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Variation on a Theme
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Praying That Paul Morrison Brings His Ryan and Wood Knockabout Gin Bottle Encased In Ice Like Last Year For Some Tasty Beverages At Tomorrow Night’s GMG Holiday Party
Puhlllleaaaase Paul. Do The Right Thing And Tune Me Up Tomorrow Night! 
KIM SMITH PHOTO
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Tommorrow is St Lucia Day…Soak Your Wheat Berries Tonight
St. Lucia Pudding is traditionally served in Sicilian homes on December 13th, Santa Lucia Day. I have my Wheat Berries soaking do you?
Ingredients
4 cups wheat berries, soaked in water overnight
8 cups whole milk
2 cups sugar
8 tablespoons Argo cornstarch
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon
1 large Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with almonds candy bar, chopped into bite size pieces
Step-by-Step
1 Drain wheat berries, and add them to fresh pot of water; bring to boil; cook 20-25 min; drain and set aside
2 Mix milk, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and cinnamon a large sauce pan
3 Cook over high heat stir continuously until it comes to rolling boil, and become thick
*Note~ scrapping the bottom of the pan while stiring to prevent mixture from sticking and burning
4 Remove from heat; add 3 cups cooked wheat berries to pudding; mix well
5 Pour pudding on large serving platter; cool for 5- 10 minutes; sprinkle with chocolate pieces and dust with 2 tablespoons of fresh ground cinnamon
Click link below for my recipe video tutorial
http://cook123.com/recipes/saint-lucia-day-pudding.html
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Where’s That
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The Feast Goes On
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A Different View of Cape Ann Tool
From some shots I took last summer I have been putting this together. A montage of sorts. As you look at it, there appears more than just rusty relics of buildings, but also Pigeon Cove and the granite breakwater. Thought I’d share this different view.
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Win Dinner & A Show with Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and help needy kids!
If you’re listening to North Shore 104.9 today, you know they’re broadcasting Senator Bruce Tarr’s North Shore Toy Drive live until 6pm and you’ll hear Senator Tarr mention a “Once in a lifetime” auction on air. We don’t want people who can’t have the radio on to miss out, so here’s the scoop:
This Sunday, Senator Tarr is taking 4 people as his guests to the Larcom Theatre at 2pm for Henri Smith New Orleans Christmas Matinee followed by dinner at Teresa’s Prime (the new steakhouse in North Reading).
You can bid on this “once in a lifetime opportunity” by sending an email to northshoretoydrive@yahoo.com with your name, phone number and your bid.
Senator Tarr will be updating the bid price live on the radio during the day — and you can continue bidding during the day tomorrow too. The winning bid will be announced tomorrow (FRI) at 5pm. The money will be donated to the winner’s local Toy Drive charity.
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Calling Out Steve Noble…
Lots of Pressure Keeping up withthe neighbors Griswald Christmas!
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The are still some seats left for this show! Guest Presentation Friday, December 13, 8 PM Presented by M.E. Productions ROCKPORT BLUES SUMMIT —LUTHER “GUITAR JUNIOR” JOHNSON, SUGAR RAY NORCIA, & “MONSTER” MIKE WELCH
ROCKPORT BLUES SUMMIT
Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson has emerged as the bona fide leader of the West Side guitar style with his unique blend of blues, soul and funk. His blazing guitar riffs and plaintive vocals leave no doubt that Johnson is a blues master at the top of his game. He served an apprenticeship with Muddy Waters (one of the last direct links!) and Magic Sam before developing his own signature style. “Guitar Junior” earned his moniker by performing blistering blends of single string playing on the electric guitar. Magic Sam immediately signed him upon hearing the teenage “Little Junior” sing Sam Cooke’s “Somebody Have Mercy” at a club on Chicago’s West Side in the early ’60s.
Singer and harp man Sugar Ray Norcia’s career kicked into high gear in 1979 when he formed the original Sugar Ray & the Bluetones with guitar giant Ronnie Earl, and it has stayed there ever since. They backed Big Walter Horton, Big Joe Turner, Jimmie Rogers, Otis Rush, JB Hutto & countless others in the early ’80s all over the North East. In 1991 Norcia hooked up with Roomful of Blues and toured the world with the 11 piece band, appearing on their Grammy-nominated Turn It On, Turn It Up!
Mike Welch has been on the international blues scene for 15 years, and he’s only about 30!! Dubbed “Monster Mike” by Dan Ackroyd at the opening of the first House of Blues club some 15 years ago, Mike has seen his career move through three distinct phases already, from young teen phenom in the mid 1990s, to in-demand session guitarist, to a deep, soulful artist whose early promise has been fully realized working with Sugar Ray and solo projects.
