My View of Life on the Dock
View of Boston on Saturday afternoon from Eastern Point Yacht Club. Dog Bar in foreground. Peter Koch-Weser
Bird’s Eye View of Lobster Trap Tree Building From Lorna Bird-Hood
Highlighted in Red are places that I generally 100% go to every year which would bring a total savings of $180. Dinner Dealer Decks Are the Perfect Size For Stocking Stuffers and at $25 a great price to buy a few, have them laying around and in case someone brings you a gift that you hadn’t bought one for you can pop one in a gift bag and you’re DONEZO! If you get them now they are good all the way through 2013 and 2014 so you get an extra month of savings and use.
Click To Purchase- Dinner Dealer Deck 2014
Participating Restaurants • 52 Deals!
Scratch Kitchen • Save $5
Duckworth’s Bistro • Save $10
The Farm Bar & Grill • Save $5
9 Elm • Save $5
Caffe Paolina • Save $5
Foreign Affairs Wine Bar & Bistro • Save $20
Little Depot Diner • Save $5
Maki Sushi Bar & Grill • Save $5
Lime Rickey’s • Save $10
The North Shore Meat House • Save $5
Opus • Save $10
Nathaniel’s • Save $10
Comida Mexican Taqueria • Save $5
Captain’s on the Waterfront • Save $5
Fowles Market • Save $5
Goodies Ice Cream • Freebie Gift
Wild Horse Bar & Grill • Save $10
Brown Sugar by the Sea • Save $5
Nate’s at Front Beach • Save $10
Wally’s Blackburn Bistro • Save $5
The Pub at Cape Ann Brewery • Save $20
The Landing at 7 Central • Save $10
Marino’s Café • Save $5
The American B.B.Q. • Save $10
Boston Hot Dog Co. • Save $5
Henderson’s Café • Save $5
15 Walnut • Save $10
Alchemy • Save $10
SALT • Save $10
Essen • Save $5
Maggie’s Farm • Save $10
Le Bistro • Save $5
Whoo(pie) Wagon • Freebie Gift
Antique Table • Save $5
Shubies • Save $5
Mamie’s Kitchen • Save $10
Half Baked Café • Save $10
Cala’s • Save $10
Latitude 43 • Save $10
Longboards • Save $5
Mile Marker 1 • Save $5
Sea Glass Restaurant • Save $20
Flying Saucer Pizza • Save $5
Vidalia’s • Save $5
Daily Harvest Café • Save $10
Passports • Save $5
Cygnet Bakery • Freebie Gift
Casa de Luis • Save $10
Willow Rest • Save $10
The Grand Café • Save $10
Hungry Fox • Save $5
Organic Garden Café • Save $10
‘Shop Local.’ My husband and I are big on supporting local eateries and shops. Here is a picture of the appetizer tray we took for Thanksgiving dinner. Whether out on Laura Ritchie’s Speedwell Charters or at family and friends for dinner we are known for bring the apps. I typically purchase the food, then my husband artfully arranges the assortment of smoked fish, cheeses, dips, spreads, peppers, olives and more! Always something different. Thanks to- The Cave, Common Crow, Sasquatch Smoked Fish, Savoir, and the Willowrest for this particular tray, plus many more places in Gloucester for their great food selections! We are lucky to have so many fun, specialty food shops in town!! Hope you enjoy a restful Thanksgiving weekend! ~ Karen
Tickets are available at Rockport Inn and Suites at $20 each or can be purchased online by visiting http://www.rhsdeca.com. –click on sea shells and jingle bells link
Tickets are available on day of tour for $25.
Hi Joey,
As part of the Middle Street Walk, I am bringing Santa for the kids and Dawn’s School of Dance will perform starting at 3pm while people wait for the lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree. Could you post the attached. Thanks
Chris Orlando
Hey Joey!
We had some exciting visitors to the Paint Factory this weekend – the stars of the Animal Planet series “Whale Wars” from the Sea Shepherd Society, including founder Captain Paul Watson. Ocean Alliance staff gave them a tour of the facility for the first time since our new partnership began this year. Currently between Antarctic campaigns, the group enjoyed dinner and a movie at The Franklin and Gloucester Cinema, with drinks at Mile Marker One, and loved their breakfast at Sugar Magnolia’s on Main Street. They enjoyed meeting the locals who welcomed them at every stop.
