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I love finding public access walkways.  If you don’t know about this one, it is behind Anna Hyatt Huntington’s old studio where she sculpted the famous Joan of Arc statue in 1915, just after you cross the Goose Cove Bridge heading toward Lanesville.

E.J. Lefavour

Hey, Joey,
This may be of interest to some of your older readers and to all my Cape Ann Dahlmer relatives.
The picture if of my grandfather’s (Capt.John A. Dahlmer) 124′ dragger Superior at the Gloucester Machine shop pier off Duncan Street ready for her first trip after 3 years Naval Service in 1945.  The other picture is grandfather on the deck of the Superior in 1932 after her launching as she was being fitted out in Glouceser.
Launched by Arthur D Story in 1932, The US Navy requisitioned her a few months after WWII in 1942.  She was attached to the North Atlantic Sea Defense Command and spent a year on anti-submarine patrol.  Then, she was used by the Navy to deliver gasoline, food and other supplies to allied weather stations on the coasts of Newfoundland and Greenland.  She did her war duty without payment and was returned to grandfather with a certificate of meritorious service during the war.  It’s taken me two years to pry the picture loose from the Navy and I’m still searching for a copy of the certificate.
Regards,
Bill Hubbard
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Cape Ann Art Haven Buoy! by deb Clarke,

From the USCG;

http://coastguardnews.com/

 

PAMLICO SOUND, N.C. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted three people from the water after their sailboat ran aground near Rawls Island, Saturday.

Members aboard the 26-foot sailboat Honey Badger made a mayday call via VHF-FM channel 16, notifying Coast Guard watchstanders that their boat was on a shoal near Rawls Island.

Watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet along with an aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.

The MLB and Jayhawk crews arrived on scene at approximately 2:45 p.m. The MLB crew was unable to reach the sailboat due to shallow water.

The Jayhawk crew then hoisted the three people aboard the aircraft and transported them to Air Station Elizabeth City where they were met by awaiting medical personnel.

Read about how this Boston lesbian had had enough and just flat out pops some dude that had been making degrading remarks toward her.

so much bullshit but we won’t give in..

Hey, an attractive woman is an attractive woman but I’ll never understand men who feel the need to make remarks toward women they don’t even know on the street.

I’ll say this though, if you think it’s bad here in the US you should hear the way men make catcalls toward women in Spain.  The men in Spain have ZERO filter in the presence of an attractive woman.

Maybe it’s a whole different psyche over there in Europe but in my experience pre-marriage, catcalling some girl you were interested in was about the worst thing you could ever do if you were trying to pick her up.

Truth.

Winter finally arrives. More shots on the blog:
Squam Creative Services Photography Blog

Hi Joey,

A couple of shots for you. 

Suddenly the lights go out.  What do you do?  We’re sailors, which means candles are at times considered a primary source of light, and losing power really has no meaning.  Last night, the whole neighborhood was out, but our living room was bathed in soft candlelight, and the cribbage board replaced the prattle of that black box that hangs on the wall.

The other pic is one of the luxuries of winter.  Royal Velvet is now in full bloom!  I buy these bulbs at Messelaar Bulb Co. in Ipswich.  They have the best.  Royal Velvet is 35 inches tall!!!!!

Barbara Boudreau

DON’T FORGET TO RSVP!   
Please join us for Discover Gloucester’s Annual Meeting on
Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 PM
upstairs at The Franklin Cafe at 118 Main Street, Gloucester.
Meet the Discover Gloucester Board; review accomplishments of 2011 and plans for 2012.

The Guest speaker is Ariane Doud, from Matter Communication, the firm handling the PR for Gloucester campaign.
Cash bar. Stay for dinner downstairs after the meeting if you wish.                         
RSVP to info@seaportgloucester.org

Hi Joey,
Every 7-10 weeks, weather permitting, I head to Gloucester from NYC for a haircut. Okay, you can stop laughing. Every man who hears this is incredulous, and every woman smiles, understanding that when you’ve found THAT person who can cut your hair the way you like it, travel is no deterrent. For me, it’s Nancy at Salon One. Besides, it’s a great excuse to be in Gloucester.
Usually, I dash up by bus or train, spend the night with a friend, and hasten back to NYC the next day, but this time, Andrew and I grabbed a weekend away. Here is part of our photo diary: We were welcomed by a rainbow on 128 driving north (always a good sign; lack of pot of gold not withstanding), saw the sun rise over the clouds from the Quarterdeck in Pigeon Cove, and watched the eery ice-fire glow of the air off the water on a frigid Sunday morning. I’m already lonesome again.
jane

Dog Bar Breakwater

 

It’s quite a simple structure, given its task:

blocks of granite, each one thirteen tons, piled neatly

and securely on and next to the other.

 

So far it has survived more than one hundred

years of tides, winds, waves, heat of summer and the

numbing cold of winter.

 

Like a mother’s guarding arm, it protects our boats

from the dangerous surf, deflects the fury

of the sometimes angry sea; provides a measure

of calm to our harbor and is home to the beacon

and signal that guide us safely to our berths.

 

On fine days, it is a place of walks, picnics,

picture taking, artists painting, people fishing,

quiet talks and, each September, we watch schooners

head out for their annual race into the past.

 

On stormy  days, if one dares go out to see,

we witness giant sea upon sea doing their best

to crest over the topmost blocks as if to challenge

the very notion that we, by force of will,

can make any harbor safe.

 

It is a noble effort that makes me wonder:

we have built the Dog Bar breakwater, but

can we, on our stormy days, prevent ourselves

from dashing recklessly upon  hidden bars

by careful placement of blocks of wisdom,

and, on the good days, walk along the tops amid

waves of joy and gratitude?

 

Marty Luster

Rocky Neck really is such a lovely spot.  Can’t wait to be back there because it will mean it is May and winter is gone.

E.J. Lefavour