Crab Scampi Sunday Dinner!
Driftwood Dreaming
Artisans Tour 2014, Bart Stuyf
Went to Bart Stuyf’s Studio on Saturday. Such amazing artwork with a beautiful view. Here are a couple of photos from Bart’s Studio. You can visit Bart at http://www.barswork.com
Chickity Check it! Fall Foliage Map With Date Slider-
Click here to see the full sized map with the date slider for predictions. It’s pretty cool!
According to the map, right now we have partial foliage, next week we will have “near peak” conditions and the following week our area will have peak foliage conditions.
More revitalization of Magnolia’s Lexington Avenue
By joining Freedom Fitness, Inc. you are supporting the revitalization of Magnolia’s Lexington Avenue. On Saturday I joined Freedom Fitness, Inc., the location is easy with plenty of parking. The gym is brand new, below please find a couple of photos of the brand new equipment, another great feature, this gym is open 24 hours/7 days a week.
14 Lexington Avenue
Magnolia, MA 01930
978.865.3150
Fall Without Color
Next Step for Fred
All VNA services have discharged me because of my improvement and insurance requirements. This means no more weekly visiting Registered Nurses (Diane), no more Kathleen (my physical therapist), and Shelly (my occupational therapist). They all helped me so much that it brings tears to my eyes to see them go. Now, I must look to outpatient physical rehab facilities. There are three on Cape Ann (I cannot walk or drive). Two are in Blackburn Park, and one is at Addison Gilbert Hospital, the place that initially saved my life. Transportation-wise, AGH is the most convenient. I’m determined to be walking by Thanksgiving, come hell or high water. Any suggestions for the rehab facility? (Note: I’m also going to follow an exercise program at home. Kathleen: “Walking is the best exercise you can have, because it uses all of your muscles.”) In retrospect, I should not only thank the medical professionals who saved my life three times this year, but also the dedicated professional therapists from Den-mar and Seacoast, who all helped restore my physical abilities and continue to stay healthy.
Tourists From Switzerland Visit Gloucester
Community Stuff 10/12/14
All Things Victorian First Place TV Award For Cape Ann TV
Lisa Griffiths aka Victoriana Lady Lisa (aka That Nutty Redhead) wearing circa 1900 attire from her antique traveling museum collection. Shawl donated by Cape Ann resident Ruth Burnham.
I am incredibly honored, and proud, of John Grant and my 1st Place Award for our TV program “All Things Victorian” which airs Thursday 8:30pm on Cape Ann TV. We attended the awards ceremony today in NH. We won for “Profile Talk Show” in the professional category, in the northeast region including New England and New York. We are delighted that other TV stations already want to broadcast the program in their area.![]()
We thank the Alliance for Community Media, their judges, and Cape Ann TV for this wonderful opportunity to promote Victorian history. I also thank my soul mate and co-producer John Thomas Grant for creating this program, and for the hours of work that he puts into each show.
We are excited about the upcoming episodes, which include a Victorian Tea at the historic Emerson Inn in Rockport, an exclusive Steampunk exhibition, a Victorian baking show, an expert on Genealogy, and much more. Stay tuned, and prepare to be dazzled!
You can watch episodes on CapeAnnTV.org and on Youtube under “All Things Victorian.”
Gloucester Block Party 2014
As many of you know have a Kickstarter Project underway with only 3 weeks left. I’m not yet halfway to my goal yet. My record of accomplishments should encourage you to sponsor me with confidence. I’m a woman who gets the job done. I humbly ask for your support for my business, and I thank those that have already joined me on this incredible journey. The exposure from my TV program generates interest in my gourmet nut business. (My recipe is based on my Victorian grandmother’s recipe, so it all ties in together. )
Please partner with me. Any and all dollar amounts will be appreciated, as it adds up when many people come together. I have wonderful thank you rewards waiting for you!
My sincerest thanks!! To be a sponsor- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1019762443/that-nutty-redhead-praline-gourmet-nuts?ref=nav_search
Cape Ann TV Announces It’s Next Lunch & Learn Event
Getting Started with Adobe Premiere
Adobe Premiere Basics taught by Cape Ann TV’s Henry Cooper
Cape Ann TV (www.capeanntv.org), a regional non-profit local access television station that serves all of Cape Ann, is pleased to announce the next learning experience in the popular “Lunch & Learn” series – Getting Started with Abode Premiere to be held on October 21, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Cape Ann TV (38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester MA 01930).
“The question of which editing platform to use is a common one,” said Erich Archer, Executive Director of Cape Ann TV. “Adobe Premiere has been generating a tremendous amount of interest recently and it’s time we open the hood and take a look.”
Here to guide us through the basics is Henry Cooper. Henry has a Graduate Certificate in Digital Video from Northeastern University and has worked as a Production Assistant with Rockport Music for 3 years. He has a wonderful and informative presentation to help us navigate through getting started with Adobe Premiere.
About Cape Ann TV: Cape Ann TV is a non-profit, member-based organization dedicated to the Cape Ann Community. Cape Ann TV is an important community resource that gives everyone a voice. We strive to produce programming and educational content for the community, by the community.
RSVP to: rtober@capeanntv.org
This event will fill up fast!
