My View of Life on the Dock
The reception is a great opportunity to meet Marilyn personally and speak with her regarding her work. Light refreshments will be available.
To learn more about Marilyn Swift, visit her website at www.MarilynSwift.com
Sunflower Field, Buttonwood Farm, Griswold, CT
Don’t miss all the beautiful colors of the rainbow, searching for that pot of gold!
This has received a lot of press…and rightfully so! What a fantastic event this will be and with such an important message.
See Kim Smith’s post from yesterday to read more
The festival, open to families and children of all ages, will feature games, art projects, dance, sports and other activities to celebrate the importance of play in educating children. The Power of Play Festival will feature giant building blocks; tiny, 3-D house- and boat-building; Lego-building challenges; sensory play tables with water, sand and goop; giant floor puzzles; collaborative art projects; taekwondo and yoga; puppet workshops and shows; and an obstacle course.
CLICK HERE FOR ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION!
The Boston Flower & Garden Show will return to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on Wednesday, March 16 through Sunday, March 20, 2016 with the theme “Nurtured by Nature”. The care we put into our gardens comes back to us a thousand-fold. Well-designed landscapes rejuvenate by offering places to connect with nature and each other. Floral arrangements, houseplants and containers enliven and refresh our living spaces. Homegrown food and the results of popular urban agriculture activities like beekeeping fill our tables with nutritious delights. Celebrate the bountiful benefits of the garden and learn how to keep yourself, and your garden, growing strong!
Please share your photos on our Facebook page and check back often to watch the show take shape!
Package and coat check is available. There are a limited number of wheelchairs available on a first come first serve basis.
Don’t forget to bring your camera and video recorder to the Show! There are tons of great photo opportunities and the pictures will help you plan your new garden long after the Show is over. Share your best footage with your family and friends, and of course with us!
Did you know that “the South Boston, St. Patrick’s Parade is Listed as the second largest parade in the country, being viewed by nearly 600,000 to 1 Million people every year!”
As always, for a more comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid
We believe in the power of prayer … Please pray four beloved coconut who is currently at Seaport Hospital with Dr Ray Chahill
Brother Walnut’s “official Authentic Irish Boiled Dinner”
Ingredients;
1 head Chopped Cabbage
5 Chopped peeled potatoes
4 Chopped carrots
1 slab of Corned beef
Absolutely no flavorful Spices
Gloucester Tap Water
Toss all ingredients in a large pan.
Make sure all ingredients are covered by Gloucester tap water.
Cook on high for approximately 3 hours.
Boiling time may vary.
Just make sure all flavor of the ingredients are removed before
Serving.
SERVE AND ENJOY! Or not.
LUCK OF THE IRISH TO YA!
Your gonna need it.
March 16, 2016 ~ backyardgrowersgloucester
Want your garden to mean something more this year and give back to Cape Ann? Have you always wanted a raised garden bed in your backyard but are not income-eligible? Then sign up for our Get-a-Garden, Give-a-Garden program! When you join the program you help another family in need in Gloucester receive a garden too. Join today!
To sign up today contact our Community Garden Coordinator at community@backyardgrowers.org, visit us at 269 Main St, Gloucester or online at http://www.backyardgrowers.org.
~ March 15, 2016 ~ Joey C
March 15, 2016 ~ epdsfrontdesk
On this wet, rainy day… is okay if we talk about SUMMER?!! Our Summer Adventures Program at Eastern Point Day School is going to be awesome this year! Check the website for registration information or send us an email! epdsfrontdesk@gmail.com
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This Thursday – St. Patrick’s Day – is the Chamber’s 17th Annual Irish Sweepstakes event! Join us at the Gloucester House Restaurant from 5:00-7:00 PM for the sweepstakes drawing and a traditional Irish Dinner! We only have a few tickets left at the office. Call or stop in the Chamber to get yours today. 978-283-1601.
There will be a total of $20,000 in Prizes with the grand prize of $10,000!
The breakdown of prizes is as follows:
Grand Prize: $10,000
Second Prize: $2,500
Third Prizes: (5) $1,000
Fourth Prizes:$ (5) $500
Total: $20,000!
The party will feature a 50/50 raffle, a traditional Irish dinner and a cash bar.
Your ticket will admit the bearer and one guest.
