Wow, what a tree this year! Stunning!

Up next, the STAR!
My View of Life on the Dock



SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!!!!! This is the big day that the local shop owners, aka Ya Neighbors, depend on faithful locals to go out and kick start the Christmas shopping season. The gift choices are simply endless and exciting! (POP will be open until 9pm)
They graciously accept coffee/donuts😀
Such a great tradition! Big shout out to Skip at Three Lanterns and Brooks Trap for the new traps to build it with! David Brooks And Company for all the work that goes into the VERY BEST LOBSTER TRAP TREE IN ALL THE WORLD!




Hi Katelyn,
Can you put this notice in Good Morning Gloucester this week for the West Parish Holiday Fair that is being held this coming Friday on Dec 1st?
West Parish Holiday Fair
Friday December 1st
6-9pm
Our Event will feature:
Russell Orchards and more!
Please let me know if you have any questions. And please give Joey a big Thank You for us!
Liz Ciolino
A scene we don’t see every day in upstate rural New York. I still find beauty in it.

There will not be another sale on the Calendars so if you want the best holiday gift you can possibly get for that Gloucester Lover/GMG fan in your life- the time to act is RIGHT NOW. People loved them last year as they are so easy to buy to have on hand to pass out as teachers gifts, stocking stuffers, secret Santa gifts and more. It’s the perfect price point and the more you buy the more you save.
Sale For GMG Calendars Will Start Now and Run through Midnight Tonight (Friday).
Here’s The Deal and It Will Not Repeat After Today-
Buy Three Calendars and I automatically add a Lg, XL or Sm New Logo GMG T Shirt To your Order. Buy Four Calendars and Get a Free Calendar. Buy Five Calendar and Get a Sixth Calendar Free and A GMG T Shirt.




Miniature button bouquets, holiday linens, Folly Cove Deigns, original and handmade gifts galore!
Saturday morning, November 24th, Present Gloucester is unveiling their beautiful selection of handmade ornaments. I was fortunate to have a sneak peak today. Created by eighteen local Cape Ann artists, I assure you, these treasures will go quickly. Get to Present this weekend, while supplies last! Present Gloucester is located at 261 Main Street.
Dean Snell, owner of The Restoration Works, at work in his Rogers Street shop.
On Wednesday when it was pouring, the Magnolia Pier looked very pretty with the wood grains.

Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum has generated more good news. Check out the article in North Shore Magazine’s current issue: “Collaborative & Commercial: Cape Ann Museum’s latest exhibit focuses on the printmaking skills of Gloucester artists Fitz Henry Lane” , by Robert G. Pushkar
North Shore Magazine holiday gift guide highlighted specialty items from the Cape Ann Museum gift shop like Michael Updike slates and Sarah Eliz pillows. Another article about Sweetgum Textiles Co and its new magazine, PLACE, mentions Gloucester woodworkers Alyssa Pitman and Winston Daddario of Spire Woodshop.
Beyond Gloucester and Cape Ann articles: Who knew The Stories Podcast was produced in Haverhill, the Gambino Prosecco co-founders (and couple) live in Swampscott and grew up in Lynn, and that an Amazon store opened at Lynnfield Market?

The must see Cape Ann Museum exhibition Drawn from Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane- opened October 7, 2017 and continues through March 4, 2018. Drawn from Nature & on Stone is the FIRST comprehensive exhibition focusing on Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865) as a printmaker. Georgia Barnhill, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts Emerita at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA, served as guest curator and worked closely with the Museum to organize this special show. Barnhill will be giving another curator gallery talk Saturday, December 2, 9:30AM.
TV coverage about the Lane print exhibition includes a WGBH story.
Continue reading “North Shore Magazine on superb Cape Ann Museum #GloucesterMA Lane art exhibit”
On Saturday, it is Small Business Saturday, please remember to shop locally. In the morning on the 25th, The Friends of Seacoast Nursing Home are having their annual Holiday Bazaar.


Having had a bonus day off on Wednesday, Thatcher and I took a trek to Lexington to meet my dad at Wilson Farm to pick up some yummy extras for our Thanksgiving meal. I’ve been meaning to check out Wilson Farm for quite a while now and will certainly have to head back on a day when the crowd isn’t so large. Thanksgiving Eve found the farm super crowded with Thanksgivingers grabbing last minutes fixings, fully prepared dinners, and everything in between!
We grabbed some stuffed mushrooms, cranberry sauce, gravy, nuts, and gorgeous flowers. It was well worth the ride just to poke around and I look forward to going back as Christmas carols play and holiday cheer is in the air.
READ MORE ABOUT WILSON FARM HERE
