My View of Life on the Dock
Last night I was invited to speak about my personal journey of writing my first cookbook “Gifts Of Gold In A Sicilian Kitchen With Sista Felicia, Harvest”  with the members of the Holy Family Parish guild’s monthly meeting. What a fun we had!  Thank you ladies for inviting me. It was a pleasure talking about old recipes, and my families altar for the upcoming Feast of St. Joseph with you all!
 
Marine Forecast …
Wed: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow showers.
Wed Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Light freezing spray. A chance of snow showers.
Hey Happy “Hump Day” folks .. Snow showers or flurries in the morning with light northerly to northeasterly winds 5-10mph .. High around 30 .. Tonight snow showers / flurries end in the evening hours . Lows in the 20’s shore teens interior …
Thursday mostly sunny highs 25-33 degrees . Coolest interior . Light winds 10-15mph.. Thursday night partly cloudy lows around 25..
Today snow showers or flurries are caused by onshore fetch of northerly and northeasterly winds ..water temps in the 30’s with highs in the 20’s to lower 30’s cause a mix of warm and cold temps off Atlantic Ocean in return gives us the light snows . How ever one thing that’s bugging me is that the the forcing for ascent is pretty weak and instability isn’t all that great either . But given past Experience and looking over past history data , I can’t rule out 2-3″ of ocean effect snows if all comes into exact formation … Otherwise it’s just nuisance values . So I’ll be keeping an eye to see if any banding develops .. Certainly worth watching as these can creep up on us with little or no warning at all..
Extended look ahead 40’s return late week , with a few storm chances late next week . One which could be snow . But that’s way way off for now ! Have a great day .. Thanks again for viewing 🙂
Peter Lovasco
GMG
Weatherman
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Due to popular demand, the Cape Ann Farmers Market is adding the March Madness market on March 15th. It will be held downstairs at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Middle & Church Streets, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. The market is open to the public, and will feature produce from Farmer Dave’s, Alprilla, Mehaffey, and Seaview Farms. Markouk Bread, Tatiana’s, and Swiss Bakers will have baked goods. Other vendors include Sasquatch smoked fish, The Herb Farmacy, Trupiano sausage, Patti’s Guacamole, Valencienti Organico Pasta, Maitland pickles, and much more. Tickets for the popular Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser in April, with special membership packages, will be available. For more information, go to http://www.capeannfarmersmarket.org, or call 978-290-2717.
Saturday March 1, 2014
From: Gloucester
10, clear and sunny
Hi Joey,
This week, we’re talking about:
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Hint #2: Total snowfall as of today: 356 inches. And it’s supposed to snow every day this week!
Kay Ellis
Schooner Thomas E. Lannon
http://www.schooner.org
On Thursday, March 6th, at 7:30pm I will be giving a slide presentation and lecture for the Holden Garden Club. The lecture is based on my book, Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!, which I both wrote and illustrated.
Now is the perfect time of year to read Oh Garden, as we dream of spring awakenings and all the garden’s possibilities!
See the Events page of my website for upcoming lectures and film screenings open to the public.
Addendum to the post ~
Brian M. O’Connor, “happy me” asks in the comment section, “what beach or dock is Holden near?”
My response:
Hi Brian,
How you you? How is your beautiful daughter Amelia?
I am so blessed that Oh Garden has sold all around the country, as well as in Canada and England, and continues to do so. It has legs for a reason. The information within its pages continues to have relevance and inform. My book is primarily about garden design, with a tremendous amount of information about habitat gardening; how to create a welcoming haven for people, butterflies, and songbirds; how to create a fragrant garden, and beautiful Gloucester gives it a sense of place. I wrote Oh Garden for my children, and primarily for young families just starting out with a garden, and for people who want a new look to their garden, to try something new and give them a fresh way of thinking about their existing garden.
One reason I chose my publisher, David R. Godine, is because he has a fabulous backlist catalogue; books don’t end up in the remand pile, which is the fate of most non-self published books today if they aren’t number one best sellers.
Thanks so much Brian for the question!
Best wishes to you and your family.
