Patti’s garden is always a welcome and cheery sight to see. So many thanks to Patti for brightening this corner on Main Street–such a joy to walk past and see what’s in bloom!
Rockport Street Art
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Reflections on Goose Cove
I took this photo from the little bridge at Goose Cove and the water was rushing which gave the water a strange texture.
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1630? Anyone Dare to Guess?
1630? Anyone dare to Guess?
I’ll let you know what it means at my 11am post on Wednesday.
Here’s one for the Ladies. This may be a hint too.
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Robin Jones Represents In Old Blighty
Joey,
Just finishing a two week holiday in old blighty. Came over for an automotive event (55th anniversary of the Mini) and figured a weekend wasn’t enough.
I went all the way out to Land’s End. If you’re ever over here, don’t bother. Total tourist trap.
Anyhow, having a blast touring the Cotswolds & sampling their beers and ciders.
Sorry the GMG sticker is so small in the picture. It’s hard to get a total stranger to frame a shot properly.
Robin
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Community Photos 8/12/14
Cathy Kelley submits-
Five years ago our friend Mark Miller was diagnosed with ALS. He and his wife Martha came up to Cape Ann yesterday and we were able to spend an amazing day out in the sunshine–we had lunch at the Brew Pub where they made a place for us to sit out on the deck overlooking the harbor. Hearing Mark and Martha speak about their experience was moving and touching. We had fun laughing about how much fun the ice bucket challenge has been, and also how incredibly important all the public support has been to people living with ALS and to their caregivers and loved ones. They talked from first hand experience about how donations people give also make an indescribable difference in the lives of people with ALS and about how the research partly funded by the donations is being used to hopefully beat this disease! Finally, we’d like to send a special thank you to the city of Gloucester—we ended the day by exploring the Harbor Walk. We felt so proud and appreciative for the Walkway, which helps make it possible for everyone to enjoy being out in the sun, looking at the ocean and watching the boats come in and out.
Super Moon, Sunday night.
From Len Burgess
Lawn Sail / photos from Anthony Marks
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Tuesday August 12 , 2014 Cape Ann Weather…
Marine Forecast :
Today SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tonight SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/4842629
Hourly Forecast :
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Community Stuff 8/12/14
Dory Race Elimination Finals Results from Last Night courtesy Damon Cummings-
Dylan and Clayton Morrissey , are going to Canada. Time 10:11
Mike Mitchell and Vito Giacalone were close behind at 10:13
There was a cross wind and both had to make serious course corrections toward the Finish.
PAINT ESSEX WET PAINT DAY AND AUCTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 and SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014
The Essex Merchants Group and Eventide Gallery at Periwinkles of Essex, Massachusetts is announcing its Third Annual Paint Essex Day and Wet Paint Auction. This year it will be a two day event held at the Greenbelt’s Cox Reservation at 82 Eastern Ave. in Essex. Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, 2014 rain or shine.
On Saturday, from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, scores of artists from near and far will be arriving in Essex to artistically capture the Town’s limitless variety of local scenes and its magnificent landscape.
On Sunday, the previous day’s paintings will be auctioned off under the tent and in the barn at the Cox reservation.
There will also be a FREE demonstrations by two local artists, Larry Pumfrey from 11:00 to 12:00 and Marion Hall from 12:15 to1:15 PM followed by a FREE preview of all the weekend’s paintings from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. All will take place at the Essex County’s Cox Reservation in Essex.
This year’s event is open to a limited number of photographers and sculptors as well.
Beginning at 5:30 PM on Sunday, there will be a wine reception for the Wet Paint Silent and Live Auction, with hors d’oeuvres and live music. There will be a few changes this year that the Essex Merchant’s Group feel will greatly benefit auction attendees. The live auction will take place in a tent next to the barn, paintings will be hung on new displays for the silent auction which will allow for better viewing, and the Essex Merchant’s Group purchased a new software program that will allow for speedier purchases and check-out.
Painters of all levels are welcome to paint at various outdoor locations including the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Cogswell’s Grant, the Cox Reservation and along Main Street, as well as the interiors of participating local antique shops and other businesses (one painter per interior, must sign-up in advance).
Bob Coviello, Chair of the Essex Merchants Group, says “Essex is a perfect fit for this event. There are innumerable natural views, historical settings and enough quirky locations and artifacts to fill a thousand canvases. The Merchants Group is excited to bring this event to Essex”.
Coviello also adds his thanks to the growing list of sponsors for this year’s event: Bank Gloucester, First Ipswich Bank, Claire and David Lane, Wheelworks Pottery, Woodman’s of Essex, Chebacco Market, Essex County Greenbelt, Eventide Gallery of Essex and Michael Bider Antiques. He notes that additional sponsors can be added at any time.
Advance registration is suggested at the cost of $10 per painter. This price includes the artist’s entrance to the auction as well. Registration the morning of the event will be at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum on Main Street beginning at 8:00 AM. Cost is $15 per painter if not registered in advance.
Tickets for the public for the Wet Paint Auction and Reception are $25 per person. Tickets to the Auction and Reception will be available for purchase from various merchants throughout Essex including Main Street Antiques, Bider’s Antiques, the First Bank of Ipswich and the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.
