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| From the Heart... The Heart of New England's Weekly Newsletter Issue #104 ~ April 2, 2006 |
| What's New in the Heart of New England... Notes from my Back Porch Recipes of the Week: Yankee Pot Roast Fresh from the Galley: Three Fish Recipes New England Gardening Resist the Urge to Prune Evergreens Prize of the Month New Prize! Beautiful NH-Made Earrings or Pendant Calendar Pick of the Week Pond Skimming (Vermont) Thrifty Tips of the Week For the frugal New Englander in you... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worth Quoting "To the rest of the country, New England has always stood in much the same relation as England has to America -- that of spiritual homeland and mother country." B.A. Botkin, author of A Treasury of New England Folklore More quotes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from my Back Porch Greetings from The Heart of New England! Ah, spring! It feels like May. But, there is a longing among those of us who love winter that the cold weather (and snow) never really arrived this year. I feel a slight sadness, like we got cheated out of the charms of winter. (All you warm-weather loving people, call me crazy.) But as I was raking up my flower beds this week I hit a hard spot, like an enormous rock. Nope, not a rock, but an un-thawed chuck of ice. Winter still leaves its mark after all. The birds are certainly glad for the good weather and I saw my first robin this week. Avid bird-watchers will be on the lookout for the return of goldfinches and wood thrushes. For the lowdown northern New England birding (and even inns that host birdwatchers), see this week's article, Spring Birdwatching in New Hampshire. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW GIVEAWAY!!! Choice of a small pendant or a pair of earrings in winner's choice of color...Each delicate morsel of "frozen-hot-glass" is carefully wrapped in the Tiffany manner - with copper and leadfree silver solder - then finished with Sterling Silver beads, pins and findings. Pendant is valued at $30; the earrings, $25. To see photos of prize and to enter, click below: The Heart of New England Giveaway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recipes of the Week Yankee Pot Roast by Charlie Burke "The warm weather this week has us thinking of lighter fare with asparagus and spring greens soon to be arriving. Our rhubarb is up and the first of the peas were planted this week, but we are sure to have a spell of cold weather before spring is truly here, time when a warming dish is welcome..." Read on... Plus... Fresh From the Galley: Three Fish Recipes "...As the cold days of winter give way to the crisp days of spring, members of the Maine Windjammer Association look forward to fresh fish straight from the North Atlantic caught in Maine windjammer waters. Aboard Maine’s windjammers, award-winning chefs combine the freshest ingredients to create scrumptious fish dishes...read on... For the complete list of our recipes, visit our food archives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New England Gardening Early Spring: Resist the Urge to Prune Evergreens! After a long winter, the much awaited spring thaw is a time of relief and celebration for all of us. Though late winter and early spring are primarily a time of rebirth, for some evergreens, this time of year can be deadly. Read on... For more gardening tips & stories visit our Garden Archives |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar Pick of the Week Pond Skimming...Skiers and riders attempt to get up enough speed coming down the slope to skim across the surface of the water. Jay, VT Apr 08, 2006 Noon. This is what we call good clean - and icy cold - fun. Prizes will be awarded for the best splash, best skim, best costume, and best overall skim. The event is free for anybody that would like to participate. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to heckle the skimmers. DJ Frack will be playing music and commentating the event. Location: Jay Peak Resort (802) 327-2198 Event Phone www.jaypeakresort.com * * * 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... Cleaning a Shower Curtain Any easy to wash your shower curtain is in your washing machine. Put your shower curtain in the washer along with a couple towels, then add 1/2 cup of each detergent and baking soda. Then add 1 cup white vinegar to the rinse cycle. Take the shower curtain out of the washer before the spin cycle and hang it to dry. ~ ~ ~ Oatmeal Face Scrub This is a simple and cheap face scrub that helps get rid of blackheads. Make a paste with oatmeal and water and apply it liberally to your face. Let the paste dry completely and then rub it off with your fingers. As you remove the oatmeal you will also remove any dead skin. Lastly, rinse your face with warm water. ~ ~ ~ Faster Drying Nail Polish When you finger nail polish is partially dry, stick your fingers in a bowl of freezing cold water, it will speed up the drying process. ~ ~ ~ Easy To Open Nail Polish Bottle After opening a nail polish bottle for the first time, rub some petroleum jelly on the threads on the bottle before putting the lid back on. The cap will be less likely to become stuck. ~ ~ ~ Removing Tar From Your Car There are some items in your kitchen that may be successful in remove tar. Butter, creamy peanut butter, or vegetable oil applied to the tar and left for 12 to 24 hours should soften in and make it easier to remove. If that doesn't work there are a few items from the garage that may work. WD-40, kerosene, or mineral spirits applied directly to the tar should soften it up and make it easier to remove. This solution will mostly likely remove wax from your car as well. Thanks to Thrifty Fun for this week's tips! Want to lower your subscription fee for your local newspaper? Click on the cute dog to enter your zip code and start saving money! |
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