Luther is at the top of his game and the pinnacle of his legendary career. Sugar Ray is nothing short of an icon in the New England blues scene, and “Monster Mike” is blazing his own distinct path. It’s the Blues baby, don’t miss it!
Tickets: $25, $35, $39
*Additional fees apply
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Dave Sag’s Blues Party tonight with Dennis Brennan, Matt Stubbs and Chris Rivelli and dear Ol’ Dave @ The Rhumb Line tonight 8-11 12.12.2013
Dave says,
Let’s welcome the Boston Brain Trust back to Gloucester in the form of the incandescent Dennis Brennan with his cohorts Matt Stubbs and Chris Rivelli. Another close shave with three chords and the truth. Every time these guys show up, I feel like I’ve been reborn into a higher form of reptile! Someday, I won’t need the sun to make my aorta pop with rhythm. But for now,I’ll get out of the house before it’s too late. Put on your Keds and come out swinging.
Dennis, of the oleaginous windpipes and great collection of hats, is truly a master of the blues. Not only that, but of many other styles, too. Why am I telling you this?? You should already know! His gunzel Matt Stubbs has travelled the world many times around backing up many famous cats. A sizzling guitarist, watch his fingers: now you see it, now you don’t. And Chris? Well, he’s the de facto Rheumful o’ Blooz agitprop, reedy to scramble your eggs with his whisking style.
Truly one of my favorite agglomerations, I can’t wait to see how it ends! Remember: Winter hours now 8 to 11
THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT
40 Railroad Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930
phone: 978-283-9732
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Winniahdin?
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Community Photos 12/12/13
Beautiful December Magnolia Sunset!
From Sue Ann Pearson
Joey – here are our pets Tony and Cuba wishing you a merry Christmas
Tony is a Black Lab – Bichon Frise mix while Cuba is a Havanese puppy.
Judith Monteferrante
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Gloucester Schooner Festival awarded four scholarships to Cape Ann organizations who foster greater knowledge and appreciation of Cape Ann’s coastal waters
On Tuesday, December 3rd at Maritime Gloucester, the Gloucester Schooner Festival awarded four scholarships to Cape Ann organizations who foster greater knowledge and appreciation of Cape Ann’s coastal waters by providing opportunities for young people to sail, row or otherwise become immersed in our ocean environment. The 2013 Gloucester Schooner Festival Awards were given to adults and student representatives from GHS Sailing, Cape Ann YMCA, the Gloucester Museum School and Sea Scout Ship 5. Checks for $1,000 were presented to each organization. The grants are made available through the generosity of the corporate sponsors of the Schooner Festival, as well as raffle and merchandise sales.
The picture include the following individuals from left to right
Tom Balf, Maritime Gloucester,
Patti Paige, GHS Sailing
Amanda Madeira, North Shore Sea Scouts Ship 5
Jo-Anne Crawford, Gloucester Museum School/Project Adventure
Katy Coffey, YMCA Sailing
Daisy Nell, Gloucester Schooner Festival
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Community Stuff 12/12/13
December 9-15, 2013
MIDDLE STREET WALK
Museum Pop-Up Shop and Guided Tours
Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Gloucester City Hall on Middle Street
Paul Cornoyer (1864 -1923), December, Gloucester (c. 1916).
Oil on canvas. Museum purchase. 2007.23.
Guided Walking Tours
Join Museum docents for an illuminating tour of Gloucester’s historic Middle Street. Tours leave City Hall at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. No reservations necessary; free and open to the public.
Ornament Making and Museum Pop-Up Shop
Drop in any time from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for this family oriented activity during the Middle Street Walk. Create a Folly Cove Designer inspired holiday ornament and browse a special selection of holiday gifts in our one-day only Museum Pop-Up Shop.
A full schedule of the day’s events can be found here.
2013 ANNUAL APPEAL
Grandpa’s Turnip (n.d.). An original Folly Cove Design
by Irina Tolford. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum.
There’s still time to make a year-end gift to help sustain the Museum’s day to day operations – particularly vital in this transitional period. Please be bold and give generously. For more information please contact the Development Office at (978)491-7959.
