My View of Life on the Dock
Thanks Len Burgess for sending this along.
Photo by Barry O’Brien
“The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.”
To all our friends at Good Morning Gloucester who bring art, community and history alive,
Merry Christmas from the Essex Shipbuilding Museum!
Quote attributed to Harry S. Truman
“The fog was where I wanted to be. Halfway down the path you can’t see this house. You’d never know it was here. Or any of the other places down the avenue. I couldn’t see but a few feet ahead. I didn’t meet a soul. Everything looked and sounded unreal. Nothing was what it is. That’s what I wanted—to be alone with myself in another world where truth is untrue and life can hide from itself.”
― Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
E.J. Lefavour
Those of you who missed the Cape Ann Solstice Concert at the UU Church Meetinghouse on Saturday will be able to catch much of it on Cape Ann TV in the next week or two.
And to get you in the mood, Cape Ann TV is reprising the original Local Music Seen Christmas special, that originally aired in 2011, tomorrow at 8AM and 11PM and on Christmas day at 5AM, 6PM and 10PM. You’ll see many top local performers, some of whom were at the Cape Ann Solstice Concert — others who were not. Here’s a taste:
Click photo for music info
Shrimp & Cocktail Sauce
Ingredients
2 ½ lbs flash frozen 16/20 Cocktail Shrimp tail on (defrosted)
1 fresh bay leaf
½ lemon
Ice bath( in large mixing bowl, combine 8 cups ice cubes and 12 cups cold water)
Cocktail Sauce Ingredients
1 ½ -2 cups ketchup
2 heaping tablespoons horseradish ( sold in a jar in the refrigerated section of the grocery store)
juice of 1 lemon
Shrimp Step-Step
1 Bring 8-10 cups of water to rolling boil in large saucepan; add bay leaf, and juice of ½ lemon; add the squeezed ½ to the pan of boiling water
3 add defrosted shrimp; cook 3-5 minutes until shrimp turn bright white and pink
Note~ shrimp will turn pink almost immediately when they touch the boiling water, allow them to cook until they turn opaque white & pink
4 remove shrimp lemon and bay leaf using a spider spatula; immediately place in ice bath 10 minutes
5 strain shrimp in large colander; transfer to airtight container; keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Cocktail Sauce Step-by-Step
1 combine all ingredients in mixing bowl; mix well; keep refrigerated in airtight container until ready to serve
2 transfer to serving bowl
Notes~
(1) If using a mariposa serving bowl, spray a light coat of kitchen spray in bowl before adding prepared sauce. This will protect the bowl from the acidity in the sauce, preventing Mariposa bowl from pitting
(2) The shrimp used in my photos were purchased from Stavis Seafoods in Boston (1-617-897-1220.) They are 16/20 white shrimp farmed in Indonesia.
Hello Joey, I encountered this snowy owl while boating near Annisquam Light today. It was only a few minutes past the winter solstice. An account is on my blog: www.trashpaddler.com. Regards, Al Peirce
Free Community Lung Cancer Screening
Initial Screening at Gloucester Police Department
January 6 and January 9th
Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women worldwide; however, it is currently the only one of the top four deadliest cancers (lung, prostate, breast and colorectal) that is not screened for routinely.
Based on the published findings of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), Addison Gilbert Hospital, a member of Lahey Health, now have confirmation that we can save lives of people at high risk for developing lung cancer through CT screening.
While private insurers and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) do not currently cover low-dose CT lung screening, and most hospitals charge a self-pay of at least $350 for this screen, Addison Gilbert Hospital is determined to help bring awareness and accessibility of this testing to all people at high-risk at no charge.
Addison Gilbert Hospital will offer a FREE low-dose chest CT screening to any individual who meets the established National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) high-risk criteria. Persons between the ages of 50 and 74 who have
smoked at least an average of one pack per day for twenty years may meet these criteria and qualify for a free screening.
Those who would like to see if they meet the criteria for the screening may attend this event that will be held at the
Gloucester Police Department, 197 Main Street, Gloucester, Conference Room
Monday, January 6 and Thursday, January 9, 2014
from
7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Appointments are not necessary.
