Off the Island…

Long weekends are too short!  Neil and I love to head up to the White Mountain area whenever we get a chance and this weekend we spent some time taking advantage of the overcast day yesterday to explore some waterfall spots.  The first spot is at Jackson Falls in Jackson, NH, which is a very easy access area, the falls are literally next to the road, but don’t go on a warm day if you want some photography shots because it’s a popular swimming area on a beautiful summer day!

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The second spot we checked out was Glen Ellis Falls, Jackson, NH, which is about 8 miles away from Jackson Falls and while it’s only a .3 mile walk in, the walk back is pretty steep for anyone with knee issues.  The Glen Ellis is a 64 foot drop and a pretty powerful.   (AND…if you drop anything…you are not getting it back as I found out when I lost a camera filter down the ravine ~ I just can’t have nice things lol!)   So happy exploring!
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Dinner at the Pigeon Cove Tavern

Met a friend for dinner at the brand new  Pigeon Cove Tavern last week.  I had one super yummy Blueberry Mojito, a roasted beet and arugula salad, and a delicious burger with Krystal Cave Aged Cheddar and Green Garlic Aioli.  So good.

I will definitely go back again and can’t wait to sit outside on the deck.  Give it a shot for sure.

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Grilled Turmeric Chicken & Orange Cucumber Salsa

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Grilled Turmeric Chicken

Happy Memorial Day to All! 

This past week I’ve  been thinking up creative ways to incorporate dozens of oranges used as decorations in centerpieces last weekend at our son BJ’s “Go Orange” theme High School Graduation Celebration.

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We thought we’d jump right into the “Bleeding Orange”Syracuse University  school spirit  with our friends & family  knowing “Orange” will be a bery big part of our lives for the next several years!


BJ is super excited to be moving to Syracuse NY in August, and eagar to begin his studies at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Business.

imageThe last few oranges from our sons graduation party were finally used when I decided to fix a fresh sala to accompany the Grilled Turmeric Chicken I had marinated earlier in the day for dinnner.A mixture of English  Cucumbers, fresh clientro and a jalapeño pepper I had on hand made the perfect addition to our meal. The combination of  ingredients tasted amazing together. They are definitely equally appetizing to the eye as they are to the pallet!


Click link for Recipe!

http://www.sistafeliciaskitchen.com/grilled-turmeric-chicken-orange-cucumber-salsa/

Online Free Storage- Dropbox Free- All About Making It Easy To Sync and Collaborate and Store Your Files

I wrote this two years ago but it remains my favorite collaboration and sync storage option when working with decent sized files that you can’t transfer by email-

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File this under cool free useful stuff on the internet.

What is Dropbox you ask?

From the website-

Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers

Put your files into your Dropbox folder on one computer, and they’ll automatically appear on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!). You can even download Dropbox apps for your smartphone or mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry). Everything in your Dropbox is available from the Dropbox website, too.

I use it almost daily for files that I want to have access to on my android phone, desktop computer and iPad.  The feature I like most however is the sharing capability.   I share Dropbox folders with some people I collaborate with on projects like videos from Jim Capillo at Cape Ann TV.  Also Alicia Cox and I share a Dropbox folder for her Alicia Unleashed Podcast.  We share online Dropbox folders in which they share copies the audio and video files of our podcast when they are done editing them and we can both access the files.  I then grab the files from wherever I happen to be: home computer, on my mobile android phone or on my iPad at a coffee shop and I can then upload them to the blog.  The difference between this way of sharing and storing files through email is that Dropbox hosts them everywhere at once because it is stored to the cloud and you can transfer and store huge files that would never be allowed through regular email because they are too large.  you’d never be able to transfer a file that big through email.

You get 2GB of free cloud storage and it opens up a ton of possibilities to host music, pictures or movies which you can stream from any of your devices.

You can’t beat it so if you want to get something  cool for free, you can go to the Dropbox website and sign up for a free account here

Here are some reviews from trusted tech websites that can probably explain it even better than me-

The appeal is its utter simplicity — it’s essentially invisible, doing the task that isn’t hard but none of us care to remember to do, namely, backing up our files.

from “There’s room yet in the cloud”

by G.F., The Economist – 8/24/10

We’re building the fabric for a new, different kind of Web, where your files follow you to whichever device you happen to be working on.

from “Dropbox: Files without Borders”

by Victoria Barret, Forbes – 6/10/10

Pick a file: a photo, text document, PDF, … or anything supported on the iPad. Tap the “Open In” icon and choose from the list of available apps. You’re done.

from “Dropbox Updated for iPad, External Editing Added”

by Charlie Sorrel, Wired – 5/4/10

Dropbox is better.

