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| From the Heart... The Heart of New England's Weekly Newsletter Issue #103 ~ March 26, 2006 |
| What's New in the Heart of New England... Notes from my Back Porch Frost Heaves Recipes of the Week: Portabella Mushroom "Burgers" Lamb & Eggplant Maple Curry New England Gardening Anyone (yes, even you!) can start a vegetable garden! Calendar Pick of the Week I Have Not Forgotten You (Vermont) Thrifty Tips of the Week For the frugal New Englander in you... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worth Quoting "March rains serve only to fill ditches." (New England proverb) More quotes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from my Back Porch When we first moved to New Hampshire I noticed these "frost heaves" neon road signs mysteriously appear in the spring. When I first spotted them, driving along some winding backroads, I became a bit nervous...frost heaves...huh? Noun or verb? I (and my car and all its occupants) have since learned the true meaning of the term. Back in NY we would have pot holes, but frost heaves are a reverse phenomenon that bulges the road up instead of down. The term, apparently, is classified as a noun, and is peculiar to New England according to the folks at Answers.com: frost heave n. New England. A section of ruptured pavement caused by the expansion of freezing water immediately under the road. Also called frost boil. There you have it. Now avoid them if you can. :) * * * We have a new feature to the Web site, a travel newsroom! Visit each newsroom by state to find out news about new sights & attractions in northern New England. News items added weekly. Maine Newsroom New Hampshire Newsroom Vermont Newsroom * * * Hope you enjoy this week's newsletter & thanks for stopping by The Heart of New England! Marcia Publisher & Editor About me Just visiting? Why not subscribe today & get weekly recipes, gardening advice, thrifty tips, giveaways and more! The subscription price is just right for the frugal New Englander at heart...it's free! Just send a blank e-mail to From the Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Readers Write "...I just wanted to tell you that I love The Heart of New England, it is awesome! I enjoy the articles and the recipes and the pictures....it is full of useful information and interesting history and things to do and see. Thanks for a great online magazine. I LOVE IT. ~ Leslie S. " "...Every year I make several different recipes for Irish bread, constantly seeking the 'right' one for me. This month I tried 4 different recipes and the one from the last newsletter for the traditional Irish bread was the best by far! I am so pleased with it that I just had to write and tell you. It was worth signing up for your newsletter just to get that recipe! Thank you so much for everything you do! :-) ~ Hannah B. from CT" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Month's Giveaway... Click below for all the info to enter! The Heart of New England Giveaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recipes of the Week Portabella Mushroom "Burger" by Charlie Burke "Portabella mushrooms are an excellent substitute for meat and have a unique earthy flavor of their own. This preparation is easy - a healthy, light and crunchy “burger” whether served alone or on a roll... read on... Plus... Lamb & Eggplant Maple Curry For the complete list of our recipes, visit our food archives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New England Gardening Anyone Can Start a Vegetable Garden! Despite the many benefits a garden offers, starting a vegetable garden may seem like a daunting project. After all, there’s all that tilling, fertilizing, planting, and watering, right? While there’s no denying that a garden involves a lot of work, it really isn’t that difficult. Read on... For more gardening tips & stories visit our Garden Archives |
| Calendar Pick of the Week "I have not forgotten you: The experiences of Vermont women who headed west are recalled through diaries and letters. Colchester, VT Mar 26, 2006 -2 pm. By 1860, some 42 percent of Vermont's residents had left behind its rocky hillsides and headed westward. Sarah Town of Franklin no doubt spoke for many another homesick emigrant when she wrote from Illinois in 1846 'Though far away among strangers in a strange land... I have not forgotten you.' Through diaries, letters and reminiscences, Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith share the experiences of Town and several other women who left but never forgot Vermont. Location: Burnham Memorial Library (802) 879-7576 Event Phone Contact: Georgeana Little * * * Don't miss out on what's happening in your neck of the northern New England woods! Visit our calendar of events today for: Maine New Hampshire Vermont Once you know where to go, don't you want a great place to stay? Visit our B&B/Inns Listings today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thrifty Tips of the Week For the frugal New Englander in you... Organizing Bills & Statements ~ ~ ~ Three Ring Binder I got tired of digging through filing cabinets to find a statement or bill so I started punching holes in my bills and organizing them in a three ring binder. I organized them by date. (Bills too small to be punched were taped or stapled to a larger piece of paper.) I had separate sections for bills, taxes, insurances, credit cards, etc. I had a separate binder for medical papers and bills and one just for the house which contained my mortgage contract and statements. When I needed to find a statement, I just flipped through the appropriate binder and each year I start new binders. ~ ~ ~ See Through Folders I use the binders that have zippers all around and metal rings inside. I put those plastic see thru folders that snap shut, I punch holes thru them and place them in the binder, label them, that way you can just slip the bills in there and when it comes time to pay the bills you have everything including pens and whatever else you need all in one binder and zipped so you don't misplace the bills! Works great for me! ~ ~ ~ Folders for Each Day of the Month In the front of my file cabinet (main file cabinet) I keep folders marked 1-31, representing each day of the month. As bills arrive, I place them in the folder for the day I need to pay them. Really helps me to get my bills paid on time. Thanks to Thrifty Fun for this week's tips! |
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