Author: Bridgette Mathews

Visiting sailboat snuggled in for the night at Half Moon Beach

It was a beautiful summer night to be walking around the Seaport District in Boston with my friend Helen checking out some new views of the city as well as some favorite spots that never get old!

It's a foggy, soupy morning at Niles

Just thrilled to be able to be a part of Hannah Kimberley’s launch of her new book “A Woman’s Place is at the Top” last night!!  It was standing room only at the Sawyer Free Library as Hannah introduced us all to Annie Smith Peck and read an excerpt from her biography.   It was a successful night as all the books were sold out!  Make sure you listen for Hannah on NPR next week and watch for her interview on Chronicle in a couple of weeks! Love having smart, talented and beautiful friends.  Check out this link to Amazon get your copy!  You can follow Hannah on instagram @hannah__kimberley and if you see her today make sure you wish her the Happiest of Birthdays!!!

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The International Dory Eliminations will be held Saturday at 8:30 and Monday 6pm from Niles Beach.  This will be the last opportunity we have to cheer them on before they head to Nova Scotia for the finals on August 26th!   Check out the Gloucester International Dory Racing page for up to date schedule and race results.

Anyone know when the Friendship might be ready for re-launch?  I miss her at her dock in Salem.   She makes the best night photos! 

What can I say….I’m a sucker for a brightly colored dory!

I do my best to put a little “Bridgette” spin on things that I do just because I enjoy it, but sometimes I overwhelm myself.   I know, I know…this kind of mayhem is self-inflicted, but it’s a kind of crazy illness that I learn to live with.   So last week when I was going nuts in preparation for my daughter Lindsey’s Bridal shower and there was one project that I had in my head but was putting off because I just didn’t know how to pull it off  (I may be many things but a seamstress is not one of them!) Felicia jumped aboard the crazy train and just took this bag full of crap I’ve been collecting and made it into more than I could ever have imagined myself!   I am so grateful to her for not only creating this amazingly gorgeous ring bearer pillow made from my wedding gown, my mom’s wedding gown and a special pillowcase of my mother-in-laws, but then going beyond and creating a breathtaking keepsake bridal handkerchief for my daughter on her wedding day in a couple months.    Lindsey was so touched and we were all brought to tears the moment she opened it.   Thank you for your friendship and just for “getting me” without my even having to say anything! ❤ ❤ ❤

Found the Sailing School Vessel Oliver Hazard Perry slumbering off of Eastern Point early this morning.  SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in the United States. Oliver Hazard Perry is the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to built in the U.S. in over 100 years. Her accommodations hold 32 people overnight in addition to her 17 professional crew.  You can read more about her here.

I took this photo below of her under sail during Sail Boston last month.

Just another peaceful morning on the marsh.   Enjoy the weekend!

A cloudless sky paired with still waters were the perfect backdrop to this lone skiff on the Essex marsh yesterday morning.

Here’s my stuck at the bridge iphone grabs of two impressive visiting yachts from the Cayman Islands.   The Volpini and The Rasa.    Think they could use an extra deckhand?? 

The skies weren’t giving me much at sunrise this morning but I did grab this view of the mist in this meadow in Essex.  

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I know I’ve been slacking on GMG for a couple days, but there’s a lot of hustle and bustle around my house these days as we prepare for my daughters wedding shower this weekend… SO I will leave you with this photo of my favorite spot because this place always calms me in the midst of chaos! 

Today’s share is a pic of Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, ME.   It reminds me of our beloved Annisquam Light with its long white bridge and beautiful sunset location 😊

Lots going on in the harbor this morning while I was stuck at the bridge before work.   A cruise ship (couldn’t read the name), some beautiful sail boats, the gig rowers were out there….love the summer mornings in Glosta!

Some comings and goings from Stage Fort Park…a great place to sit on a hot summers night!

We avoided the beach traffic yesterday and hung out at Ten Pound Island and enjoyed just watching the boats go by.   These ladies from Ohio visiting some friends in Ipswich had the same idea!

Husband Neil on the beach enjoying some sun!

Caught the Schooner Roseway setting sail as I was yakking around Ten Pound Island yesterday morning.   I could hear the unison “heave-ho” of the group as they began to pull the sails up and within minutes she was under sail and heading out of the Harbor.