Proceeds from this event will be utilized by the Essex Merchants Group to promote the Town of Essex as a destination for shopping, dining, recreation and appreciation of its historic, open space and natural beauty. In addition, an art scholarship has been established to be awarded in 2015.
Paint Essex poster:http://www.visitessexma.com/PaintEssex.pdf
For information and advance registration, please contact Teri Canelle Eramo of Eventide Gallery at Periwinkles, 74 Main Street, Essex, MA at 978-880-8043 or e-mailTeri.eventide@gmail.com . In addition, visit the EssexMerchant Group website at www.VisitEssexMA.com to learn more about what to see and do in Essex.
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You Lookin’ At Me?
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Apple Street Farm
Located in Essex, conveniently only a few scenic miles off Route 128, every Saturday from 10am to 2pm the farmstand at Apple Street Farm is open for business. Stopping for fabulous and fresh organically fed free-range eggs, heirloom veggies, fruits, and herbs has become a favorite Saturday morning ritual. 
Frank McClelland is the owner of Apple Street Farm. Not only that, he is also the proprietor and chef of one of Boston’s most beloved and famous restaurants, L’Espalier. Apple Street Farm is the primary source of produce, poultry, pork and eggs for L’Espalier.
Each month throughout the summer and fall Apple Street Farm celebrates seasonal harvests with special dinners held on the farm’s spacious lawn. The five-course dinner is prepared by the L’Espalier chefs and includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and wine pairings. September 5th and 6th is the Fire Pit Fiesta and October 3rd and 4th is the Essex Harvest Feast. Call L’Espalier to make a reservation at 617-262-3023.
Pick You Own Flowers
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the Zinnia Patch
American Goldfinch Eating Cosmos Seeds-A Great Reason NOT to Deadhead!
Farm and poultry shares are available from June through September. For more information about Apple Street Farm’s CSA program, visit their website here.
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Photographing the Nubian goats was a delight. The little ones are very playful and affectionate and, when first let out of their pen in the morning, are super rambunctious. Apple Street Farm’s manger Phoebe explains that Nubian goats are great milking goats and wiki informs that Nubians are known for the high butterfat content of their milk.
Apples for Breakfast
The Nubians climbed upon each other to reach the fruit and seeds.
Nubian Goat Eating Catalpa Seedpods
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First Place, Synchronized Sitting Competition
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Gloucester’s Famous Sidewalk Bazaar
People at the bazaar..
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Good Morning Gloucester
This why I like to get up early to catch the sun and clouds over the water.
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I See It!!
This IS what everyone was looking for, right?
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Seems Some People Don’t Know
The Madfish Grille is open. The food is good (I’ve eaten there myself and can attest). There is live music. There is not a 45 minute to an hour wait to get in, get a menu and be waited on. Nothing against The Studio or The Rudder, they are both great, but if you are on Rocky Neck and are hungry, you might want to revisit Madfish Grille. Open Wednesday through Sunday from noon for lunch until midnight. Yesterday there were great musicians performing in the afternoon and the vibe was just incredible.
Also, mark your calendars, we are now be back to having weekly GMG Mup Ups on Madfish Wharf, starting this weekend on SATURDAYs at 9:30 when Joey is off, so he can come, and all you GMG fobs who go to church on Sunday so could never make Mup Ups before, you now can too! First food competition Mug Up coming up soon. Watch for it!
E.J. Lefavour
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ALERT: Only a few VIP Tickets left for James Montgomery’s Celebrate Gloucester Benefit Concert FRI AUG 22
As promised, we always tell FOBs before good stuff sells out and we’re almost out of VIP seats for James Montgomery’s Celebrate Gloucester Benefit for The Open Door on Friday, August 22nd at Cape Ann Marina’s Waterfront Pavilion (the BIG tent). VIP seats are right up front, plus you get Exclusive Early Entry and the Celebrate Gloucester Commemorative VIP Laminate in the picture. Tickets available here.
Even if you miss VIP (which you probably will if you don’t get them by tomorrow morning), you can still get a great seat inside the tent. We’re setting up the stage and seating so everyone gets a great view — and if the weather is good you can even sit at a table under the stars.
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Video: Gloucester Blues Festival Finale
Ronnie Baker Brooks band with special guests Debbie Davies & Biscuit Miller. Battery ran out before just before the very end, but you get the idea. Everybody was dancin’!
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Happy Dog Days!
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GHS 1964 50th reunion–August 16, 2014
Reminder; the class of Gloucester and St Ann’s High School are celebrating their 50th class reunion on Saturday August 16th 2014.
For more information Contact Louise Pallazola at 978-281-1048 or 978-375-8066.
The Caption on the photo says it all.
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A little more Sidewalk Bazarre
A closer look…
Bizarre, but fun!
“Ice cream? What ice cream??”
All painted up!
Just watch kid, nothin’ to be afraid of, easy peazy..hold on, yeah I’m gonna do it!”
This is a “G” rated PG show…
“If you don’t see it somewhere else, it’s here!”
Good Morning Gloucester 