Good Morning Gloucester

I don’t know about you, but for YEARS I have been driving to Tendercrop Farm in Newbury for a variety of things.  A long time ago it was for dried flower and the perfect basket.  Later it would be for fruits and veggies….maybe some great bread and some soup.  Once the boys came along, it’d be to see the animals, pick out pumpkins, and even, a couple of times, pick out our Christmas Tree.

While the drive is gorgeous, it is a bit of a hike.  So, imagine my thrill (exciting life I realize) when I heard that they were opening a second location in Wenham.  Just minutes from my work!

We had the opportunity to stop there on Saturday…after hockey of course.  In addition to some massive pumpkins and a couple of smaller ones, we got some swiss chard for the rabbit, some berries for the boys, and some crackers and horseradish cheddar dip for the Patriots game.  I practiced some serious restraint because I wanted about 50 more things.

Tendercrop Farm at Canaan can be found right on Route 1A in Wenham…just past Wenham Lake and the Beverly line.

Here is the link to their Newbury location   http://www.tendercropfarm.com/

Absentee Ballot Voting

Absentee Ballot Voting for the November 3, 2015 Municipal Election is open in the City Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Absentee ballot voting is for voters who will be absent from Gloucester on Election day, have a physical disability preventing you from going to the polling place, or a religious belief. Homebound or College students wishing to vote may download an absentee ballot application, or submit a signed written request which should include name, voting address, address where you want your ballot mailed, date of birth, a phone number or email and mail it to 9 Dale Ave. You may also have a family member come in and fill out a request form for you. Specimen ballots are available on the elections page for viewing.

absentee ballot request form

2015 RNAC Arts & Crafts Holiday Festival

Open to All Rocky Neck Art Colony Artist Members

All Rocky Neck Art Colony artist members are invited to participate in this year’s Holiday Festival at the Cultural Center. This is an open show and all RNAC member artists are welcome to show and sell fine crafts and artwork in any medium. Spaces include a variety of wall spaces, jewelry displays, tables, and print bins on both floors. The main entrance this year will be on the lower level to make sure all artists have equal coverage. We are  planning 5 exciting parties and are planning a big publicity campaign. Applications will be accepted until all spaces are taken, but to get your name on the poster and postcard you must apply by October 31. Be sure to take advantage of this membership benefit to show your work at the Cultural Center on Rocky Neck.

See http://rockyneckartcolony.org/rocky-neck-art-colony-arts-crafts-holiday-festival/ for more information and to download an application. Contact judy@robinson-cox.com if you have any questions.

If you are not a RNAC member, this is a good time and reason to join.  Membership is good for one year from date of sign up.  This is a fun show, with great traffic and sales, and the show is manned on open days, so you don’t have to be there except to set up your display, replenish as things sell and have fun at the parties.

E.J. Lefavour

Cape Ann Youth Hockey’s Mite 1 team (and my boys), had the awesome opportunity to skate during an intermission at last Wednesday’s Bruins game.  While they were only on the ice for 3 short minutes, the whole experience (from check in, to jumbo-tron, to private elevator, to locker room, to some VIP treatment from Bruins employees) created memories to last a lifetime.

I threw together this completely amateur video for them the next day.  I’m guessing this will be one of those days that they look back on pretty fondly years from now and I’m so glad this great group of kids had the chance to experience this together.

Ughhhhh.