Tickets are $100 each
Limited to 400 tickets
Happy Birthday Big Boy!
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My friend Marilyn Swift’s reception is this coming Saturday the 19th from 11am to 1pm. If you can’t make it to the reception, her paintings will be on display through May13th. Exquisite paintings Marilyn!
Last nights rosary was celebrated with our children. It was so heartwarming to see kids of all ages come together to pray. Each child took a turn reading the English translation friend Abbey Mathews gifted our altar this year.
The Children Of the Rosary
Comare, Andrea Randazza Carlson’s Mother Catherina Randazza shares priceless old St. Joseph Novena stories at during last night’s Novena Coffee Time!
The First Batch of my exclusive and limited edition, edible St. Joseph Prayer Card Cookies were gifted to all my “cumnares”, AKA by bestest friends and family the women who help me day in and out throughout the entire month of March prepare for and successfully pull off this huge undertaking of hosting a nine day rosary followed by a giant celebratory feast.
Ella Tucker great grandaughter of my Uncle Mike and Aunt Vivcie Militello, reading a prayer/song translation. Many of the Saints and statues on our alter resided on their St. Joseph Alater for over 35 years.
In a very funny interview, earlier this morning, Dana & Mugs welcomed Malachy McCourt to their morning show on North Shore 104.9. Malachy regaled them with stories about growing up in Ireland with his Pulitzer Prize winning brother Frank (author of “Angela’s Ashes”), working on the docks in NY, 50+ years of marriage, meeting the Queen and the play that he and Frank wrote, A Couple of Blaguards, which you can see right down the road at Beverly’s Intimate Larcom Theatre tomorrow (St. Patrick’s Day) at 2pm and 8pm as well as Friday 3/18 at 8pm [GET TICKETS HERE]
Listen to the podcast below and join us tomorrow or Friday for a pint and some good laughs!
BankGloucester is featuring artist Marilyn Swift’s paintings from March 12-May14. An artist reception will take place on March 19 from 11-1 with light refreshments served.
Gloucester Education Foundation is proud to host a day of play for Gloucester families. Sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank and Cape Ann Trust and Financial Services
Play is an important learning tool that promotes creative and innovative thinking. Play also helps kids develop skills that are a foundation for life-long success, including critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and collaboration. The Power of Play Festival will feature fun family activities throughout the Field House like: collaborative art projects; lego building; kid’s yoga; board games; sand, water and goop tables; obstacle courses; giant building blocks and LOTS more.
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My name is Rachel Refalo and I am the PTO President at West Parish Elementary School in Gloucester. In September of 2016 we will be blessed with the opening of a new school but the playing fields they are replanting around the school will not be able to be played on until September of 2017 and our beloved Science Park is in quite a state of disrepair. We are hosting a Hollywood themed auction to raise money to make repairs to the Science Park called:
Our auction is going live online on March 20, 2016. There will be mobile items like a Breakfast with Good Morning Gloucester’s own Joey C that can be bid on by people around the country. People can also attend the live event to bid on mobile or live items.
For more information or to buy tickets people can visit www.biddingforgood.com/westparishschool
Starting on March 20, 2016, West Parish School PTO will be auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for our organization – and more importantly, our beloved Science Park. You can show your support by clicking on the Donate Items button to contribute to our catalog. Give a little and get a lot in return. Whether you have 1 item or 100 to contribute, your participation is an invaluable part of our fundraising efforts. By donating an item or service directly online, you’ll be helping to raise money for our organization, and you’ll receive a mention on our site that can link back to your own web page. You would be a featured donor on our Facebook page, local newspaper ads and on our Star Donor Wall at the event. If you cannot make the event but would still like to support our cause, you may donate cash by clicking on the Donate Cash button. We receive 100% of cash donations so please spread the word! Thank-you for your support!
I can also be emailed at racmatz@hotmail.com
2nd Annual Helen Garland flyer
2nd Annual Helen Garland Universal Earth Day and Equinox Bell Ringing Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 PM
Bell ringing event and musical tribute to Pete Seeger at Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church celebrates global peace and arrival of spring
Gloucester, MA: The 2nd Annual Helen Garland Universal Earth Day and Equinox Bell Ringing will take place this year on Sunday, March 20th at 2 PM at Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church located at 10 Church Street. A musical tribute to Pete Seeger by local musicians will also take place.