Cape Ann Artists Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair
Saturday December 14th 2013
10.00am – 2.00pm
Essex Yoga Coop, 121 Eastern Ave (above Schooners Market)
December at Rose Baker Senior Center
Rose Baker Senior Center
December Activities
Special December Events
When What Comments
10:00 December 11 Educational Program Senator Bruce Tarr
1:00 December 9 & 16 Good Ole Salty Band
11:45 December 11 Traveling Chef American Carvery: Roast Beef, Signup by December 9
10:00 December 12 Elder Abuse Presentation
11:45 December 12 Singing Seniors Special Performance
10:00 December 19 Financial Consultation Tom Dexter, CFP, signup required
11:15 December 19 Christmas Luncheon Signup by December 17
11:45 December 19 Ice cream Social Provided by Walgreens
11:45 December 19 Blood Pressure Screening Courtesy of Walgreens
11:30 December 20 Congressman John Tierney Appointment required
1:00 December 30 Seafood Retires Meet
Ongoing Programs When Comments
Exercise
Arthritis Pain Relief Exercise 10:15 Mondays
Gentle Mat Yoga 10:00 Tuesdays
Gentle Chair Yoga 12:15 Wednesdays
Gentle Chair Yoga Plus 10:00 Thursdays
Zumba Dance Exercise 10:00 Fridays Held at City Hall
Tai Chi Easy 12:30 Tuesdays & Fridays Registration required
Cards, Games and Entertainment
Duplicate Bridge 11:30 Tuesdays
Scrabble Noon Tuesdays
Cribbage Tournament 1:00 Tuesdays
Bingo 12:30 Wednesdays & Fridays
Bridge and Whist 1:00 Thursdays
Thursday Movie 12:30 Thursdays
Computer Classes
New Sessions Starting January 13 Signup Now
One on One Computer help Signup required
Trips
CATA Shopping 10:00 Mondays
Southern Charm March 23 – 29 Brochure at Sr Center
Alaskan Cruise May 26 – June 8 Brochure at Sr Center
Arts and Crafts
Art Program 10:00 Mondays
Drawing Class 10:00 Tuesdays & Fridays
Knit and Crochet Group Tuesdays at 10:00
Health
SHINE 9:00 to 4:00 Monday thru Friday
VNA North Shore Clinic 9:30 Wednesdays
Podiatry 9:30 Thursday October 10 and 24 only
Music
Singing Seniors 11:30 Tuesdays
Services
Supportive Day Care 9:00 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Handy Sewing Lady 10:00 Mondays
Grief and Loss Support 1:30 Mondays
Care Giver Support 2:30 Tuesdays
As a part of the Gloucester Middle Street Walk, Temple Ahavat Achim is offering a tour of its wonderful building and a session of Questions & Answers with Rabbi Steven Lewis!
Please visit us this Saturday, December 14th from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm!
We are located at 86 Middle Street in Gloucester.
Marty Morgan sale continues
Hi Joey,
My studio sale continues on Saturday December 14th and 21st from noon to four. Call ahead for other hours: 978-281-3347. I have lots of mugs of all sizes, beautiful vases, lamps and serving pieces, as well as some new quarry vessels. A selection of bowls, planted with narcissus bulbs will be available during December. All of the pottery is on sale at 20% off for this month. Marty Morgan Pottery 428 Washington Street , Gloucester .
In other news – I am very honored that Discover Gloucester gave me this year’s “Good on Ya” award for my work with the Cape Ann Artisans over thirty years and the work I’ve done for the Empty Bowl Event.
Happy Holidays!
Marty
Friends & Family Night Dec. 12
Join us for a jingle bell rockin’ good time from 5pm to 10pm.
Thanks for shopping small and shopping local. Enjoy the holiday season.
The crew at Harbor Goods
Harbor Goods
119 Main Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-282-1550
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Two Days Til The 2013 GMG Holiday Party At Bodin Historic Photo!!!
Are You A FOB?
Then you better get your sexy ass down to Bodin Historic Photo For The GMG XMAS Party December 13th! 6PMTil We Burn Down The Neighborhood!
I’m just gonna put this out there that if you consider yourself a FOB you had better show up for our killer OFFICIAL GMG CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!!
We’re gonna celebrate it all, Kwanza, spinnin the dradel, all that fun shit!
Dreidle Dreidle Dreidle A Dreidle Made Of Clay! Sing It Toby!!!!
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Tonight Through Friday- Buy A GMG Hoodie, Technical Jacket, DVD, Dry Fit Shirt and Get a Free Gift From The GMG Swag Pile
I’ve got lots of caps, books and T Shirts that people have given me- all brand new and looking for a new home. Any order placed now through Friday and I’ll include a bonus gift.
It’s getting to be that time of year where if you haven’t bought your presents you start sweating it. And how you gonna go and enjoy the holidays when you haven’t got your presents bought yet?
If you have a spouse or someone that loves Gloucester or the Good Morning Gloucester order up some awesome gear and I’ll get it out right away so your holiday shopping can be done already and you can go about the business of enjoying the holidays stress free without worrying about those gifts you haven’t bought yet.
Oh if you order a couple of Dinner Dealer Decks I’ll add in a bonus gift as well.
Easy gift giving right there baby.
Here’s the GMG store- http://gmg.storenvy.com/
Performance jacket. A zip-up standing collar can be worn open or closed to give you just the right amount of airflow during physical activities. The zippered chest pocket makes this mid-weight jacket perfect for your phone or MP3 player so you can listen to music while you train. The arm pocket is a great place to secure your keys so they are out of the way.
