Pick of the litter Wednesdays!
Fiesta Comes to Gloucester via Good Morning Gloucester!
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2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Schedule,Webcam and Updates Posted: 28 Jun 2012 08:37 AM PDT SAINT PETER’S FIESTA WEBCAM
Webcam courtesy Discover Gloucester and www.groupize.comSchedule:St. Peter’s Fiesta 2012 Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 6:00 p.m…… Fiesta 5K Road Race – with Cape Ann YMCA – Starting at St. Peter’s Square Friday, June 29 4:45 p.m……. Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women’s Seine Boat Races… Pavilion Beach Saturday, June 30 9:30 a.m…….. Youth & Adult Soccer Games…. Newell Stadium 10:00 a.m…… Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER….. at St. Peter’s Park |
Just planted tomato plant
First time I heard this phrase “tomato release day” I was “what the heck does that mean”. In my mind I visualized tomato plants running on their roots (feet) with their branches swaying back and forth, as if they were set free from captivity….kind of like an “end of the world” scene from a movie. I was at Goose Cove Gardens in Gloucester and I was inquiring when the tomato plants would be ready for purchase. Tomato plants like warm weather, the hotter the better! Planting them earlier then consistent warm (60+) temps (day & night) does them no favors. Interestingly, you can plant them earlier, but they will produce no more tomatoes than when planted later!
Happy Tomato Plant
They pretty much just sit in the ground and shiver 
Barbara Dombrowski (and husband Hilary), the owner(s) and operator(s ) (janitor..to CEO) of Goose Cove Gardens for over 20 years does her best to insure the success of her customers and impart her plant wisdom to all of us Cape Ann gardeners. One of the ways she has done this is by making sure we don’t plant her products at the wrong time. Goose Cove Gardens grows organically and features a fabulous supply of heirloom tomato plants. This philosophy has resulted in the famed “Tomato Release Day” at Goose Cove Gardens. Tomato Release Day is the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend. Yes, it is very busy, yes the small parking lot is jammed, yes it is the best time to plant your tomato plants on Cape Ann and yes there are plants left to buy on Thursday! Not around the week before Memorial Day or too busy? Not only does Barbara do an excellent job of meeting demand, she does another tomato release day two weeks later!
Garden tomatoes
As a full time real estate agent who loves real estate technology I’m always interested in the latest “shiny” new app. This one is not yet perfect and not yet released for Droids, but boy is it cool!!! Called,“Homesnap” it is a real estate app for the iPhone, iPod or iPad. It is still “touchy” and may take a few tries to get the correct information, but wait until you hear what it does! The app, takes a picture of the home (for sale or not for sale) and then downloads onto your device the public information (from the town) available about the home, (haven’t tried it with commercial buildings). If it is “For Sale”, it gives the listing information. How cool is this? One photo and you can find out price (if listed), # of bed rooms, lot size and general assessor information.
Some of the technology being used is based on an “AVM” or automatic valuation formula. AVM is whatZillow is using when displaying their famous or infamous “Zestimates“. It is a formula which gives a home value sight unseen. Is it accurate?…well not always. AVM’s tend to be much more accurate in parts of the country where the home construction is more “cookie cutter” then here in the Northeast, which is full of varying types and ages of home construction.
Anyway…back to Homesnap. This app is the fastest way I know to get information about homes as one is traveling and spots a home that you find interesting or attractive in your home search. No more remembering an address or a company. Just take a picture with your phone and voila you are empowered with all the available listing information. Check it out and let me know if you find it useful. Of course it is free
