Simply A Woman Alone

A woman alone stares out onto Gloucester Harbor with her trusty dog beside.

Peering deep into the sky or honoring a lost loved one?

Simply A Woman Alone

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Simply Lonely

Thanksgiving Day at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.


One Lonely Afternoon
Written by Russell Edson

Since the fern can't go to the sink for a drink of
water, I graciously submit myself to the task, bringing two
glasses from the sink.
And so we sit, the fern and I, sipping water together.

Of course I'm more complex than a fern, full of deep
thoughts as I am. But I lay this aside for the easy company
of an afternoon friendship.

I don't mind sipping water with a fern, even though,
had I my druthers, I'd be speeding through the sky for
Stockholm, sipping a bloody mary with a wedge of lime.

And so we sit one lonely afternoon sipping water
together. The fern looking out of its fronds, and I, looking
out of mine . . .

Simply Lonely

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Simply Opus 137 (part two)

The story continues from Simply Opus 137 (part one).

Here is the "workshop" finished piece. Certainly is a work of art.

The organ will later be disassembled for transport to The Parish
of Christ Church in Andover and where it will be reassembled and tuned.

One of the first few organists to play Opus 137.

Some of the magnificent woodwork.

Doves and cross.

An extra set of hands is often needed when playing organ!

Could be a future stop puller.

Simply Opus 137 (part two)

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Simply Opus 137 (part one)

C. B. Fisk held an open house at their workshop in Gloucester
on November 13, 2010 to celebrate the work on Opus 137, a two-manual,
32-stop organ for The Parish of Christ Church in Andover, Massachusetts.

Each organ begins as a scale model of the organ in its building.
This is a scale model of the organ in the balcony at Parish of Christ Church.

Ingots of lead and tin used to make the pipes of the organ.

The ingots are melted and mixed according to required
specifications for the desired tonal qualities.

Once melted, the molten metal is ladled into the tipping pot where it is stirred and cooled until the temperature is just right. Then the liquid metal is poured from the tipping pot into the wooden box and spread across the length of the table to form one long sheet of tapered metal.

After cooling, the sheet is rolled up and marked for stock to make pipes.

A view of the back of Opus 137 of some of the finished pipes.

Simply Opus 137 (part one)

Visit Simply Opus 137 (part two) for the rest of the story.

More information can be found at the C. B Fisk web site.

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Simply A Boardwalk

The lonely boardwalk at Good Harbor Beach in late autumn.
Makes one wonder what lies ahead for the coming season.

Simply A Boardwalk

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Simply A Shack

Old abandoned fish house bordering Lanes Cove in Gloucester.

Simply A Shack

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