Grant Circle has it’s own rules
The great Rotary debate. I know what the rules are for driving around a rotary but my kids and I had a conversation about how Gloucester’s Grant Circle has it’s own set of rules. So I’m wondering what everyone does when they drive on Washington St. from Friendly’s over to Washington St. heading toward the hospital. What lane are you in when you start? If you are in the right hand lane, you are typically only supposed to head up the extension, but most people in that lane are heading to the 2nd exit up Washington. If you are in the left lane and head up to the 2nd exit up Washington then you are playing drag race with the guy who is trying to beat you there. So here’s a quick poll on your driving habits because inquiring minds want to know! Safe travels!
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Flowers in a Pinch
While I’m not proud of waiting until near to the last minute….it was only because I knew that I could score some really nice, fresh flowers on Easter morning by stopping at Shaw’s.
There are absolutely some local florists that I love and when looking for something really special I always head to one of them. That having been said, when looking for a simple bouquet, I always have great luck at Shaw’s. I really do.
So, on Easter morning…actually like 12:00/noon time….I stopped by, selected three different bunches of flowers, and asked the really nice young girl working the flower counter to make two arrangements by combining them.
It took all of five minutes and, if you ask me, they were perfect. To quote her, the little bouquets were “simple and sophisticated.” And, they were. When packaged in classic brown paper and a simple little ribbon they were totally charming.
Total cost for both: $24. I left totally wishing I had made a 3rd so I could bring one home to my own house….but, then realized the puppy would have eaten it anyway.
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SEASIDE GARDEN CLUB PRESENTS SIMPLE STEPS TO ORGANIC LAWN CARE
The Seaside Garden Club is pleased to present Chip Osborne’s Simple Steps to Organic Lawn Care program on Tuesday, April 12th at the Manchester Community Center. Doors open at 7:00 pm for social time and program begins promptly at 7:30 pm. Special for this month only – Members’ spouses/significant others are invited to attend at no charge! All are welcome. Guests $5. Light refreshments will be served.
In this presentation Chip Osborne will discuss some compelling reasons why we should consider a natural approach to lawn care. Public health, children’s health, storm-water runoff, and water quality issues are all reasons why we should begin to reduce our dependence on synthetic and chemical products to grow our lawns and gardens. His approach will be to share the mission of pesticide reduction and elimination through an “Awareness Through Education” program. Armed with sound information about these products, we can then make informed decisions about how we choose to take care of our properties. Chip will then present “Simple Steps to Organic Lawn Care”©, a detailed approach to a natural lawn care program. Basic steps will be outlined and explained in a common sense approach. The basic premise of this lawn care program is a threefold systems approach that he has developed after years of study. It is a Systems Approach to Natural Turf Management™ that includes 1) A basic understanding of soil biology, (an acknowledgement that the soil is very much alive). 2) The proper use of natural, organic products as indicated by soil testing. 3) Specific and sound cultural practices. This will be explained so that the do-it-yourself-er will be able to care for the lawn or so that the homeowner can convey their wishes to their landscape contractor. The information in this presentation is also a very good introduction to natural lawn care for the landscape contractor. The presentation will also address what we can do at the municipal level to reduce our negative impact on human health and the environment by the continued use of synthetic products to maintain our public spaces.
Charles “Chip” Osborne, Jr., founder and President of Osborne Organics, LLC, has over 10 years experience in creating safe, sustainable and healthy athletic fields and landscapes through natural turf management, and 35 years experience as a professional horticulturist. As a wholesale and retail nurseryman, he has first hand experience with the pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides routinely used in landscape and horticultural industry. Personal experience led him to believe there must be a safer way to grow plants. His personal investigation, study of conventional and organic soil science practices, and hands-on experimentation led him to become one of the country’s leading experts on growing sustainable, natural turf. Along the path to greening his own industry practices, Chip became a regular lecturer for the Northeast Organic Farming Association, a board member of Beyond Pesticides, Chairman of the Marblehead, Massachusetts’ Recreation and Parks Department, and speaker nationwide on the topic of turf management for athletic fields and landscapes. He speaks to a wide audience of sports field professionals, state and municipal agencies, and community groups. In 1998 Chip and Pat Beckett, co-founded The Living Lawn Project in Marblehead, MA, one of the country’s first natural lawn demonstration sites. It is a nationally-recognized, living example that beautiful, healthy grass can be grown without the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. He remains a dedicated environmental activist speaker for communities wanting to learn about why and how to change their town policies. Visit Osborne Organics website: http://www.osborneorganics.com/
Membership is now open for the 2016/2017 season (still on $25 for the entire season)! The Seaside Garden Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month (September through June) and are always looking for new members. Visit our blog https://seasidegardenclub.wordpress.com/
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SAVE OUR SHORES FUNDRAISER UPDATE!