For more info www.easternpointlithouse.com
GloucesterCast Taped 12/22/13 With Guests Toby Pett, Nichole Schrafft and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
Topics Include:
GMG “Holiday” Party, Kudos To Fred Bodin, Weak Lobsters, Phobia About Eating or Drinking Food At Public Events, Ryan and Wood Knockabout Gin, Paul Morrison’s Gin Regimen, Mamie’s Kitchen Hilltop Special, Men’s Night, The Hive, Pop Gallery, Gretchen At Saltwater Massage, Craig Kimberley’s Proctology Exam, Nubar Alexanian’s Windmill Short Documentary, The Green Lobbying Steamroller, City Councillor Paul McGeary,
Shoutouts, That Nutty Redhead, Joey Fails The Listeners, Chunuka Gifts, Are Gift Cards Impersonal, Kim Smith’s Orange Infused Wine, Ryan and Woods Rye Whiskey, Cape Ann Brewing Rock Porter, New Schooner Lannon Rum Mugs, Skiing vs Lodging, VRBO, Amesbury Sports Park Tubing, Monster Sledding At Fenway, Antonio’s In New Bedford, Rocky Neck Polar Plunge, Open Door Food Pantry
Step by step instructions, including web addresses, to see the current and future FEMA FIRM maps for Gloucester MA.
Links used in video:
http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?NID=581
I don’t know where my brain is sometimes but this is the first year it occurred to me that pies can be prepared ahead of time and frozen, to be magically available when in a pinch! Over Thanksgiving I knew that this year I would be very pressed for time at Christmas. I made several extra apple pies and rather than cooking, wrapped them tightly in foil, with a plastic bag around that, and stored them in the freezer. I had never frozen a pie before and wasn’t even sure if it was best to freeze cooked or uncooked.
Last night at dinner I was reminded by husband and kids of pies in the freezer. I pulled out an apple pie and placed it in the frig to defrost overnight. Several hours prior to baking I removed it from the refrigerator, which allowed it to reach room temperature. By the time it went in the oven this afternoon it was completely defrosted. Baked in a 375 degree oven for approximately 50 minutes, the pie cooked perfectly! Happy Husband, Happy Kids!
Scene from the film Holiday Inn (1942) ~ the inn is open and Bing Cosby and Marjorie Reynolds sing “Happy Holidays”
By Shanti, age 5.
Does anyone know of open gallery space on Rocky Neck next summer?
The winner is so getting laid tonight.
International broads all over the world just itching to get their hands on the winner.
at yesterday’s Season’s Best Cookie Competition and Solstice Party coordinated so exquisitely by Gigi Mederos and Stevie Black during the Rocky Neck Holiday Art & Fine Crafts Festival at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck. Attendees got to taste the incredible and diverse array of cookies entered into the competition, and enjoy the antics of the serious but fun loving panel of judges made up of Mayor Carolyn Kirk, Ed Collard and Sister Felicia. Many attendees shopped and got to enjoy the wonderful selection of art and craft items available while checking some people off their lists. The artists got to enjoy selling their creations and knowing that they have made some money this holiday season. We got to enjoy the beautiful sound of Eva DiLascio’s singing group that unexpectedly appeared for an impromptu round of Christmas carols. Mayor Kirk had fun on her birthday and went home with a beautiful birthday cake baked by Karen Tibbetts. There were many new faces at the event, so the Cultural Center wins some new appreciators of the beauty of the space and the great things we have going on there.
The winners of the Season’s Best Cookie Competition (drum roll please) were:
1st place Salted Caramel Cookies by Alison Darnell and Heather Ahearn – winner of the coveted “Got Milk?” hand painted silk cookie scarf by Gigi Mederos
2nd place Savory Cookie by Sydney and Kaleigh Cirafice
3rd place Cranberry Turtle Bars by Diane Stringer
Classic Chocolate Candy Cane Bars by Jessica McGovern
Best presentation Cranberry Cardamom Shortbread Icycles by Two Time Winner, Jessica McGovern
but all entrants were winners because they get to have a group cookie baking class with Sister Felicia!
The Holiday Festival is open today from noon to 4:00pm with the final weekend of the festival being held Saturday and Sunday, December 28 & 29 from noon to 4:00PM with a Pre New Years Party on the 29th from 2:00-4:00PM.
E.J. Lefavour
Good Morning Gloucester 