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Hi everyone,

Greetings!

This is just a reminder that our regular second Monday of the month meeting will be held at “The Annie”, One Washington Street, Gloucester on Monday, April 9 at 9:00AM.  There will coffee/mingle time from 9-9:30 with the meeting beginning at 9:30 and ending at 11AM.  We will continue with our format of having everyone “check in” for  a few minutes to tell us what you have been working on.

Thanks and hope to see you then.

Alice Gardner

Note: This group that Alice Gardner started is evolving into a really great networking, sharing and fun event for Cape Ann artists, so if you’ve thought about joining us, please do.  You won’t be sorry.  All creative types on Cape Ann are welcome (you don’t have to be a painter or photographer).  Henry Allen and The Annie are great hosts too – thanks Henry.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Wishing all the FOBs a Happy Easter.
–Len Burgess

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

Art by NASA

From the NASA Website:

Van Gogh Ocean

You should know that I tried to get Kim Smith to sing Happy Birthday like Marilyn Monroe to JFK for you but the scheduling didn’t work out.

So congrats on another year and thank you for inspiring all of us through your incredible photography and poetry.

It’s an honor to have you on the team!

BIG TIME THANKS TO FRED BODIN!

Thanks Fred for hosting the GMG Spring Fling at Bodin Historic Photo.  It was fantastic. 

Fred is the host with the most.  When in town be sure to swing by Bodin Historic Photo and say hey to the big man!

Bodin Historic Photo 82 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930

info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com

Like him on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BodinHistoricPhoto

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Thank you from the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market

The Cape Ann Farmers’ Market (CAFM) would like to thank everyone who has made our Backyard Growers Program (BYG) such a success. BYG is full for this growing season! Together, we have worked toward BYG’s vision of using backyard gardens as a way for low- to moderate-income residents to meet some of their food needs, improve environmental conditions in neighborhoods, and build community within diverse populations.

More than a traditional farmers’ market with a single focus, CAFM is a comprehensive program that aims to impact multiple points of the local food system. One of our strategies is to create a network of backyard gardeners who are providing for themselves while “greening” urban areas of Gloucester. Participants’ survey results from the past two years indicate that having a backyard garden increased the quantity of fresh vegetables their family ate, saved money on their grocery bills, inspired healthier meal planning, increased outdoor family time, and increased positive interactions with their neighbors. BYG has provided concrete examples of how families can maximize small spaces to grow food and improve the environment in their own neighborhoods.

We have come so far in just a few years—serving 8 participants in our 2010 pilot program to serving 60 participants in 2012. This growth is thanks to our wide network of community partnerships. Thank you to The Food Project staff, J Harrison, Alison Woitunski, and Christian Appel; Food Corps/City Sprouts staff; and the youth D.I.R.T. Crew for partnering with BYG to provide raised bed gardens, logistical support and labor, and garden training.

Entering our second year with The Open Door Garden Project, we thank Julie LaFontaine and all of The Open Door staff for our dynamic evolving partnership and for sharing their space with us for our training program. Thank you to Steve Winslow from Get Fit Gloucester!, Mark Cole from the DPW, and Ann-Marie Jordan from the Gloucester District Schools for helping us with program support and outreach.

Thank you to all of the local businesses that have donated to our program, including Brick Ends Farm, Timberline Enterprises, Wolf Hill Home & Garden, Neptune’s Harvest, Goose Cove Gardens, and Alchemy, and to our funders, Bruce J. Anderson Foundation, Clif Bar Family Foundation, New England Grassroots Foundation, and TD Charitable Foundation.

BYG would not be able to serve our growing number of participants without the support of our volunteer garden mentors, who provide support during the training and growing season. Thank you to Lourdes Bilbao, Grace Cherubino, Maura Cronin, Susie Field, Frances Fitch, Molly Norton, Heather & Rick Fraelick, Keats Gallagher, Suzanne Gosselin, Nome Graham, Patty Knaggs, Susan Nellis, Sarah Rubin, Mern Sibley, Erin Taylor, Susan Wood, Wendy Banks, Jan Klein, Dan DeLouise, and Donna Caselden.

Thank you Gloucester—and don’t forget to plant your peas this weekend!

Lara Lepionka, BYG Coordinator
Nikki Bogin, Market Manager
Melissa Dimond & Mark McDonough, CAFM Co-Founders
www.capeannfarmersmarket.org

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Crossing The Bar

Sunset and evening star

And one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,

When I put out to sea,

 

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,

Too full for sound and foam,

When that which drew from out the boundless deep

Turns again home.

 

Twilight and evening bell,

And after that the dark!

And may there be no sadness of farewell,

When I embark;

 

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place

The flood may bear me far,

I hope to see my Pilot face to face

When I have crossed the bar.

 

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

From Frank C FOB, Sorry Frank, one of the Sticka Makers. He did’nt want to be revealed. Thanks for the video!

These are the pews that were removed from the old Christian Science Church during renovation of the new Cultural Center at Rocky Neck.  If you have ever thought you would like to have a beautiful hardwood pew in your front hallway or gallery or porch, this is your chance.  These beautiful 8′ and one 10′ pews are available for purchase at the cost of $250 each.  Not only will you be adding a very unique, historic and beautiful piece to your home, you will also be helping the Rocky Neck Art Colony in its fundraising efforts for the Center.  If you are interested in one or more, please contact Karen Ristuben at karen.ristuben@gmail.com.

E.J. Lefavour

 

Call For Artists

see your artwork on MBTA Trains and Buses!        CONTEST LINK

Show off your artistic talent and demonstrate your support for green transportation by entering the Green Streets Initiative’s MBTA Poster Design Contest!
We are looking for bold, eye-catching images that promote sustainable,
car-free transportation choices in the Boston area. The winning posters will be
displayed on MBTA trains and buses, whose riders make more than one million
trips each day.

Application PD

Questions? Send email to: walkrideday@gmail.com

 

Dear Joey,
We enjoy your blog. Joe and I look forward to it every day. The photos of the St. Joseph’s Shrines brought back many wonderful memories.
We were born and brought up in Gloucester. My husband, Joe Ciarametaro, yes, that’s his name, is related to the Ciarametaros who owned the boats Mary Rose and Baby Rose, and the Gloucester Grocery & Boat Supply on Rogers Street. My relatives were the Bertolinos of the famous Italian bread bakery on Commercial Street. My dad, Anthony Tony Bertolino owned the fishing dragger St. Theresa.
Joe’s Great Aunt Francis Aiello, who lived on Summer Street years ago, had a shrine every year when we were growing up. My mother, Rose Chiancola Bertolino’s St. Theresa statue and dining room lamps were always a part of Aunt Francis’ shrines.
We have been gone from Gloucester for many years, but try to visit every summer. We are now living in sunny Arizona, but missing the sound of the fishing boats’ horns, the clang of the buoy bells, and the smell of the salt ocean air. Ciao,
Phyllis Ciarametaro

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?