Standing collar
Zippered closure
Long sleeves
Zippered chest and arm pockets
Mid-weight
Shell: 100% polyester…
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My Grandmother’s Garden
Excerpt from Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! ~ Notes from a Gloucester Garden, Chapter 22 ~ “My Grandmother’s Garden.”
My grandmother Mimi, just before she passed away, me, and daughter Liv
In the early 1960s my grandparents purchased (for the amazing sum of seven hundred dollars!) a picturesque half-acre lot with private beach rights on Cape Cod. Their dream was to build a cottage on the tall bluff overlooking the bay. Coincidentally, my grandmother continued to build their home in successive seven hundred dollar increments. Seven hundred dollars paid for digging the cellar, the next for pouring the cement for the foundation, and seven hundred dollars paid to frame the house. My grandfather finished the remaining work, and they were still building the cottage when we began to spend our summers there. He always had a hammer in one hand and a fistful of nails in the other, and I was thrilled to follow him about holding the nails.
My grandparents worked hard and created wonderful homes they generously shared. While still a young mother and throughout her life, my grandmother taught ceramics at the pottery studio our grandfather built for her. Working together, whatever they touched became transformed into something beautiful. Their homes had an enchanting and joyful atmosphere, or perhaps it just seems that way, recalled from a childhood of fond memories. When I was making plans to attend art school in Boston, my grandmother shared with me her portfolio from Parsons School of Design. I had come to spend the weekend to help her close down the house for the winter. There, in her garage, tucked in an old cupboard, she carefully pulled out a well-worn, though neatly arranged, portfolio filled with her watercolors and sketches. Imagine, keeping her portfolio safe all those years, possibly with the hope of communicating some part of her earlier self to one of her grandchildren.
Eventually, their gray-shingled summer dream cottage was made inviting by a screened porch, blue painted shutters, and a white picket fence. A dooryard flower garden was planted in front, and around back a vegetable and flower garden were sited atop the cliff overlooking the bay. A narrow, sandy path bordered with deliciously fragrant wild beach roses led from the garden to the steep stairs descending to the beach. A weathered picket fence and rickety salvaged gate connected to a wooden archway enclosed the flower garden. By mid-summer the entryway to the garden was embowered with a cloud of sky blue morning glories. Situated in a haphazard manner outside the gated garden were wind- and weatherworn 1920s bamboo armchairs and matching comfy chaise lounge. On some days we would play imaginary children’s games there in her garden overlooking the sea, and on other days we would draw and paint, make clay things from clay foraged from the bluff, and catch fat, helpless toads. I helped my grandmother plant hollyhocks and marguerites and marigolds. The colors, so vividly clear and fresh; flowers growing by the sea appear even more beautiful, perhaps from the ambient light reflected off the water.
Weather permitting, we usually served dinner on the porch. All the porch furniture was painted my grandmother’s signature blue. We ate at a long table with a pretty white-on-white embroidered cloth and round crystal rose bowl full of whatever flowers we had collected that day. We would have family feasts in the fading rosy light, memorable dinners of freshly boiled lobsters and mountains of steamed clams, buttery and sweet corn-on-the-cob, freshly picked vegetables and fruit, and ice cream.
Blissfully lying in bed early in the morning, I recall hearing the soft cries of the Mourning Doves and the cheery calls of the Bobwhites, mingled with the inviting sound of the surf. From my bedroom window I could look out across the garden to the bay and see the ships and sailboats coming and going in the sharply sparkling sea. The transcendent harmonies of the surrounding undulating sea-rhythms and shifting light, the blend of flower fragrances, and birdsongs created the desire to in turn provide similar experiences for our children.
Some years later and newly married, my husband and I were visiting my grandmother at her Cape house. We sat with her in the living room listening to her usual captivating tales, and told her our plans for our new life together. My husband later remarked to me how beautiful she looked. Mimi was wearing a summer shift in a lovely shade of French blue, seated in a chair slipcovered in a blue floral print, with the shimmering azure sea framed by the window behind her, her china blue eyes gazing serenely back at us.
My Garden—like the Beach—
Denotes there be—a Sea—
That’s Summer—
Such as These—the Pearls
She fetches—such as Me
—Emily Dickinson
Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! sells for only $15.00 on my publisher’s website, which is a $2o.00 value off the list price of $35.00.
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Swayer Free Children’s Library Presents Matthew Graham for the Middle Street Walk
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Old Folks Novice Acoustic Jam at GMG Christmas Party
From L, Marty Luster – banjo uke, Andrea Ebinger – mandolin and vocals, Peter Liacos – 6 string guitar, James Eaves – 12 string guitar and vocals, Len Burgess – 6 string guitar.
Photo, courtesy Charlie Carroll.
Good Morning Gloucester 