We have a feeling they’ll be back!
Amy Kerr
Ocean Alliance
(Pictured: OA staff members Rebecca Siswick, Mark Hayes and Andy Rogan; Sea Shepherd crew Quartermaster Shannon Mann, Captain Paul Watson, and Deborah Bassett; photo by John Graham)
Mary Barker Submits-
Hi Joey,
Lisa Griffiths will be hosting the Inaugural Holiday Open House for her new business, That Nutty Redhead – Frosted and Gourmet Nuts, on Saturday and Sunday December 7 and 8, from 1-7 p.m. in Rockport. There will be door prizes, hot Wassail, wine, homemade scones, and a log on the fire. Lisa uses only all natural ingredients in her nut blends. Lisa’s mouthwatering nuts were a huge hit at the Rockport Harvest Fest this year. Almonds, Cashews, and Pecans are available in 5 mouthwatering flavors, Bavarian (cinnamon/vanilla), Spicy Hug (gingerbread spices and cayenne), Menthe Chocolat (creme de menthe), Orange Creamsickle, and Breakfast in New England (maple). Half pound and pound bags will be available for sale, and party orders will be taken. Lisa runs a state licensed kitchen. All credit cards, checks and cash are accepted.
Please call Lisa at 978-412-5662 or John at 978-412-5259 or e-mail Lisa at ThatNuttyRedhead@gmail.com for the address, directions, and to RSVP (so she can plan for the amount of refreshments.
Lisa moved to Rockport 2 years ago from Pennsylvania and is trying to get herself established both with That Nutty Redhead and in the area of Everything Victorian (Civil War era)
Order here- http://gmg.storenvy.com/
Whenever I order GMG apparel I only order a couple Double XXLs because I never know how many we will move but it never seems to be enough. Another reason I rarely order them is because the places that sell the gear always charge way more for XXL’s.
But I got some awesome new performance wear from a manufacturer who didn’t upcharge us for the XXL and thought I’d take advantage of it to take care of the many many GMG FOB’s who have been asking me to get some XXL gear.
So I got a bunch of White XXL Dry-Fit Long Sleeve Base Layer GMG Logo Shirts and Some Full and Half Zip GMG Technical Jackets. The stuff is sick! I also got some Sm, Lg and XL’s. They are crazy high quality with vertical chest zip pockets and dry fit technical material. Total quality, you will be psyched when you see these bad boys.
They are now available in the GMG Store. Perfect gifts for the GMG/Gloucester Lover in your life!!!
Order here- http://gmg.storenvy.com/
Performance jacket. A zip-up standing collar can be worn open or closed to give you just the right amount of airflow during physical activities. The zippered chest pocket makes this mid-weight jacket perfect for your phone or MP3 player so you can listen to music while you train. The arm pocket is a great place to secure your keys so they are out of the way.
Standing collar
Zippered closure
Long sleeves
Zippered chest and arm pockets
Mid-weight
Shell: 100% polyester…
GloucesterCast Taped 12/1/13 With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guests Toby Pett and Amandacakes
Topics Include: Family Cookie Day, Turducken, ChromeCast, Downtown Gloucester Ladies Night, The Hive Gift Wrapping Service, Buoy Painting, Lobster Trap Tree, Rockland Maine’s Lobster Trap Spike, Favorite Gloucester Breakfasts, Sugar Mag’s, Lobster Land, Sailor Stans, Mamie’s Kitchen, Charlie’s Place, George’s Coffee Shop, Willow Rest, Best House Made Hash, West Indian Hash, Reader Subjects, Cruise Ships, Beauport Princess, Thanksgiving Dinner, Turkey Pot Pie, Sista Felicia On Cover Of Cape Ann Magazine, Mariposa, Lowell Peabody Call-Out, New GMG Technical Jackets, Manchester Athletic Club Holiday Fair
Purchase- GMG Caps, Technical Jerseys, Hoodies, Dry Fit Shirts Here- http://gmg.storenvy.com/
It’s soooo easy to make Holiday Shopping Painless By Shopping Local and now with the Hive and Teen Artist Guild offering Giftwrapping service on Ladies night, it’s even easier and MORE FUN to get your shit done locally instead of fighting the crowds at the mall. No Brainer City Baby!
