Author: Pat D

I am enjoying the uniquely Gloucester style of celebrating the season.

In the third annual Sugo vs Gravy fundraiser, Chef Anthony’s gravy won over the Mayor’s Sugo BUT the real news is that cancer loses out to the massively successful fundraising efforts undertaken at Tonno Wednesday afternoon. The final numbers haven’t been announced as of this writing, but it appears that this third annual event raised somewhere in the vicinity of $45000 – $50000, smashing previous amounts. Great job to everyone involved and special thanks to Warren Waugh for his auctioneering and for his very generous donation. Thanks to the staff for their donation of tips, thanks for all the donations, tremendous kudos Warren Waugh and Lyon-Waugh Auto staff for their support of this event. The Addison Gilbert Hospital presented Chef Anthony and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken with special certificates  of recognition (well deserved)  for their continued efforts. It was our first time attending, but it will not be our last. I was expecting it to be fun and it was; but it was unexpectedly emotional in a positive way.

Sorry your eyes are closed, but this is a nice shot, so I included it anyhow.

Eggplant with sugo. Yummmmm….my personal favorite.

Meatballs with gravy….GMG Jimmy’s favorite.

Warren Waugh as auctioneer!

Shout out to GMG.

Traffic stopped for this historic moment.

Cancer got crushed!

These new  flannel shirts with sewn in designs on the back from Design of Mine drew my attention at last night’s Sip and Shop at Riversbend (great event).  I especially like the local ones. I believe Melissa Tarr plans to feature them tomorrow night for the Ladies Night event.

Pictures from a recent high tide at Good Harbor Beach.  It was a little rainy and the camera lens suffered a bit, but I decided I like the effect for the story it tells.

This persistent duck kept trying to paddle against the streaming tide.

We visited Lane’s Cove during the recent astronomical high tide. We had not been there in a while and it was nice to see it again, even if covered in sea water. I did not realize it was a public landing. Here’s a look around in case you haven’t been over there lately.

The Osprey seemed to be rocking and rolling in the harbor recently.

We wandered out to Rafe’s Chasm yesterday and were rewarded with spectacular views. Except for this. Really? Whatever message you were intending by this, the only message I read is that you’re an …… wait, this is a family show…… Please, folks…… defiling nature serves no one.

Off my soapbox and onto the spectacular views provided by Mother Nature:

Dozens of seals were hanging out at Salisbury State Reservation recently. They are so entertaining and I couldn’t stop taking pictures! One seemed especially joyful frolicking and leaping around the others.

An inviting sight, although it makes me a little nostalgic for summer.

My crystal ball (CB) around town. Can you identify these Cape Ann locations? These are almost too easy.  I’ll challenge you more in a future post!

Because the pictures did not post to Facebook, here are a couple more from yesterday’s adventure at Parker River watching two bucks tussle in the marsh at high tide.

We came across these two bucks having themselves a wrestling match in the marsh during high tide at Parker River! One appears to be a 6 pointer and the other a 4 pointer, but with a damaged antler. I don’t know when the antler damage occurred, but they tussled long enough for it to have happened at the time. It was very dramatic!

I was going through my photo files and came across this picture of the Aaron & Melissa II taken recently. She sure looks pretty here. We are sorry for the loss but thankful the crew members will be able to celebrate the holidays with their families. An interesting account can be found here.

A little exercise from your school days: compare and contrast the following shots taken recently.

Maybe by this time in the holiday weekend, you need some “swan zen”. Brought to you by the swans at Parker River.

They don’t seem too concerned about their immediate future. Special wishes for a warm and Happy Thanksgiving to all GMG readers. Now go help in the kitchen.

Great dinner at the Windward Grille last weekend.

Shrimp Lemoncello appetizer

Haddock Rockefeller (delicious!) and Haddock Piccata. When the menu said the haddock was baked, I was expecting a casserole dish, but was delighted with this.

Salmon with Dijon mustard sauce was enjoyed as well. The portions were generous.

And, my favorite part, coffee drink for dessert. We hadn’t been to the Windward in a while, but we were very happy to return.

There are many different signals that the seasons are changing.  Around town recently:

And these young ladies are just too cute so here they are again!

One of my favorite hidden treasures for everyday Gloucester pictures is from Solomon Jacobs Landing. Well, I guess it’s not “hidden” any longer…..

This one is for FOB Paula Ryan O’Brien and her son Tim: