My View of Life on the Dock
Another beautiful evening on Cape Ann! I enjoyed a nice walk on Wingaersheek. I love coming home to this…
A thoughtful person found a pair of little shoes left behind and put them in the “lost & found” at entrance 1. Come claim them if they’re yours!
Coconut went for a dip in the tide pool. If it was a little warmer, I would’ve joined her. Summer is just around the corner, I can feel it.
~Alicia
Here is Zooey (Mary Lou Maraganis’s foster dog) telling everyone to get back to work! Zooey is managing the foundation pour of the Gloucester Dog Park pergola. The Pergola will be at the main entrance to the new dog park at Stage Fort Park.
Zooey is happy that the Dog Park construction is coming along and is planning on visiting the Dog Park often with her new family. Happy News– Zooey will be adopted on Saturday!
~Alicia
Celebrate Earth Day with the Gloucester Dog Park and help promote responsible pet ownership!
On Saturday April 21, 2012, from 8AM to 12PM, (rain date Sunday April 22nd) the Gloucester Dog Park Steering Committee and volunteers will be out in force cleaning three favorite dog walking spots and advocating for a poop-fee environment.
We’ll be scouring Good Harbor Beach and the Boulevard, and Goose Cove Reservoir. If you’d like to joins us, please email glouesterdogpark@gmail.com with the subject of “Earth Day”—and include a location preference in the message.
Friends of Gloucester Dog Park’s mission–besides building Cape Ann’s first dog park–includes promoting responsible pet ownership, which includes picking up your dog’s waste and disposing of it properly. We encourage all dog owners to follow our lead!
These are some lucky pups having fun with the Fairy Dog Ma, Jen Nicol!
They don’t just go on walks down the street.
They get to swim in tide pools…
and climb mountains…
and play with friends!
Jen is a wonderful dog-walker & pet sitter. She has a heart of gold and takes great care of all her clients. I am so happy I found her for my fur-baby!
~Alicia
Eat at Giuseppe’s this Wednesday April 11th 4:30pm-close and a percentage of your bill will go towards the Gloucester Dog Park! A win, win!
I had a blast at the GMG/Bodin Photo Spring Fling. Happy to get to meet everyone and hang with the GMG crew. If you were there hopefully you got to have one of the pink lemonade jello shots I made before they were all consumed.
Here’s the very simple step by step recipe:
(Makes about 40 jello shot slices)
What you’ll need:
10 lemons
1 package of jello ( I used strawberry/banana)
1 cup of vodka
Directions:
1. Wash Lemons, cut in half, and scoop out fruit (I put the lemon guts in the freezer for future use)
2. Place lemon haves upright in a cake pan or similar pan (make sure it fits in the fridge)
3. Follow the directions on the Jello box and make the Jello, but instead of 1 cup cold water, replace with 1 cup vodka
4. Once jello is mixed pour into the lemon “cups”, try to fill to brim
5. Put in fridge to set (usually 4 hrs)
6. When Jello is firm take out and use a sharp knife to slice the halfs in half, so you have nice 1/4 slices.
And Voila!
Some Notes: The Jello will take on the flavor of the lemon rind & vodka. Depending on the size of the lemons you may need another Jello box to fill all 10 lemons. You can also use limes or oranges- try red jello & limes and add black sesame seeds to look like little watermelon slices.
I think for our next GMG shindig I’ll make Orange Jello shots with Vanilla vodka- A la Creamsicles!
Enjoy!
~Alicia
If you’ve been to the North Shore Mall recently you may have noticed the Night Life Apparel kiosk with all the fun sound activated light up t-shirts. I interviewed owner, Mike Lorenzana from Gloucester,to learn more about Night Life Apparel and their shirts:
If you can’t see the video above click this link: Night Life Apparel Boston-Mike Lorenzana
They have lots of t-shirts designs and sizes for kids and adults. Prices are very reasonable and range from $25-$35. It’s also great that they can do custom orders. I can definitely see a Good Morning Gloucester shirt selling like hot cakes. Here’s a look at some of their designs:
If you can’t see the video above click this link: Night Life Apparel Boston-Designs
These are the perfect party shirts. I suggest you run to the mall to pick one up for the GMG Spring Fling on Saturday night!
~Alicia
Update from Gloucester Dog Park:
Rockport National Bank is going to the dogs in the most figurative manner. They lead the pack as the first large corporate donor toGloucesterDogPark,Cape Ann’s first dog park. John Dugger, building committee member of the Friends of Gloucester Dog Park and the architect behind the main pavilion ofGloucester’sDogPark, has said the concrete slab will be poured as soon as weather permits for the foundation of the entryway pergola. Construction for this phase will be under the management of Nikki Bach from Insider’s Edge and a building committee member as well, who also managed phase 1 of the construction. Structural engineer and committee member, Kelly Brancaleone has completed the foundation plan.