Muffy White writes-
Hey Joey!
Okay – to add to the awesome traditions of Ladies Night the Teen Artist Guild is having an open studio/boutique and wrapping event.
Custom made wrapping paper to wrap gifts – for free, of course donations to the program would be lovely!
#coolart #coolerartists #TAG #TheHive
Can you share?
http://thehivecenter.org/tag-teen-artist-guild/
Cindy’s Update 11/30/13
I was aiming to have this to you by thanksgiving, but that’s come and gone.
Just need to knit the sleeves… Stay tuned… Cindy
Cindy’s Update 10/16/13
Will have to get some measurements soon… Working my way down to the waist
Great day to knit outside
Update 10/10/13-
photoshopping by Ryan Waite of Ryan Waite Photography http://ryanwaite.tumblr.com/
FOB Cindy Rich Is Needles Deep Into Producing My New Sweater!
10/9/13 Update-
Close to the great divide… A few more rows and the body and sleeves will begin to take shape
10/8/13
Lots of stitches on needles now… Adding more every other row to create ‘broad’ shoulders and a ‘manly’ chest!!!
Thanks to Coveted Yarn for sponsoring the yarn! Did you know Coveted Yarn has moved from East Main Street To The lower level of Shaws Plaza on Eastern Ave.
Cindy writes-
On the needles… How does cashmere sound??? Charcoal?
Moving right along… Neckband done… Division for back, front and sleeves…
Moving down over the shoulders… Still unrecognizable as a sweater…
Here’s the original offer which Cindy took me up on-
I’d like a lg mens merino wool sweater in the style above minus the Charlie Brown pattern color heather grey or charcoal. Any knitters up for it? Your picture on the blog and the yarn shop that wants to donate the yarn will get my time posting about the process.
Here’s where I saw the pattern but you might have a classic crew neck sweater pattern we could look at too.
Hi Joey,
The wind was whipping from the North through the outer harbor Sunday. Our cove was on the leeward side of the wind so it was relatively calm in the cove, but this shot shows how quickly things can change from one extreme to another on the water. The distance from the dock in the foreground to the dock on left of the photo [getting hammered by wind & waves] is about the length of a football field.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
The Gloucester School Committee, in conjunction with the West Parish PTO, encourages members of the community to join them for a special meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Parish Auditorium. The meeting will serve two purposes, to be given an update on the progress of the new school building design and to provide an update on the “swing” school space during construction.
In addition, members of the community are also encouraged to attend the annual State of the Schools Presentation on Thursday, December 5th at the Gloucester High School Lecture Hall at 7:00 p.m. Superintendent Safier and members of the administration will conduct this presentation.
Leave your question for Toby or your boy Joey C right under this post where it says leave a comment and we will try to answer your questions in tomorrow’s podcast.
Bex submits-
All the traps are on loan from local lobstermen.
Volunteers dedicate a weekend to building the tree.
Children paint buoys as “ornaments” to decorate the tree. Buoy Painting is December 14 and the Tree Lighting Ceremony is 4:30 – 5:00 on December 14.
When the tree comes down in January, the buoys are saved and auctioned off as a fundraiser for Cape Ann Art Haven on January 24th @ Gloucester Cruiseport.
Thank you to Awesome Gloucester for awarding Cape Ann Art Haven $1000 towards the Lobster Trap Tree and Buoy Painting Week!
We are pleased to announce we will be serving Sunday Brunch from 11AM-2PM every Sunday
Enjoy a Bloody Mary overlooking Gloucester’s Working Waterfront on our heated and enclose Deck! Serving all your favorites: Eggs Benedict, Omelets, and French Toast!
Video from Herb Wennerberg
Happy Thanksgiving to all GMG followers. This lovely turkey was at Russell Orchard in Ipswich, I hope his life was spared this year. Mary Barker
Not for nothin but among the many superlatives you can confidently toss around in regard to Gloucester is easily best breakfast joint town. Without question, hands down we have a crazy number of awesome breakfast joints to choose from.
If you’re not killing it with your breakfast game you need not apply to open up shop here because there just so many outstanding options to begin with.
George’s, Willow Rest, Sugar Mag’s, Mamie’s Kitchen , Morning Glory, Two Sisters, Charlie’s Place, ect, ect ect. We are blessed!
Good Morning Gloucester 