Author: Donna Ardizzoni

Ardizzoni Photography, Business Manager, Grandmother, love living in Gloucester, love to swim, kayak, walk and of course take pictures. Our company does computer networking, Office Management, Medical Billing, transcription, networking software updates and virus protection

The Red Sox Equipment truck leaves from Fenway to Florida

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BOSTON —

The Red Sox equipment truck for the club’s Spring Training home at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, leaves Boston on Monday.

The truck is being loaded Monday morning and is scheduled to leave Fenway Park at noon for the 1,480-mile trip.

The equipment truck, which will depart from Fenway Park on Van Ness Street, will be led by a flat-bed truck carrying Wally the Green Monster, his sister Tessie and Fenway ambassadors who will be tossing soft Red Sox baseballs to fans.

It will be the 24th year that Milford native Al Hartz will drive the 53-foot truck, which will carry an assortment of baseball equipment and supplies, including: 20,400 baseballs, 1,100 bats, 200 batting gloves, 200 batting helmets and even 20 cases of bubble gum.

Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report next week to spring training, that means we should know who will managing the team sometime before then.

Sunday morning in Magnolia

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After another great breakfast at Sherry’s Corner Cafe, 2 Lexington Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA  01930 crossed the street to Magnolia Library to take a look at the Valentine Tree.

Hanging at the State Pier

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On Thursday afternoon close to sunset noticed the calmness of the sea and some beautiful reflections at State Pier.

Magnolia Pier

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Information regarding the Magnolia Pier

Pier update: working with BTT Marine on their plan to bring in a crane so they can put in the remaining 16 piles. The crane will be on private property and city property so they still need the city engineer’s approval. If they get approval they hope to start February 14.

2nd Annual Free Family Movie & Crafts Day

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2020

THE GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE FREE FAMILY MOVIE AND CRAFTS DAY
The second annual free Family Movie and Crafts Day will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Gloucester Meetinghouse, 10 Church Street, in the downstairs social hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church. The program is a partnership with Pathways for Children, Maritime Gloucester, and the Cape Ann Community Cinema. The event features two popular animated movies that are appropriate for all ages, crafts and games, face painting, and prizes for the whole family, with refreshments and a pizza lunch.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Shake off the winter chill and kick off school recess week with the second annual Family Movie and Crafts Day. The event begins at 10:00am with refreshments, face painting, and an opportunity to explore exhibits and demonstrations by local organizations. There will be craft projects designed for the whole family, followed by a feature length animated movie about toys. A pizza lunch will be served at noon. Following lunch, families are invited to enjoy a specially designed tour of the historic 1806 Gloucester Meetinghouse complete with a ringing of the Paul Revere bell. The second feature movie starring a snowman screens at 1:00pm. Additional craft projects will be offered in the afternoon. Prizes for outstanding projects, best face painting, and other achievements will be awarded throughout the day.
PARTNERS
The annual Family Movie and Crafts Day is a great opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a day of activities and refreshments together, all in a warm and inviting space close to home. The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is pleased to partner with Pathways for Children and Maritime Gloucester again this year, in collaboration with the Cape Ann Community Cinema, to make this day possible. Program partners will offer educational exhibits, demonstrations, craft projects, and two movies suitable for all ages.
ABOUT THE GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE FOUNDATION
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is dedicated to preserving the historic Meetinghouse, built in 1806 for the first Universalist Congregation in America, as a civic hub, entertainment venue, and community center.
FREE ADMISSION
Thanks to the generous support of our 2019-2020 Concert and Event Series Sponsors, the Foundation is pleased to offer this special treat for the children and parents of our community free of charge
LOCATION AND MORE INFORMATION
The event will be held at the Gloucester Meetinghouse, 10 Church Street in the downstairs social hall of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. The social hall is located in the lower level, accessible by an elevator from the Church Street entrance. Weather permitting, parking is allowed on the green and at parking lots nearby. For more information, please visit the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation website at http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org

Interesting clouds over Kettle Island

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Went for a walk to Ocean Lawn on Sunday.  It was so beautiful outside and of course the Ocean Lawn is amazing.  For more information on Coolidge Reservation please follow the link below:

http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast/coolidge-reservation.html

I am More Project

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Gloucester’s amazing artist Amy Kerr. Love the name of this article.

Next the exhibit will travel to UMass Amherst and then the State House in May. The original series of sixteen mostly Cape Ann subjects is currently on display at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital until April.

Winter Market Rockport

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Come on by the Rockport Exchange Winter Farmers Market, Saturday, February 8th from 11a-3pm inside the old Smith Lumber building at 17 Railroad Ave. We will have a fun variety of #local #homemade #locallygrown deliciousness! #music #food #farmersmarket #halvah #produce #almondbutter #hotsauce #jam #jelly and more….
February 8, 2020
11- 03:00
17 Railroad Avenue
Rockport, MA
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Sunset reflection on the hood of my truck

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Since it was a little chilly outside, took this photo from the open window. The reflection on the silver truck was very pretty.

What a pickle bouquet?

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For a Sunday laugh

Pickle bouquets are the new dozen roses

Flowers and chocolate are a Valentine tale as old as time, and even though we love all of that jazz (especially when the two are combined into one beautiful candy arrangement), it gets a tad boring.

That’s why we’re completely intrigued by the idea of a bouquet made entirely of pickles.

OK, to be fair, there are some nifty peppers thrown in there too. And some fresh dill, I think? I don’t know, I can’t always identify fresh herbs on sight, all I know is that it looks BEAUTIFUL and perfectly sour and delicious.

That magical pickle goodness comes to us courtesy of Grillo’s, a Boston-based pickle company that came up with this brilliant idea. Though they don’t actually sell the arrangements to order, they do want anyone and everyone to be able to recreate this glorious, edible expression of love.

 

Magnolia Community Farmer’s Market Summer 2020

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Magnoliacommunityfarmersmarket.com

Our planning team has been hard at work…

Convening weekly to plot out new Market guidelines, an updated application process, creating a new website and researching a broader variety of vendors to provide a more diverse collection of products for Lexington Ave this summer.

That’s where you come in. If you are reading this email you’ve either joined us before, were recommended to us by a fan, or our research lead us to believe that you and your business would be a great fit for our Sunday morning market in Magnolia.

Consider this email notice that WE WANT YOU!
For those of you unfamiliar, the Magnolia Community Farmers Market takes place Sunday mornings from 10-1 on Lexington Ave in the beautiful seaside village of Magnolia, nestled between Gloucester and Manchester-by-the-Sea. From May 31st through October 4th, we are committed to providing local farmers, purveyors and artisans with a community centered market, driven by its passion to provide local products to local consumers. Neighbor helping neighbor. Buy Local. Buy Fresh. Be a Better Market.
As the Magnolia Community Farmers Market Committee, we are building a better market for our beautiful community and beyond, and we ask for you to join us at the market each week to help us in our mission: “Locals Providing for Locals.” This theme personifies our approach to revitalizing the Magnolia Community Farmers Market and strengthens our objective to invite the best vendors with the freshest baked goods, meats, seafoods, produce and organically sourced crafts to our village each week.
Check Us Out
If you think that your business fits our guidelines, we would love for you to apply for our 2020 market and be a part of our continued! Be on the lookout for our pamphlet in the mail or check out our guidelines and vendor application on our website to sign up today!