Dropbox replaces:

  • Emailing file attachments to yourself and other people
  • Using USB drives to move files between computers
  • Renaming files to keep a history of previous versions
  • Complicated backup software and hardware
  • And more!

Not convinced yet? Then take a look at our list of features. Otherwise, go ahead and get started!

Download Dropbox

Lifehacker posted a good explanation of ways to collaborate using Dropbox today.

Super K Made The Best Salad I’ve Ever Eaten Last Night

@kfoley41 yet again crushed dinner with cilantro – lime grilled ‪#‎shrimp‬ fiesta salad. Incredible! Best salad I’ve ever eaten. Bursting with layer upon layer of flavor.

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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 5/30/16

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Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~ 1 Comment

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.


Yoga on the Harbor

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GloucesterCast 185 With@KimSmithDesigns, @DonnaArd, Tim Sanborn and @Joey_C Taped 5/29/16 #GloucesterMA

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GloucesterCast 185 With@KimSmithDesigns, @DonnaArd, Tim sanborn and @Joey_C Taped 5/29/16 #GloucesterMA

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Topics Include:

Tim Sanborn coming up on 100th Solar install on Cape Ann
Call to talk to Tim Sanborn From Cazeault Solar Home at 978-281-4625  He’s local and he’s a straight shooter.
Beauport Hotel
Harbortown Arts Festival
Magnolia Farmers Market June 13th Mondays 3:30-6:30 Donna will be there
Schooner Challenge June 6th at 6pm from Maritime Gloucester
Vernal Pond Event
Swan Update
Piping Plover On Good Harbor Beach Update
Viral Video Harvard Commencement Speech Donovan Livingston Lift off
Ice House Art House
Donna Kayaking

Joey Ciaramitaro, Donna, Tim Sanborn podcast copyright Kim Smith

Lift Off

Inspiration! Donovan Livingston’s viral spoken word poetry convocation speech for the Harvard School of Education.

Together, together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness

for generations to come

So no, no; sky is not the limit

it is only the beginning

Lift Off!

CEDAR ROCK GARDENS IS OPEN MEMORIAL DAY!

Cedar rock Garden watering can copyright Kim SmithThanks to Elise Jillson from Cedar Rocks Gardens for a tremendously positive shopping experience. Every Cedar Rock plant is grown on the farm and every plant is lush, happy, and healthy. I had to ferry around several car loads of plants this afternoon and Elise was a fantastic help.

Cedar Rock Gardens will be open tomorrow, Monday, Memorial Day. For more information on their flowers and vegetables, CSA, and upcoming season of gorgeous cut flowers, check out Cedar Rocks Gardens website here and see a recent GMG post here: Fantastic Organic North Shore Veggie and Flower Farm Cedar Rock Gardens is Rockin!  

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Quote of the Week

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“The statistics on sanity are that one American in four suffers from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they are okay, it’s you.”

Rita Mae Brown  (1944-     )

After obtaining degrees in cinematography, classics and English, Brown went on to doctorates in literature and political science. She began her writing career as a poet and screenwriter but gained much notoriety for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle in 1973, which dealt with lesbian themes in an unusually frank manner for the time. Since the sixties she has been active in the fight for racial and gender equality, and was an administrator in the National Organization for Women for several years. She continues to write in the mystery genre, rides to the hounds, and plays polo.

Certainly was a busy day in Gloucester on Saturday

HarborTown Arts Festival, Art in the Ice House, (Cape Pond Ice), Premier Imprints sea glass jewelry demonstration and even The Vernal Pond had their yard sale.  Also stopped into Cape Ann Auctions to check out their merchandise.

UPDATE – LOCATION CHANGE FOR MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES:

More Cape Ann Community News-
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UPDATE – LOCATION CHANGE FOR MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES:
Due to projected weather forecasts of inclement weather, Gloucester Memorial Day services and ceremonies will now be in held in the Gloucester High School Auditorium beginning at 9 a.m.
Thank you in advance for helping to spread the word and remember to join us tomorrow, May 30th at GHS to honor all American service men and women.
God Bless our Veterans, Soldiers and Hero’s

– Happy Memorial Day Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken

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