notice a few differences just in the past 16-17 years in these iconic scenes. I hope you enjoy this little trip down recent memory lane!
Do you want to garden in Gloucester this year? Backyard Growers is offering two programs to help low- to moderate-income families and seniors grow their own fresh, healthy produce and connect with their communities. Read on for more information.
Every year, the team at Backyard Growers helps Gloucester residents put fresh food on their tables by managing community gardens in public parks, public housing developments, and at community organizations all over Gloucester.
Participants receive a garden bed as well as free and reduced cost access to our gardening trainings, cooking workshops, seeds, and seedlings, plus support from a garden mentor to help them develop their green thumb.
Click here to download a community garden application.
Apply for a Backyard Garden!
In 2019, Backyard Growers focused its Backyard Garden Program on low- to moderate-income older adults, providing each participant with a raised garden bed in their own…
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