Save Our Shores Gloucester is raising money to purchase and protect the four lots on the Back Shore that had been threatened by development.
We need to raise $100,000 by April 12th in order to protect this land. We are well on our way to that goal, but we need your help to get there.
Thank you for your support!
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FOB Susan from Generous Gardeners
Saw Susan from Generous Gardeners a few times on Saturday as she was beautifying our city.
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Clouds Ripping By @CaptJoeLobster #GloucesterMA
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Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative presents "Blithe Spirit"
Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative presents “Blithe Spirit”
Martini and Séance anyone? Blithe Spirit tells the story of
novelist Charles Condomine, a suave & dapper charmer,
who contacts the lovable & outlandish medium Madame Arcati,
to conduct a séance, as he needs material for his new book “The Unseen.”
As a result of the séance, Charles gets more than he bargained for,
when his deceased first wife, the ‘morally untidy’ Elvira, returns from the dead
to make mischief & create havoc with Charles & his rather staid,
& boring marriage to his second wife, the uptight & domineering Ruth.
What follows is a madcap, wildly frolicsome adventure,
full of aristocratic banter and brittleness, & a prickly menage a trois.
Of course, Blithe Spirit enchants not only because of the otherworldly plot,
but the playwright’s diamond-sharp wit.
SHOW DATES & TIMES
8 performances:
Thursday March 31st – Opening Night @ 7:30 pm
Friday April 1st & Saturday April 2nd @ 7:30 pm
Sunday April 3rd @ 3 pm
Friday April 8th & Saturday April 9th @ 7:30 pm
Sunday April 10th @ 3 pm
TICKETS SALES & RESERVATIONS
$20 general admission
Door sales cash/check only
Reserve at CatCollab@gmail.com
Buy tickets online at http://capeanntheatrecollaborative.com/
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North Shore Acappella at Seaport Grille
More Cape Ann Dining News-
http://www.capeanneats.com
The crowd really had a blast the last time the North Shore Acappella performed here, join us!
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GloucesterCast 176 With @KimSmithDesigns @DonnaArd @Joey_C Taped 3/28/16 #GloucesterMA
GloucesterCast 176 With @KimSmithDesigns @DonnaArd @Joey_C Taped 3/28/16 #GloucesterMA
Topics Include:
Easter food
12 days Til Bikini Speedo Dodgeball
GMG Questionnaire- Paulie Walnuts was here the other day and brought up the old GMG questionnaire so look for those from all the new gmg contributors.
Syracuse in the Final four. We have Alicia’s daughter Talias Quince Party Saturday Night but thankfully the game doesn’t start til 8:40PM
Selling My Grill. I got a grill on Craigslist
Cape Ann Power Yoga-Every 10x you walk, bike, or carpool to class you get a free class!
It’s like seventy five cents to park for most of our classes between 9 and 5 Monday through Saturday which is only about half of the classes on our schedule anyway. So yea if you have to pay to park it really costs you $10.75 or $11 to practice. Still a lot less expensive than almost every yoga class anywhere.
Latitude 43 is looking for hosts, servers, bartenders, cooks (sauté, fry & sushi) and dishwashers.
If you’re interested, please email: jennifer@serenitee.com
Speaking of Lat 43-
Another Freebie Out Of Nowhere From The Serenitee Reward Card @MinglewoodTav- A Free Pizza
Good One Hour At A Time Gang Clean-up
Donna Ransomeware/Backup- For Your PC Repair needs- www.circleconsulting.com
Updated to Windows 10 and its awesome!
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Live from Discover Gloucester Mug Up at Seaport Grill
These folks are doing the the work we need in Gloucester.
