It’s a Dog Town
Can we all agree that there are just a lot of dogs in Gloucester? I’m not really a “dog person”, but even I have to admit it’s hard to resist a friendly dog (unless it is pooping on the beach or some-such). It truly is a Dog Town. So much effort and energy is placed on their very existence around town. They are everywhere, and yet I hardly ever hear continued barking. They have made their presence known in the very fiber of the popular history of Gloucester.
You have Dogtown. We have a lot of cows in my hometown, but there is no area with the specific designation Cowtown! You have Harry Chapin singing about it: Yes, it’s a Dogtown and it’s a fog town, And there’s nothing around ‘cept the sea pounding granite ground.
So, as a homage: here are some pictures from Dogtown in the fall and some pictures of Dog Town in the fall.
Hey, I think they match up! Maybe there’s something to this whole dog thing after all.
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Reiki for Veterans: Healing the Wounds of War
Photo © Jay Alpert. Reprinted with permission.
Thank You for Your Service!
Dreamtime Wellnesses™ is ‘Giving Back’ to Veterans throughout the month of November.
A Chance Meeting With a Word War II Veteran – A couple of days ago, I rode the elevator at the medical building where I have an office. A man riding the elevator with me mentioned, “I don’t care much for elevators.” Since I work with people in my professional practice to help them overcome fear including ‘fear of elevators,’ his mentioning this led to a conversation we may not otherwise have had.
Turned out Jack, (not his real name) is also afraid of other closed-in spaces, crowds, and fireworks that he related began while on active duty. I asked ‘Which war did you serve in?’ and was shocked to hear “World War 2.” He looked much younger than his stated age of “92.”
We spent the…
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FIRST BITE OF ICE CREAM!
Spending the day with Jessica, granddaughter Charlotte, and Liv–Charlotte fed herself a spoonful of ice cream at lunch today and it was priceless when she looked up at her Mama with an expression of pure bliss and amazement 🙂
Liv and Jessica Photos
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Pink Sky Pink Ocean
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2017 Annual Annisquam Christmas Fair
Annual Annisquam Sewing Circle Christmas Fair
December 2, 2017 – 8:00am – 12:00 pm
Annisquam Village Hall
34 Leonard Street, Gloucester MA 01930-1322
Each autumn the members of the Annisquam Sewing Circle gather to prepare for the Annual Christmas Fair, well known for its fabulous one-of-a-kind wreaths and center pieces as well as decorated boxwood trees. Also one will find beautiful bulbs and potted plants ready to give or take home, delicious homemade gourmet food items and handcrafted gift items.
The Annual Christmas Fair & Luncheon and the Annual Plant and Gourmet Food Sale raise funds to support scholarships for graduating seniors who are going on to college, training for a trade or other educational opportunities and community projects on Cape Ann, for example: The Open Door Food Pantry, Backyard Growers, Cape Ann Animal Aid, Pathways for Children.
The Annisquam Sewing Circle was begun in 1837 as the Annisquam Female Benevolent Society. It is thought to be the oldest continuous independent society of women on Cape Ann.
The Society’s purpose as stated in its Preamble, was “for the performance of acts of benevolence.” Through the years, the Society, and now the Circle, has contributed generously to community programs and to individuals.
Web site: AnnisquamSewingCircle.org
Blog: http://www.annisquamsewingcircle.net
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/AnnisquamSewingCircle
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Veteran’s Day 2017
Remembering my Dad, Charles Paul Mayhew Jr. Who served his country for 33 years with honor, courage and dignity.
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Christmas tree set up
Thank you Ringo for our tree at Kent Circle
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Andy Warhol art found in Amesbury North Shore MA goes to local Auction house
Andy Warhol gifts of art and memorabilia to Jon Gould to sell at John McInnis Auctioneers estate sale on December 2, 2017
From the auction house printed matter:
The Contents of The Harriett (Woodsom) Gould Country Home in Amesbury, MA
Removed for convenience to our McInnis Gallery,76 MAIN STREET – AMESBURY, MA
SESSION ONE
Friday, December 1 at 3 p.m.
OLD FASHIONED DISCOVERY AUCTION
There will be no internet bidding for this session
SESSION TWO
Saturday, December 2 at 1 p.m.
IMPORTANT CATALOGED SALE Of ANTIQUES and POP ART, WARHOL, BASQUIAT and RELATED ITEMS
Harriett and her husband “Bud” were well known long time Amesbury Residents. Harriett grew up on the famous Woodsom Farm and Bud ran Gould Insurance for decades. Discovered in the estate to be auctioned are the personal belongings of Jon J. Gould, son of Harriett and Bud. Jon was a former Vice President of Paramount Pictures and shared a special bond with Andy Warhol, becoming Andy’s closest friend and companion in the 1980’s.
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surfing through rainbow sprays #GloucesterMA
Looking out over Long Beach from Gloucester side, November 10 2017, chilly and pretty surfing for a couple of dozen surfers, mesmerizing for onlookers
Continue reading “surfing through rainbow sprays #GloucesterMA”
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Around Town #11
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Gloucester Smiles-795
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Men at Work
At the Sawyer Free Library
On Middle Street
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Veterans Day at GHS Mayor Romeo Theken said Happy Belly offering free entree for veterans
Adam Curcuru, Director, Cape Ann Services master of ceremonies
Lucia nearboy sweet boy’s lifting voice chiming Pledge of Allegiance
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Return of the Magnificent 7: Healy halts Sotheby’s from selling Berkshire Museum art
For now, PASS!