Lunch to be provided.
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL ARTIST PRESENTATION
Sunday, October 12th, 3pm, “Remembrance – The Pink Chair Project” OPEN FREE
TO THE PUBLIC
Artist Lynn Schulte, currently on exhibit in a two-part solo show at NSAA, will present stories and answer questions about those paintings which comprise an homage to her mother -“Remembrance-The Pink Chair Project.” Schulte says, “The Pink Chair Project” is a story that everyone can relate to. We have all lost someone, and dealing with our grief is a universal journey. As an author and artist I found a route that brought me closer to my mother than ever before in many unexpected ways. This project has been traveling for three years with this being its fourteenth and final stop.”
In addition, Schulte will share background on the second part of her show “New England Shores” – richly colored oil paintings that celebrate working waterfronts, sky
and sea.
The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.
More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org , and by email at arts@nsarts.org , or by telephone 978 283-1857.
Get a raised-bed garden for your backyard!
Would you like to pick fresh vegetables from your own backyard garden next summer? If so, you should apply for the 2015 Backyard Garden program from Backyard Growers, the grassroots nonprofit that brought schoolyard gardens to every public school in Gloucester and has put raised-bed gardens in the backyards of 120 Gloucester households.
Don’t delay! Now is the time to apply — Backyard Growers will be reducing the number of backyard gardens they offer next year to focus more on school and community gardens.
Low- to moderate-income Gloucester families are invited to apply. The deadline is Thursday, October 16. Get your application at www.backyardgrowers.org.
45 Seconds of a Beautiful Gloucester Fall Afternoon from John Schoenbaum
Rubber Duck WTF #37
Since no one got #36 name the humpback (the answer was Music go check it out) #37 is going to be even harder but the prizes keep piling up.
First three winners get a GMG sticker signed by RD and one pirate Rubber Duck. First prize gets choice of Zombie Rubber Duck or Pirate.
To win the responder must say exactly where this is not just how/what and or why. Be precise. Precision wins.

Crap: I just realized that if you follow me in Facebook you might be able to figure this out without actually having been there.
[edit Oct 12, 9:38AM] We have a winner! Anonymous correctly named the location. The fresnel lens as big as an outhouse is right behind me. Anonymous can come down to the dock to pick up her winnings. Proper ID required.

Daybreak Death Wish
Look at what I came upon last Tuesday morning while filming the wildlife at the footbridge end of Good Harbor Beach. The kitesurfing appeared death defying, particularly from where I was standing far down the beach; one kitesurfer especially seemed precariously close to Salt Island.
I would have loved to stay and continue photographing the three beautiful aerial/marine acrobats but I had been filming until the last possible moment and had to hurry off to work. The action that I did catch a glimpse of was simply stunning.
Airborne ~ Click image to view larger
Note to Kitesurfers: Next time you are planning to kitesurf at dawn please contact me at kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com. I would love to photograph and film your next adventure, from beginning to end. Thank you!
Several more photos here:
Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show 30th Year
Doors open again on Sunday, October 12 at 10 AM.
Nancy J. Adams displays her Sea Glass Whimsies.
GMG’s E.J Lefavour exhibits her recently published “I See Moolongz” as well as her last hit, “Tales of Bong Tree Island” and other samples of her unique artwork.
Pottery by Marty Morgan
Glowing sunset over Magnolia Harbor
Big Darryl
Boston’s loss could be our gain — Watch the videos and see for yourself
This week, Jed Gottlieb wrote an interesting piece in the Herald (see here) about Boston Blues club Smoken Joe’s closing, in which he demonstrated the loss of blues support in the Boston area, using the fact that Gracie Curran moved to Memphis as an example — Boston’s loss.
Remember, Gracie Curran opened the 2013 Gloucester Blues Festival, which helps keep the blues alive in New England — our gain.
Vickie & I also help keep the blues and other music genres alive right in your own backyard. We’re bringing Gracie back to the Larcom Theatre (down the road in Beverly) on November 1 to perform with Victor Wainwright, who’s the hottest young name in blues right now. Victor won the Blues Music Award for Piano Player of the year in 2013 and 2014 and he got the very first standing ovation at this year’s Gloucester Blues Fest.
(BTW: If you want to help us keep the music coming, please vote for our Chase Grant here. It’s easy and free.)
Putting these two young blues stars on the same stage along with Victor’s smokin’ hot band is practically a fire hazard! You’ll experience a night of soulful rockin’ blues like you’ve never felt before. Watch the videos and see what I mean:
Get tickets here before they’re all gone.
Meeting On Main Street – Proud Parents
For the Love of all Things Sandy!
No one loves the beach more than me, but after watching this grotesque monster work its way across the beach, it is going to be a long time before I sit my butt down on that same wet sand again.
Blech! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I am by no means a wuss….but, I find this little sucker nauseating. Over reaction, you say? Maybe to you. But, I think not. I’ve helped saw the heads off of bluefin tuna without batting an eye, but this slimy, invasive little creatures has the ability to slither places it simply doesn’t belong and it is simply more than I can handle.
I’ll be shopping for next summer’s super high beach chair…ummm…now.




