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The boys lost, but no worries. I ran into some nice folks that relocated from Belmont to Boca Raton. They still visit G-Town! Say hello to Cindi Bloom & Gil “Lucky” Dube.
Who brought me here you ask? My awesome Aunt Joany K!
How’s the view from the Monstah 2.0?… Wicked!
I also shared a beer w this guy!
Good hair unite!
Guess who’s got balls?
Sticker update you say? Still stuck!
I had to give my catch away. These solid Bo Sox fans came all the way from Mobile Alabama and earned it! Meet Win (L) & Pack (R)!
Stay tuned for more action from Fenway South!
Mayor Kirk and Mayor Cahill, from Beverly, were also having lunch at Passports as well.
Busy day at Passports, Julie LaFontaine and the CEO from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Ken Riehl as well.
Only 15 days til Spring…
After that, there are only 21 more days until the Spring Art Show at the Magnolia Historical Society. Â From the icy grip of winter emerges a fresh new body of work by some of your favorite Cape Ann artists. Â While it may not be the first Art Show of Spring 2014, it is lining up to the best. Â Mark your calendars now, and pray we won’t have snow.
E.J. Lefavour
Another stunning 80 degree sunny day in Ft. Myers! My weather app says it’s a touch colder back home. So sorry for that. Well, stay tuned for more sticka action at the Card’s game 2mrw night!
Yep, I had ya trim da beard!
Da boys of summa!
Heidi Dallin interviews the cast and crew of “Fame Jr.” for a  Cape Ann TV special that airs tonight at 6PM on Channel 12.
If you haven’t seen the show, your last chance is this week: Thursday & Friday, March 6 & 7 at 7PM or Saturday & Sunday, March 8&9 at 1pm.
Tickets are available at the door.
If you can watch the special tonight, see it on the Web at Cape Ann TV’s wicked cool streaming service here.
Well, here in frosty New England, it used to be just another Tuesday in the dead of winter.  But once Henri Smith moved to Gloucester (after Katrina blew is house down — see short bio here) we started celebrating Mardi Gras and now you have plenty of opportunities to celebrate on Cape Ann.  Here are a few:
Eat and drink at Lat43 and Minglewood from 11:30 – close today and 10% of what you spend goes to help send YMCA Teens on their service learning trips to New Orleans and the Navajo Nation. Â Plus you can enter a raffle to win cool prizes (including 4 tickets to see Grammy-winner Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers with Henri Smith on Friday at The Larcom Theatre just down the road in Beverly).
Great music tonight all over town and music is the best way to celebrate. Â See the complete live music schedule here.
Any time you like you can see Henri Smith and Charles Neville’s 2012 Mardi Gras concert at Minglewood Tavern on Cape Ann TV’s wicked cool streaming site here.
If you’re NOLA homesick, check out the live webcams here.
Maybe — just maybe — if we celebrate Mardi Gras today, we’ll heat up Cape Ann and usher in Spring a tad earlier. Â Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Wednesdays Only: Prime Rib, $12.95!
Wednesday, March 5th
Guest Host:Â Â JOHN ROCKWELL and his band Loose Tongues.
Everybody loves this guy.  I don’t know what it is.  Sense of
humor? Â Good looks? Â Personality? Â Incredible musicianship?
All of the above?  Whatever it is, John Rockwell will be your
guest host this week while I’m away at a rock’n’roll show in
Orlando. Â Enjoy (and thank you so much, John)! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Special –Â Â $12.95Â (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus – Check out Fred’s rockin’ new wine menu!
Upcoming…
3/12…
Renee Dupuis (w/Joe Cardoza)
3/19…
Marina Evans
Visit:Â http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly
Holy Family Parish Guild Meeting Tonight!
 The March Guild Meeting of the Holy Family Parish will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Meeting will be held in Monsignor Sullivan Hall. All are welcome to attend.
Our featured guest will be Felicia Mohan, author of GIFTS OF GOLD, who will share her cookbook story, and talk about her family favorite recipes and traditions handed down surrounding the feast of St. Joseph.
Good Morning Gloucester 