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Water main break update from Mayor Sefatia
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Final Four For #Cuse! WOOOOT!
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EASTER SUNSET GLOUCESTER
Easter Sunset Gloucester Harbor.
Last night’s saturated sunset from East Gloucester was arresting, becoming even more so after the sun set. The colors on the water momentarily reflected the voluptuous hues of the twilight sky, when very quickly the horizon turned glowing coral-pink-peach before extinguishing itself in purple.
The violet-orange on the water’s glass-like surface in the foreground looked as though it had been applied by paint.
Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church beautiful steeple
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Good Harbor Beach early Spring
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The Ascension
The Ascension (24×30 mixed media)
The Ascension doesn’t occur until 40 days after the resurrection of Jesus, during which time He appears to the Apostles and others.
Acts 1:6-11
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus and His disciples went to Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem. There, Jesus promised His followers that they would soon receive the Holy Spirit, and He instructed them to remain in Jerusalem until the Spirit had come. Then Jesus blessed them, and as He gave the blessing, He began to ascend into heaven. The account of Jesus’ ascension is found above in Acts, and in Luke 24.
It is plain from Scripture that Jesus’ ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers. As the disciples strained to catch a last glimpse of Jesus, a cloud hid Him from their view, and two angels appeared and promised Christ’s return “in the same way that you saw Him go” (Acts 1:11).
The Ascension of Jesus Christ is significant for several reasons:
1. It signaled the end of His earthly ministry. God the Father had lovingly sent His Son into the world, and now the Son was returning to the Father. The period of human limitation was at an end.
2. It signified success in His earthly work. All that He had come to do, He had accomplished.
3. It marked the return of His heavenly glory. Jesus’ glory had been veiled during His sojourn on earth, with one brief exception at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9).
4. It symbolized His exaltation by the Father (Ephesians 1:20-23). The One with whom the Father is well pleased (Matthew 17:5) was received up in honor and given a name above all names (Philippians 2:9).
5. It allowed Him to prepare a place for us (John 14:2).
6. It indicated the beginning of His new work as High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) and Mediator of the New Covenant (Hebrews 9:15).
7. It set the pattern for His return. When Jesus comes to set up the Kingdom, He will return just as He left — literally, bodily, and visibly in the clouds (Acts 1:11; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7). So do not be deceived by false reports of His return. When He comes, everyone will see Him, and rejoice or tremble, depending upon their relationship with him. Be one who will rejoice.
E.J. Lefavour
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@STheken: Water break Bass Ave between the lights & Hartz st Water is shut off and will affect the res of that stretch of the Rd & Amero Ct. Rd closed
@STheken: Water break Bass Ave between the lights & Hartz st Water is shut off and will affect the res of that stretch of the Rd & Amero Ct. Rd closed
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FOB representing from South Korea
Sent our friend Dave Moore in South Korea some GMG Stickers and he sent these great photos to me.
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Will Rogers Quote of the Week
“There is nothing as easy as denouncing… It don’t take much to see what is wrong, but it takes some eyesight to see what will put it right.”
William Penn Adair (Will) Rogers (1879 – 1935)
Born into the Cherokee Nation in what was then called Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, Rogers was a cowboy with a penchant for travel, working in Argentina, Australia and South Africa before turning to a career in vaudeville as a trick roper. It was his social commentary while roping that made him the best known star of his time. He appeared in scores of movies, wrote thousands of newspaper columns, and became a friend of the famous of the day. Although a patriot and supporter of the democratic process, it was that process and the foibles of politicians that gave him his best material. It was Rogers who said “A fool and his money are soon elected.” An early proponent of air travel, Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in Alaska.
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Julie Rhodes Band this Friday @ Katrina’s April 1st 9pm This is no joke!
Listen to Julie Rhodes on Beale Street Caravan while on tour…see what they have to say. I have had the opportunity to see Julie a few times and thank a good friend and music lover for turning me on to her last year. Powerful, gripping and full of songs one can certainly relate to. Julie’s brand new and first CD “Bound To Meet The Devil” is one of the best records I own and that says a lot. This live recording just blew me away. Have a listen and hope to see you at Katrina’s this Friday.
https://www.facebook.com/katrinasgloucester/
Good Morning Gloucester 