We’re happy to see our buddy surviving the winter without too much ado (except when he got himself frozen solidly into the ice).
A friendly note to folks who would like to visit Mr. Swan. He is very shy around dogs so perhaps leave your furry companion in the car. And if you plan to feed him, please, please only whole corn or shredded veggies (swans don’t have teeth, so no large chunks). Junk food is a killer and weakens their bones.
Mr. Swan doing his morning exercises.
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A basket-making workshop taught by Dianne Stanton at David Calvo Studio; especially intriguing is the beautiful basket made from seagrass as we have such an abundance here on Cape Ann.
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The Magnolia Historical Society is having another Art in the Schoolhouse in April. If you are interested in becoming a vendor please follow the link below http://www.loveislivinginmagnolia.com/
Click on the More tab and register for the show. Also please fill out the attached Inventory Sheet. mhs_artshow2017inventorysheet
If you need more information please let me know and I can help. This event is always fun and successful.
Thanks kids
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Laura Tanguay is opening Phia Women’s Center at 242 Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Grand opening March 11, 12pm-5pm. She told me that Phia will provide “fun, energizing exercise classes along with meditation classes, massage, polarity, and support groups.” There will be loads of “activities for women such as day hikes, paint nights, craft parties, and ladies nights…Phia is for women from all walks of life, all ages, all body types, all backgrounds to come together, learn from each other, and be well.”
She also told me which translation for Phia has meaning for this new venture. Any guesses? Congratulations Laura and Phia!
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I’m always looking for different ways to photograph the same old view and sometimes dynamic weather and clouds, or finding something to frame the subject can help with changing the look of a scene. Another way to change the scene is to change your perspective. Getting down low and using the foreground is one of my favorite ways to make a scene interesting. In this case it was a 2-3 foot wide puddle in the middle of a parking lot across from the Pink House. With my camera sitting on the ground at the edge of the puddle, you can see the house and colors of the sunrise reflected. So get out and get down low… because you’ll never look at a little puddle the same way again!
Here are some outtakes below for some perspective of what you don’t see. (Note I took the large telephone pole out…it was annoying me lol!)
The view if I didn’t get down low
Down low but not close enough to the puddle
There’s a street in between…watch out for cars!
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What an opportunity to learn from someone in the top of the field! Tuesdays with Anna Vojtech begin March 28th (new dates announced) March 14th and continues weekly through May 2.
AnnaVojtech is a fine artist and an award winning children’s book illustrator and writer living in Gloucester. She grew up in Prague, Czechoslovakia, what is now the Czech Republic. She studied art and film animation at the Art Academy in Prague, in Antwerp, Belgium, and in Hamburg, Germany.
In 1971 Anna moved with her husband to Canada where she worked at the National Filmboard and for various film companies in Montreal. Her work in film animation led her to children’s book illustration.
Since 1979 Anna has worked with major publishing houses (“The First Strawberries” by Joseph Bruchac, Dial/Penguin, “Tough Beginnings” by Marylin Singer, Henry Holt & Co, “Over in the Meadow” by Olive Wadsworth, North-South Books (now Simon & Schuster), “Ten Flashing Fireflies” by Philemon Sturges, and many others).
She became also known for her stunning botanical paintings, published by Crown Publishers as “Wild Flowers for All Seasons”.
For the last 18 years Anna has been living with her family in Gloucester, painting and illustrating in her Cripple Cove Studio. She is happy to live on Cape Ann and to share her life and art with the community.
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Did you say you were looking for a love muffin? How about a furry handsome hunk of a feline? Well are you in luck! I am a sweet and affectionate boy and ready to find my fur-ever love. I am considered a special needs adoption. When I was found abandoned outdoors alone I was in some serious distress and after a trip to the veterinarian it was discovered I had a urinary blockage. After some emergency medical care including a PU surgery the veterinarians say a diet of special food should prevent me from having blockages in the future. I am happy to say I have recovered and I am doing well. I will always need to be fed a prescription diet to avoid building up crystals in my urine and may need more care than some of my feline counter parts but I can also bring a lot to the table. I am fun to be with, have a natural ability to listen and improve your mood, lower your blood pressure and generally help you feel loved and needed. What more could you be looking for! To see all of the available animals at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter please go to our website: capeannanimalaid.org.
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I am an author in Gloucester and the president of the League of Women Voters of Cape Ann. I have just finished my first book about a suffragist/mountain climber/author named Annie Smith Peck published by St. Martin’s Press (https://www.amazon.com/Womans-Place-Top-Biography-Climbers/dp/1250084008).
Now, I am on to my next project about the League of Women Voters. For this, I need your help. I am starting with a history of the league in Gloucester and am trying to find any connections that you may know of to the following women who were in the league during the 1950s. If you have any information about the following women, I would appreciate it if you could contact me at Hannah.s.kimberley@gmail.com. Any information at all is welcome. I’d love to be able to highlight the history of the women in our community on a national stage. Many thanks in advance.
Now she’s living a life of adventure and love as the cutest little first mate, on the Tall Ship Lynx.
Alex Peacock, who’s been around boats his whole life, became the Lynx’s permanent captain this past winter.
Most days aboard this replica of a privateer used in the War of 1812 are spent voyaging — from its summer base in Nantucket, Massachusetts, to its winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida, to far-flung destinations including Hawaii, Mexico and other beautiful places — with the crew talking to history lovers, or engaged in some other kind of interesting and challenging pursuit.
Shortly after landing the choice gig, Peacock decided to head to a local animal shelter to fulfill what the 28-year-old says is a tall ship tradition.
“It seemed like the right time to get a buddy,” he told TODAY while sitting on the floor and feeding Leeloo some of her favorite treats (Greenies, for those who like such details).
Peacock and a few crew members headed over to Friends of Strays, a nonprofit shelter in St. Petersburg. That’s where they met Leeloo.
Leeloo was at the shelter, waiting to be adopted, because she’d had the good fortune to be found wandering loose in the vicinity of Friends of Strays community relations manager Clair Wray.
Mr. Swan doing his morning exercises.
Good Morning Gloucester 