Just ahead of today’s forecast


Photo challenge – did you spot the fishing boat? Answer: Continue reading “Big sky, black sea, fishing boat on the horizon #GloucesterMA”
My View of Life on the Dock
Just ahead of today’s forecast


Photo challenge – did you spot the fishing boat? Answer: Continue reading “Big sky, black sea, fishing boat on the horizon #GloucesterMA”
Did you know that a single blood donation could save three lives? Magnolia Library & Community Center is proud to partner with the local chapter of the American Red Cross and offer opportunities for our friends and neighbors to donate.
Magnolia Library and Community Center
1 Lexington Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930

Upcoming dates:
Monday, July 23
Time: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
To register for an upcoming blood drive, visit the Red Cross website.
A great experience at Trio Restaurant and Bar located at 64 Main Street . Gloucester, MA 01930 the other night. We had the Beer Mussels for an appetizer, I had Bacalhau à Trio, and she had Veal Parmesan. Check out the Menu Link, on their web site Trio Restaurant and Bar
Who’s the fairest of them all?



I could sit here all day.
SLOW DOWN! The dog days of summer are here and it is the perfect time to soak in the light around us and within us. Nourish yourself with this magical practice of deeply supported yoga poses, guided visualization, breathing and just BE. Restorative yoga is active relaxation using props such as blankets, bolsters, blocks, eye pillows and sandbags to bring the body back to balance and into a relaxed state. You will feel rejuvenated, clear and calm for the week ahead. Sign up at www.nsryoga.com $25 and all levels welcome! NSRY provides the finest props including mats in our beautiful candlelit studio!

First Responder Training
Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 8am-11am
SeniorCare Inc.
49 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA 01930
Understand, Approach & Respond:
Effective Interventions with Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias. The training will provide 3 approved credits by the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services for EMS personnel.
This no-cost training is designed to provide evidence-informed education to First Responders on understanding the impact that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias may have on individuals and communities. This program has been developed specifically for First Responders. Strategies acquired from this training will provide an understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and practical strategies to optimize the effectiveness of responding during on-scene interactions with persons living with dementia and their families. Additionally, attendees will gain an understanding of available dementia-related resources.
Program provided at no cost
Instructor:
Ronda Randazzo, MSW, LICSW, CDP
Manager, Community Education and Training
Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH
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Join Cape Ann Animal Aid at Magnolia 525 Tavern on Wednesday, July 25th between 5pm and 9pm (dine in or take out). Enjoy a delicious meal for a great cause! The restaurant will be donating 10% of all food sales to Cape Ann Animal Aid, helping dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens to thrive and find loving homes. Don’t forget to bring some extra $$ for the 50/50 Raffle!
For more info or to make a reservation, call 978-525-3230. Invite your friends! Share the event! Let’s pack the house in honor of the animals! ♥ Thank you!

I can’t tell you how often I have accidentally uncovered a bunny nest while in the garden. The nest is usually only an inch or so below the ground surface, tucked under a perennial such as lavender or asters, and only covered with a thin layer of the mother’s fur.
If you find a nest, do not disturb. If you have accidentally disturbed the nest by raking or tidying up, place the fur back on top of the babies.
If the baby bunny has been accidentally handled or touched, still return it to the nest. The greatest myth is that Mama Cottontail will reject the baby if handled by a human. This definitely is not true and the Mama will definitely want her baby back!
Eastern Cottontail mothers do not stay with the nest all day. Rabbits are a prey species, in other words, they are hunted, and she does not want to draw attention to the nest. Cottontail Mamas typically return twice a day, at dusk and at dawn, to feed the babies. She nurses the babies by straddling the nest, so you want to keep everything as it was when you found the nest.
If you are worried because you have not see the Mama return to the nest to feed the babies, lay two pieces of string over the nest in an X shape. If after twenty four hours the string looks disturbed and the babies look plump and well-fed, you can be sure that the nest is not abandoned.
EDITED: To our Cape Ann readers- for bunnies and other small mammals that need rescuing I recommend contacting wildlife rehabilitator Erinn Whitmore.
It has just been pointed out that Erinn Whitmore is away until the fall. Erin Parson Hutchings also does small mammal rehabilitation and she too is a Mass Wildlife licensed rehabber. You can contact Erin through facebook.
This tiny Eastern Cottontail was found today by Ari at Wolf Hill, in a nest located in some gravel. She accidentally uncovered the nest while tidying up around the plants.
While Rick and I were kayaking around Gloucester Harbor on Saturday the Ardelle went by as well as the Beautiful Lannon So pretty.





Jeff Murphy representing in their Cape Pond Ice -Gloucester “Coolest Guys” duds on the spectacular Great Wall of China.

Pack a picnic dinner, a beach chair, and a blanket and head to the bandstand at Back Beach in Rockport for this week’s Music on the Beach concert.
None other than Satch Kerans will be performing tonight from 6:00-8:00.
Tom “Satch” Kerans wears many hats here in Rockport — husband, father, Little League Coach, member of Town Rights of Way Committee, and we can’t forget he is the front man for the Satch Kerans Band.
If you have never heard the Satch Kerans Band you are in for a Rock & Roll treat. In a feature story that ran about Satch on May 22, 2009, Boston Globe music critic Jonathan Perry wrote, “years after settling into an entirely different identity and new set of priorities – reemerges with some of the best songs he’s ever written… nodded in sound and temperament to his longtime heroes Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, as well as ex-Dream Syndicate front man Steve Wynn and Mark Knopfler. At the collection’s core was a clutch of sturdy melodies and classic pop structures”.The Satch Kerans Band has just finished as the opening act for the great Southern band, “The Outlaws”, so get ready for a great night of ROCK.
PS The Legion will have Popcorn, soft drinks and the famous Jimmy’s Sunrise Steamed Hot Dogs for sale this Monday night.

