New sign on Main Street at Premiere Imprints location. No further details available to date.

My View of Life on the Dock
New sign on Main Street at Premiere Imprints location. No further details available to date.

Wishing everyone a blessed St. Joseph’s Day! Last night we finished up our 9 day Rosary at Sista Felicia’s, as she and Barry graciously open up their home to us each year. This year’s altar was a true labor of love and devotion and it may not be perfect, or exactly how our grandmother’s and great grandmother’s experienced it, but I can certainly tell you that “our elder village” was with us, guiding us and praying over us…and ok…maybe having a few chuckles with us along the way too! To sit and view the photos on the altars of the people we pray for is especially moving. All of the altar breads were made by hand over the last 3 months by our Novena “Village” of women and are the focus of this year’s altar. Our feast was held last Friday night and all of our 47 Novena Comare’s invited their families and friends to celebrate and honor St. Joseph. Over 175 guest enjoyed an evening of prayer, friendship, faith and lots of delicious food!! There just aren’t any photographs I could take that would do it justice but here are a few! Viva! Gesu, Maria, Giuseppe!


With Spring on the horizon the warmth of this morning’s first light in the Annisquam also gives hope of longer days and warmer weather. I think I can, I think I can. Thank you to Paul Horovitz for capturing it for us!

Going. Going. Gone with the wind.




GloucesterCast 327 With Captain Joe Sanfilippo, Pat Dalpiaz, Heidi Dallin, Kim Smith, and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/18/19
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Topics Include:
EXTREME GLOUCESTER FISHING INTRODUCTION TO BASIC NET MENDING
Saint Patrick’s Day In Gloucester
MAYOR SEFATIA ROMEO THEKEN MURDER MYSTERY
Adventureman Update
Mayor Sefathia Answers Tourist Query About Missing Fisherman’s Statue
International Seafood Show
Pat got a Yi Lite Camera and did her first timelapse
Kim’s Butterfly Excursion Mexico
Congratulations To Rockport HS Drama Club For Making The Finals Of Dramafest (first time since 2002)
Cape Ann Symphony Concert Coming Up Sunday March 24th In Manchester By The Sea- More info here
Harborlight Montessori Golden Gooose Awards Performing At Gloucester Stage March 22 and 23 Info on www.gloucesterstage.com

Installation views of the 3rd annual Cape Ann Through Artists’ Eyes spring show and sale at Manchester Historical Museum. The 2019 exhibiting Cape Ann artists are: John Abisamra; Barby Almy; Donna Ardizzoni; Bob Allia; Mary Barker; Jessica Biker; Martha Parrish Chapman; Kathleen Chrzanowski; Kathleen Connelly; Melissa Cox, ; Bonnie Faulkner; Leslie Galacar; Ann Guyer; Olga Hayes; Fred Kepler; Ken King; Gary Linder; and Mike Storella.

from Beth Welin:
The Manchester Historical Museum invites visitors to explore scenes of Cape Ann at the 3rd annual spring exhibit and art sale – Cape Ann through Artists’ Eyes. See the creative work on display featuring paintings and photography by eighteen local artists. This free exhibit runs through March during the Museum’s regular hours: Tuesdays – Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. with a closing reception on Saturday, March 30 (10:00 am -1:00 pm).
Once Upon A Contest Selections from Cape Ann Reads opens April 6, 2019.
Director Beth Welin explains that two community exhibitions are scheduled each year along with permanent and special exhibits. Manchester’s 375th Anniversary is 2020. For more info contact the Manchester Historical Museum by phone at 978-526-723, e-mail at info@manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org, or visit their website at http://www.manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org

You are cordially invited to join us at our Gloucester workshop to celebrate the creation of a new pipe organ. See and hear Opus 153, tour the shop, and learn about the art and craft of organ building. We look forward to seeing you then–
Saturday, April 6
2 pm – 6 pm
C.B. Fisk, Inc.
21 Kondelin Road
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978 283-1909 • http://www.cbfisk.com
OPUS 153
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
MUSCATINE, IOWA
3 manuals • 39 stops • 34 independent voices
(1:16 scale model shown)
Female and Male Cardinal hanging on of my favorite trees at Niles Pond.

Male and Female ducks swimming around at Niles Pond.

Celebrant and Folklorist Rose Sheehan will lead a lighthearted celebration of the Vernal Equinox and the Return of Spring at the Magnolia Library and Community Center on Sunday, March 24 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Drawing on the seasonal wisdom found in nature, mythology and folk customs, Rose will weave a mix of games, crafts, story and song throughout the afternoon. The celebration is appropriate for all ages. There is a suggested sliding scale of $5 to $15 per person.
We will meet upstairs in the Richardson Suite.
For more information, contact Rose at rose@lifeseasonsceremonies.com
Magnolia Library & Community Center
1 Lexington Avenue
Gloucester, Magnolia, MA 01930
978-525-3343
Sunday at 3 PM – 4 PM

On Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 the 5th annual Vernal Equinox Bell Ringing will be celebrated in honor of global peace and care for the planet. Declared by proclamation in 1970 by United Nations Secretary General U Thant, the Vernal Equinox recognizes that “We are one human family and have only one Earth”.
The Community is invited to participate in celebrating the Vernal Equinox and recognizing local and global environmental champions. The program takes place from 5:00-6:00pm and features the ringing of the Gloucester UU Church’s Paul Revere Bell at 5:58pm, the moment of the equinox. Simultaneous events will take place with the ringing of the Peace Bell at the United Nations headquarters in New York, NY and Vienna, Austria, and at other locations around the world.
This is a family event and is open to the public
Scenes from around Maritime Gloucester before winter melted away. Can’t help but wonder who’s in THAT doghouse?