For the past 46 years, Helen Garland, a long-time nature advocate and resident of Gloucester, has traveled to the United Nations in New York City to ring the Japanese peace bell at the exact time of the Vernal Equinox to celebrate Universal Earth Day. In 2016, the Vernal Equinox will arrive at 12:31 AM. Around the world, the Vernal Equinox is recognized as a time to celebrate Earth’s balance, a planetary equilibrium of day and night, light and darkness, and a movement toward a new season. In the northern hemisphere, we celebrate light, renewal, and rejuvenation as we move into the spring season. In the southern hemisphere, people prepare for autumn and the oncoming winter.
Helen Garland’s work at the UN on behalf of Nature and Motherhood as chair of the Earth Society Foundation led her 46 years ago to attend the bell ringing ceremony. Now, we carry on her tradition in Gloucester, this year with the help of the Gloucester UU church.
This is a family oriented event and open to the public.
For more information contact: Maureen Aylward maureenaylward@comcast.net 978-290-1507
More about the UN Bell Ringing: The Vernal Equinox was observed as the beginning of a new year in ancient China, England, Persia, Egypt, and North and South America. At the exact moment of the Equinox the sun is setting at the South Pole and rising at the North Pole. On the equator at noon you will cast no shadow. The annual tradition of ringing the Peace Bell at the UN at the exact moment of the Vernal Equinox (March 20-21) was initiated by John McConnell with the support of UN Secretary-General U Thant on March 21, 1971. This tradition has been observed for 46 consecutive years at UN Headquarters. The UN 2016 ceremony is co-sponsored by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Great dinner specials every week!
Wednesday, March 16th – 7pm
Musical Guests: CHICK & ELLEN!
A perfect warm-up for St. Paddy’s! Chick Marston & Ellen
Ford take the stage this week with folk music from around
the world and throughout history. I’ll bet there’ll be a bit of
Irish in there somewhere! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
Inge Berge
Fozzie Hill
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
Clean Gloucester and The One Hour at a Time Gang will be doing their clean up :
When: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Where: Atlantic Road and Moorland
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am
Please bring gloves, I will get the yellow bags.
Shhhhh. I am planning on surprising the boys with a trip to Disney next month. Although, honestly, I don’t know why. You could say that I’ve been there and done that already. And….it was fairly anticlimactic. Sigh. You’ll see what I’m talking about in a moment.
My boys are 8 and 6…and they’ve been asking to go. The last time we did Disney they were 5 and 3. Thatcher was a good age for it all back then, but Finn was just a hair too short for some of the best rides and, while he had a blast, much of it was kind of lost on him.
I’m kind of excited for them to do it again at this age. If I’m being honest, at this point they could care less about the characters (sorry Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and crew) but they are huge ride fanatics, they LOVE water parks so Aquatica, Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon will be awesome, and I think they’ll really enjoy Universal now that they’ve seen most of those movies.
When I was little we did Disney every.single.year. I LOVED it. It never got old. I know many families could take it or leave it, but for me it is kind of a “must do” of childhood. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait for the day that I can take the boys to Costa Rica to swim with wild dolphins in Drake Bay. I’ve been dying to recreate my time spent there with them since the second they were born. Likewise, I’d give anything to relive my trip to Africa…with them by my side this time. I’ve never been to Alaska, Australia, or Hawaii….and to experience those destinations with them will be a dream come true some day (hopefully). While I’m a big fan of ecotourism and seeing less chartered corners of our world….a good trip to Disney is good for the soul too. So, that’s where we’re at right now. We’re going to Disney World.
The “I don’t know why part” was directed at the intended surprise. Three years ago I planned and plotted to surprise them…thinking, of course, they’d be over the moon. Not so much. Freakin’ balloons…all they cared about were those balloons….and how I knew whose suitcase was whose. Heaven forbid they unzip the wrong freakin’ suitcase.
So, I want a do over. And, I’m open to suggestions. Any great tips? Anyone out there surprised their kids with a vacation before? I’m kind of tempted to wait until the day we leave. Deep down I’m a romantic. Big time. I kind of like the idea of a big reveal early that morning. But…I also like the idea of them having something to look forward to…and helping with the planning.
Thoughts?
Good Morning Gloucester 