My View of Life on the Dock
The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce celebrated the opening of Jinyu “Jade” Wang’s new business with a Ribbon Cutting Wednesday night. Mayor Theken and Bruce Tarrs office joined the Chamber and her family and friends in wishing her much success. She has a full staff of licensed massage therapist ready to support your health and well being.
It’s great to see the beautiful Matz Gallery at Sawyer Free featuring local artists again. There’s always room for the traveling exhibitions on walls and rooms elsewhere in the building, but I think the Matz gallery and Sawyer Free library sings most when it devotes its main exhibition space to local artists.
The annual benefit exhibition is hung salon style in advance of an exciting annual live auction reception. Stop by to preview the art or leave a silent bid. Minimum opening bids range from $40-$400. On October 4th, bring your family, friends and co-workers. There’s always a great buzz in the room. Bid alone or ‘group-on’ with friends–and generously! You’ll help the artist and the art community in general as well as the library.
Sawyer Free Library deserves the community’s support. Here’s a list of all the 2017 participating magnanimous artists (many are repeat donors). Enjoy some photos from the exhibit to draw your attention to the art.
Jerry Ackerman, Deborah F. Aldrich, Cynthia Asaro, Anita Beloff, Baraka Robin Berger, Coco Berkman, Sheila Farren Billings, Bob Blue, Carmel Bourneuf, Isabelle K. Brown, Pamela Burke, Ann G. Campbell, Nancy Caplan, Katherine Coakley, Ray Crane, Mary Crowningshield, Mary Curcio, Susan W. Daly, Terry Del Percio-Piedmonte, Nancy Davis, Patricia Doran, Phyllis Feld, Susie Field, Karen Fitzgerald, James Formichella, Paul George, Dina Gomery, Don Gorvett, Noreen Hale, Marion Hall, Joy Halsted, Jeanne Havran, Olga Hayes, Sandra Herdman, Deanie Johnson, Phyllis J. Kaplan, Fred Kepler, Barbara Kremer, Mary Jane Lane, Carole Loiacono, Judy Magee, Florence Martin, Mary McCarl, Roy McCauley, Perry McIntosh, Jeannie McIntyre, Danny Mears, Judith Menicocci, KT Morse, Kate Nordstrom, Christine Pitman, Mary Rhinelander, Charlotte Roberts, Sandra L Sperry, Marilyn Swift, Bonnie Sylvester, Peter Tysver, Juni Van Dyke, Jeff Weaver, Alyce Wherren, Bernica Wilcox, Curtis Wilcox, Marnie Williams, Jane Wolf, Theresa Wonson, Heidi Caswell Zander
is Essex National Heritage’s Essex County pep rally- annual back to back weekends packed with 150+ FREE, fun, and family friendly events. Here’s the working list of the 2017 Trails & Sails events in Gloucester September 22-24th. Don’t forget to sign in! The count helps your favorite organization and locale, and you might win a prize like $150 from Dick’s Sporting Goods.
2nd of two annual weekends is big in Gloucester this year
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Couple from Melrose
Mother and Daughter from China
What’s happening here? DPW is prepping the excavation today. They’ll shut down the main and replace the valve late tonight.
My picks for this weekend are all of the great activities that make up the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails and Sails weekend.
Explore Essex County’s historic, cultural and natural sites during two weekends of 150+ FREE events during Trails & Sails: Two Weekends of Walks and Water, September 15-17 & 22-24, 2017!
Enjoy a variety of guided walks, paddles, historical tours and other adventures for all ages, skill levels and interests, that will connect you to the spectacular places, history and heritage that define the Essex National Heritage Area—the 34 cities and towns of Boston’s legendary North Shore. It’s all FREE and it’s all located within the 34 cities and towns of Essex County including the communities of Salem, Gloucester, Newburyport, Lawrence, Saugus and more.
Head here to read more and register to build your own itinerary
Here are just some examples of the types of activities that can be enjoyed in our area
The most abundant time for farmers in New England is RIGHT NOW! Tomatoes are everywhere, root vegetables are coming in, and greens are back!
3:00-6:30 at Stage Fort Park
The market will go on rain or shine…or wind.
Cape Ann Farmers Market accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior Farmers Market coupons.
The snapshot was taken three hours before high tide. I wasn’t able to get away at noon to have a look and wonder what remnants of Jose our readers saw today?
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Festival in the Shipyard
You can see the wind turbines, boat lights and the lobster traps in the fog
Hi peeps:
Hope everyone had a great summer. It went by way to fast.
When: Saturday, September 23, 2017
Time: 08:00 – 09:00 am
Where: again Magnolia Avenue
We can park at Kondelin Road
Thanks kids..
Donna
The wind is starting to pick up and there are limbs down on Hesperus Avenue. Have seen it much worse but be careful of tree limbs.
Young Lady from Salem with her dog Petula.
Couple from New York
I’ve never canned anything before but my parents’ garden is full of green tomatoes and I remember my Great-grandmother “Nana Roberts” used to make a piccalilli that my Dad always loved to put on his baked beans. So I went “on the line” to find some piccalilli recipes that might look like what she used to make and decided to give it a try and see what happens! I’m posting here in hopes that maybe someone might be able to give me some pointers on their own “family piccalilli” recipe that I could tweak this one with. All I know is that my house definitely “smelled” like Nana’s so I know I’m heading in the right direction! The true test will be when my Dad finally tastes it!
Here’s the recipe I followed:
Makes about 4 pints.
This spicy condiment is a snap to make. Don’t bother peeling the tomatoes; simply throw them in the pot. Some piccalilli recipes call for cabbage, but we like it better without.
Directions
Heat together the salt and water to make a brine. Combine the tomatoes, peppers and onion in a large pot, cover with the brine and allow to sit overnight.
The next day, drain off the water. Heat the vinegar and sugar in an enameled or stainless steel pot until the sugar dissolves. Meanwhile, tie the spices into a cheesecloth bag or put into a tea ball. Pour the vinegar mixture over the vegetables and bring to a boil. Add the spices and boil gently for 30 minutes.
Remove the spices and ladle the piccalilli into hot sterilized pint jars, allowing 1/2-inch headroom. Process jars in boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lids should not flex up and down.
Nutrition information per 2 tablespoons:
Calories 19 Fat 0 g Sodium 73 mg Saturated fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 4 g Calcium 4 mg
Protein 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary fiber 0 g
Diabetic exchanges per serving: free food.
Good Morning Gloucester 