Report from the Gloucester Front

I am collecting all sorts of stuff I can't wait to share but it will need to wait til I get back to my scanner at 2682 Colesville Road.  Today I went to the library at the Cape Ann Museum and dug up Dad's high school yearbook.  CLASSIC stuff in there, let me assure you.

As some of you know, Paula and I follow a blog called Good Morning Gloucester, Joey Ciaramitaro is the host.  He works off the dock that is at the base of Haskell Street (remember that BIG hill?).  By coincidence, I came across a newspaper article in a 1938 Gloucester Daily Times that described the marriage of two sisters--one of the couples I'm pretty sure are his grandparents Joseph (his name) and Felicia (his sister's name).  I printed it for him and decided to deliver it.  Unfortunately I kind of forgot that people WORK on the dock and I interrupted him unloading fish into some guy's truck so I did not linger.  The fish wasn't the only reason.  But I did introduce myself and leave the article for him.  I would want someone to do the same for me.  He may have used the paper to wrap fish.  If he did, I think we'll hear about it on the podcast. 

We are very happy with the apartment. 

Daytime

Evening

 

 

I haven't seen much of the kids this week but I have babysitting on my calendar for Friday and Saturday!  Jim and I went to the Elks with Tim for Oktoberfest -- I think you saw the Facebook picture but here you go again

We had chicken schnitzel and Timothy's company.  Priceless.  The band that played was the same band that played at Giuseppe's on our last visit!!!!!

We went to Boston University to watch a Harpursville alum play against them for her UConn team.  UConn won in a shootout after double overtime.  I was a good test run for my planned trip to Boston tomorrow by train and subway.  Wish me luck. 

When Jim comes back this weekend, it will be for his 10 day visit.  His brother Robert and wife Bobbie are planning to come for a few days so we'll get to be the guides this time.

I forgot to mention that I went with the kids to the Topsfield Fair and had a blast.  Their parents allowed them to "win" plastic trumpets that tooted all the way down the midway.  It made everyone smile as they marched by.

This is me after the Tilt-a-Whirl