Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Lou Gallo's calico of distinction. Her owner will regal her with a dish of cod on Valentine's Day.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Eight weeks after Cleopatra the cat's 16-year reign ended, Tosca's started. Swampscott historian Lou Gallo picked Tosca from kittens in a litter at the apartment below his cousin's place on Humphrey Street. Maybe it is more accurate to say Tosca picked Lou. "When I picked her up she kind of cuddled in my arm and it was like she sighed," he said. Tosca is now in Year 12 of her dominion over the Gallo household. To this day she does the same cuddle thing. She has developed intellectually, too. She has a sixth sense about Lou's health, he said. When he's not feeling well, Tosca sleeps next to his ear; when he feels better she sleeps between his ankles. The affable Tosca can also predict storms. Thirty seconds before a storm hits she becomes…
Monday, February 13, 2012
Your significant other, child, pet or favorite food? Share what you love.
The candy hearts, the dinner specials and of course red roses everywhere mean Valentine's Day is in the air. To celebrate with us, share what the object of your affection is this year. Upload a photo of your favorite something by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button. It could be a significant other, child or pet. Heck, it could be your first car, favorite vacation spot or that delectable brownie sundae you can't resist. Just show us in pictures what you love. And don't forget to tell us in the caption why it's the object of your affection.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Find your sweetheart's bouquet at these Swampscott and Marblehead florists.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Valentines Day is six days away. Time to start thinking flowers. Below are places to buy a bouquet. Patch Picks: Florists
With Swampscott's ideal location on the coast, and several lovely spots in and around town, The Patch asked men and women from the community the best spots to "pop the question" in the 01907 zip code.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
With a great view of the Atlantic Ocean, the Boston skyline, wonderful sunrises and lovely sunsets, Swampscott’s a great place to make a marriage proposal. “There are several great spots to ask, or to be asked, to get married,” Cindy said. “I think the perfect place would be behind the Hawthorne, at sunset, on a great day with chilled champagne on hand and nice music playing, it should be some slow music, so after the question is asked, we could do some slow dancing.” “At Last, by Etta James would be a good song to play for our slow dance,” Cindy said. "Even more important than Etta James, you've got to have strawberries dipped in whipped cream to top it off." Other people questioned also gave a big thumbs up to Swampscott's spot on the…
Valentines memories from local families and couples on how they met their dogs.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
To say that the Cooper family is a dog family is an understatement. We’ve got two dogs in the house on Muriel Road, and I can’t remember a time, with the exception of dorm life in college, when I did not live with a puppy dog. The Coopers lived on Walker Road in Swampscott in the 1960’s and our cousins lived in Wakefield which, to a 5-year-old, might as well have been Western Canada. One summer the Cooper’s got in the station wagon and headed off to Wakefield, mom, dad and three boys, ages 5, 3 and 1, and we brought the collie along, Cammie. On the way home, on what I would later learn was Highland Avenue, Keith the 1-year-old got sick, and we pulled over on what I now know is Danvers/Swampscott Road next to the Salem Transfer Station. …
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