The Friends of Gloucester Dog Park are very grateful to Rockport National Bank’s officers, Grace Giambanco, Peter Anderson and Mike Luster for committing to a volunteer community project that will give our city a much needed amenity. They realize the importance of public/private partnerships at a time when the City is stretched to complete infrastructure upgrades like sewer, water and schools.
The Committee hopes that the bank’s lead will encourage other large corporate benefactors to help complete the project. For giving opportunities, please contact Roger Broome at 978-768-3400. Visit www.gloucesterdogpark.org for news and updates. Cape Ann’s 1st Dog Park!
Happy Birthday to my boyfriend, Mike! I picked up a wonderful strawberry shortcake cake to celebrate from Jim’s Bake Shop. Delicious! Very fresh and tastes just like strawberry shortcake.
We also had a wonderful dinner at Azorean with tapas and sangria. Unfortunately for you, the food was all gone by the time I thought of taking out my camera. We sat at the bar and Jacquie served us. Such friendly service and a great atmosphere! A perfect way to celebrate Mike’s birthday.
~Alicia
An Update from the Gloucester Dog Park!
These stakes don’t look like much, but they are very important. These are the first step in pouring the foundation for building the Gloucester Dog Park. We are on our way! Way to go building committee!
If you would like to volunteer,
please email: gloucesterdogpark@gmail.com.
And if you would like to make a donation to the
Friends of The Gloucester Dog Park – Send to:
The Gloucester Fund
45 Middle Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Put Gloucester Dog Park in the memo line!
Thank you all for your great support!
A very windy and chilly day today, but the sun is shining and the water is crystal clear.
Coconut had to go swimming and also bark at two geese that were just enjoying their morning swim.
I found some sea glass, that I will give to my mom.
I hope everyone enjoys the sunny day!
~Alicia
The Gloucester Dog Park is looking for volunteers. If you think you can share your talents and help out the dog park, please call 978-283-5723.
Alicia
The Gloucester Dog Park is about to enter phase two of construction as a result of several recent gifts that are being matched by the Dusky Foundation.
Artist, BJ Wayne, a local figurative, animal and landscape painter, has just donated a 24” by 36” Giclee, “Sierra,” valued at $350, together with an oil painting of an Australian Shepherd valued at $900 to be auctioned.
Sierra
Aussie
The Auction Committee is now accepting bids on these paintings, so if you would like to add one of these beautiful paintings to your collection, please make a bid, ASAP, by calling Christopher Lewis at 978-879-9283
To Learn more about BJ Wayne and her work please visit http://www.bjwayne.com. To Stay in the know and donate to the dog park http://www.gloucesterdogpark.org/.
~Alicia
I just got back from an amazing vacation in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The beaches are beautiful and at times you can have a whole beach to yourself. We stayed at a wonderful house in the Pilon hills of Vieques at Mockingbird Hill. The views from the deck were amazing and the breeze throughout the house was wonderful.
We did a lot of fun things, like diving, snorkeling and got to kayak the bio luminescent bay, which was so unique. We kayaked the bay at night and was able to see all the bio luminescent dinoflagellattes light up like liquid sparkles. When the water is disturbed they light up. You could even see the light trails from fish that swam by. Unfortunately I couldn’t capture the experience in photos or video, you really need a special light sensitivity camera.
Another highlight of our trip was sitting down to breakfast at a restaurant called Belly Button’s on the Malecon in Esperanza. Above our heads in the rafters was a photo of Rockport! Unfortunately the waitresses didn’t know the origin and thought it was a place in Maine. What a small world!
This Thursday, January 26, 2012, Stones Pub will donate a portion of all food sales to the Gloucester Dog Park.
Have a great meal and help out the Gloucester Dog Park.
Stones Pub
242 Main Street
www.stonespub.com
On Thursday, January 26, Stones Pub and Eatery will hold a Chow Down for the Gloucester Dog Park–a portion of all food sales for lunch and dinner will be donated to the dog park. Enjoy a hot cup of soup on cold day and help build a park for your dog. Mark your calendars!
You can check out progress of the dog park at www.gloucesterdogpark.org
A Dog Park Update from Mary Lou Maraganis:
“Gloucester Dog Park is one paw closer to becoming a reality thanks to the generous donations of $12,500 by Christopher and Anne Lewis for The Cat Doctor of Gloucester and an anonymous donation of $10,000 by a Rockport resident.
We still have a way to go but these donations along with the Dusky Foundation’s matching gift was certainly a wonderful way to end 2011. Remember the allocation of the land for the dog park was only approved by city council in March. We’ve come a long way in 9 months. This is due in part to a great crew of volunteers comprising the Friends of Gloucester Dog Park. We are actively recruiting additional volunteers to help with PR, community development, events planning, web design, arts committee members, volunteer coordinator -simply anyone that wants to be an active part in making this dog park a valuable part of this community.”
To find out more information on donating and/or volunteering, please visit www.gloucesterdogpark.org or call 978-283-5723.
The light dusting and the light this morning was beautiful! Coconut had fun playing in the first snow of the season in Oak Grove Cemetery. So peaceful!
~Alicia
Good Morning Gloucester 