Author: Alicia Pensarosa

Interests: advocating for animals, volunteerism, sewing, vegan cooking, motorcyles, spin, and spending time on the ocean. Assistant Director, Ocean Alliance M.S. Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, School of Veterinary Medicine Former Advertising professional

Animal Krackers Rockport Grand Opening

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Animal Krackers opened their second location in Rockport this week. It is at 18 Railroad Ave. across from Dunkin Donuts. They have their own parking lot too. It’s a beautiful store, carrying some new items that aren’t at the Gloucester store.

The Grand Opening is on Sunday. They will be giving out free snacks and a free Dog or Cat toy!

Rockport Hours are:
Closed on Monday
Tuesday thru Saturday
10am-6pm
Open Sundays!
11am-4pm

Stacy and Dozer are managing the new Rockport store

They now have their own line of treats

Art in the Barn- Today through Sunday

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The Essex County Greenbelt is hosting Art in the Barn Today through Sunday at the Cox Reservation in Essex.  Over 150 artists displayed in three of their buildings.  This morning already was a great turn out. Beautiful pieces of jewelry, pottery, sculpture and paintings are on display.  The artists donate 50% of sales to the greenbelt.

Open Today 9:30am-4pm
Saturday  9:30am-6pm
Sunday 10:00am-4pm

Here are some pics from this morning:


Todd Farm Find

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It’s such a nice evening.  I am ready to go home and sit in my new lawn chairs. Found these vintage chairs at Todd Farm last weekend.  Very cool, retro style.

Mike’s Place

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After a long day of working on the house on Saturday we decided to grab some pizza from Mike’s Place. We ordered “the Favorite” with extra cheese. The favorite is their cheese pizza with sweet sauce. I don’t usually like sweet sauce on pizza, but this was very good.  Obviously the extra cheese isn’t for someone who is watching their waistline.  It’s nice that Mike’s is open late and has the option of take out or you can eat at one of their booths.

Now I need to try Igloo, the ice cream/slushie place, they just opened next door.

Where’s the Buoy?

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The road construction is done, now where’s the buoy that marks the intersection of Railroad, Maplewood and Prospect?

This isn’t the greatest picture, but I hope those construction barrels aren’t staying.

Anyone know the status?

Closed for the Season

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Today is the last day until September that dogs are allowed on the beach. I know Coconut will be very sad, but I think that means it’s officially summer.

Ravenswood- Magnolia Swamp

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I took a nice hike with Coconut this afternoon in Ravenswood Park through the Magnolia Swamp trail.  Very nice day, everything is looking so green, but you have to watch out for ticks!

Eye-Fi

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We poked through the Apple store last night and I saw this new Eye-Fi SD card.  I thought all you GMG readers/photographers would love it!

It’s an SD card that wirelessly uploads all your photos to your computer and photo sharing sites like Flickr or Facebook and can even tag each image with a geo-location! They sell them at Apple for $49.99, but I have seen them online for a few bucks cheaper. I told Mike this is on my “list”.

A year ago

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I have passed the one year mark of being a Gloucester resident! I can say that I am very happy that I decided to move here and everyday brings more love for this city and Cape Ann.

I took this picture of city hall almost a year ago on my iphone, walking home from a dinner downtown. I was so happy to be where I was that the weather didn’t bother me at all (ok maybe a few drinks helped). Very similar to a day like today.

Old Sign?

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Doing some home renovating this weekend, removed the walls in our dining room and found this sign. I think it’s an old store sign, does anyone know where it came from or what it actually is?

Cooking Classes at Duckworth Beach Gourmet

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Just received an email newseltter from Duckworth Beach Gourmet.

They are now offering cooking classes, and I am thinking about signing up.
Here’s the information:

We have started to hold hands-on cooking classes twice a month in our store’s kitchen with ChefKen Duckworth. The format is interactive and intimate, perfect for making new friends who share a love for food. This is a great chance to learn new techniques or introduce your palate to innovative flavor combinations to make cooking at home more enjoyable. In each class you will learn how to prepare 3 to 5 dishes centered on a theme or special ingredient. Class size is limited to 10 individuals, and the evening includes the class, recipe sampling and wines chosen to accompany each dish.

Date: Wednesday, March 10th – Wild Salmon

Wednesday, March 24th – Farm Fresh Eggs

Price: $55 per person
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location: 24 Washington Street – Gloucester, MA

Call to reserve your classes at 978.282.1414

Dog Art

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Here’s a video I just received from my dog walker, Jen Nicol aka The Fairy Dog Ma. I love the pictures and videos she sends to show how much fun Coconut has while I’m stuck at work. This video she took on her iPhone and used the Qik VideoCamera application to create the effect.

Back from the Dominican

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I spent my long weekend in the Dominican Republic to soak up some sun and warm weather. The overall experience was great, the people are very friendly and the beaches beautiful. After visiting I am thankful for everything I have and was a little homesick even after only 4 days.  Sorry Joey, I didn’t have any GMG stickers with me.

Boca Chica
Soana Island
Selling Jewelry