On Friday November 10, 2017, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy responded to Judge Agostini’s November 7th decision greenlighting Sotheby’s sale. The Massaschusetts AGO appeal reversed the decision, ultimately procuring an injunction from Judge Trainor, Massachusetts Appeals Court. This 11th hour move will not be the last word on the case, though it scuttles any scheduled sale prior to December 11 (with allowances for extensions to build the case.)
Meanwhile, on Monday, November 13, 2017, collectors can purchase Martin Johnson Heade’s Crimson Topaz Hummingbirds and 76 major American paintings at Sotheby’s. The Sotheby’s sale originally featured 84 lots. Norman Rockwell’s Shuffleton’s Barbershop, and 6 more of the Berkshire Museum 40, will not be sold, yet.
No bidding No sales for these 7 Berkshire Museum Sotheby’s lot 10 – lot 16:
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Crossfit Cape Ann Community Class Saturday Morning
Join us at Crossfit Cape Ann Saturday at 9AM for our Community Team WOD. You can even bring a friend! The More the merrier! $5 for all non members which is donated locally. No Crossfit experience necessary. If you’ve been wondering what Crossfit is all about, no better time than now. See you there!
Check us out at http://www.crossfitcapeann.com of find us on Facebook @crossfitcapeanners
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Float like a balloon…
Are you anxious, tense, stiff, tight or sore to name a few?
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Attorney General APPEALS @BerkshireMuseum Judge Agostini decision, & Sotheby’s sale is HALTED
INJUNCTION!
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy responded Friday November 10, 2017
Appeal trail underway then Injunction granted for Monday’s Sotheby’s sale
- 11/10/2017 Motion for stay under M.R.A.P. 6(a) filed by Maura Healy.
- 11/10/2017 Memorandum of law in support filed for Maura Healy
- 11/10/2017 Record Appendix Volume I filed by Maura Healy
- 11/10/2017 Record Appendix Volume II filed by Maura Healy
- 11/10/2017 IMPOUNDED Record Appendx filed by Maura Healy
- 11/10/2017 Response to Motion to Stay, filed by Tom Patti, Tom Patti Design LLC.8
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- 11/102017 Motion to exceed page limit filed for Trustees of Berkshire Musuem by Attorney William Lee.
- 11/10/2017 Opposition to Motion to Stay, filed by Trustees of Berkshire Musuem.
- 11/10/2017 Supplemental Record appendix filed for Trustees of Berkshire Musuem
- 11/10/2017 ORDER: The motion for a stay pending appeal pursuant to Mass. R. App. P. 6(a) from the November 7, 2017, order of the Superior Court denying the request for a preliminary injunction, is allowed. The Attorney General’s Office shall forthwith file a notice of appeal in the Superior Court if it has not already done so. The Attorney General’s Office shall file a status report on or before December 11, 2017, regarding the status of the appeal. (Trainor, J.). Notice/attest/Agostini, J.
- 11/10/2017 ORDER: After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the defendant, Trustees of the Berkshire Museum from selling, auctioning, or otherwise disposing of any of the artworks that have been listed for auction commencing on November 13, 2017, is allowed. The balance of the risk of irreparable harm to the petitioner and the respondent in light of each party’s chance of success on the merits weighs in favor of the petitioner. Packaging Industries Group, Inc. v. Cheney, 380 Mass. 609, 615-617 (1980). The injunction shall expire on December 11, 2017. Prior to the expiration of the injunction, the Attorney General’s Office may move to extend the injunction with a date certain by which the investigation will be completed. (Trainor, J.). Notice/attest/Agostini, J.
This 11th hour move is not the last word on the case. Stay tuned!
On Monday, November 13, 2017, collectors CAN purchase Martin Johnson Heade’s Crimson Topaz Hummingbirds from Sotheby’s.
But not Norman Rockwell’s Shuffleton’s Barbershop, or any of the Berkshire Museum 40, for now.
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Studs Terkel’s American Century: An Evening of Stories
2 NIGHTS ONLY!!
Coming to you on November 17 & 18 from the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative—an interactive evening of music & storytelling from Studs Terkel’s famous book, My American Century.Take a seat at Studs’ Place and hear the tales of a real-life 1920s Chicago hoodlum, a boy who rode the rails in the Depression, a high society photographer, a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII, and more.
Our cast of North Shore stalwarts includes Doug Brendel as Studs Terkel, Ben Reed as Doc Graham, Carolyn Aliskevicz as Eva Barnes, Nathan Arroyo-Long as Ed Paulsen, David Prentice as Jerome Zerbe, Sheryl Reed as Peggy Terry, Lauren Ashly Suchecki as Betty Basye Hutchinson, Eric Cheung as Peter Ota, and Paul Philpy as E.B. Sledge.
This is an open event with no reserved tickets and wine & beer will be available. The suggested donation is $20 to cover the cost of the theatre rental & rights; any excess will be donated to The Open Door and Cape Ann Veterans Services. Many of the stories come from Hard Times and The Good War, so we’re very pleased to be supporting these causes!
Good Morning Gloucester 