| Notes from the Heart... The Heart of New England's Weekly Newsletter Issue #113 ~ June 4, 2006 |
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| Notes from the Heart... Feature of the Week New Hampshire: Then & Now In Season Recipe: Asparagus Frittata Calendar Pick of the Week Hot Air Balloon Festival (Vermont) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worth Quoting "So much of what is we take as regionalism is now only half real and half a kind of nostalgic play-acting. I should know: I'm from New England." -- Doris "Granny D" Haddock More quotes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from my Back Porch... Greetings from The Heart of New England! Are you planning to visit New England this summer? Before you book your stay, you'll want to go to the updated B&B/Inns page for Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont for a look at all kinds of lodging opportunities, from the grand hotels to humble cabins. And if you want to plan a truly unique family vacation in the heart of New England, you may want to read my latest book: "Farm Stays - Northern New England. Your Guide to an Unforgettable Farm Vacation" which will be released this summer. For pre-release information on this book and to order an advance copy, visit: Farm Stays. * * * Giveaway of the Month NEW PRIZE FOR JUNE! Enter to win sweet-smelling New Hampshire-made soaps! Click here for details * * * Feature Story Book Review: New Hampshire Then & Now In his new book, "New Hampshire: Then & Now" author Peter Randall acknowledges the population deluge that has flooded Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Merrimack Counties. But he chooses not to show the fast food restaurants and orange-roofed Home Depots where cows once grazed. No panoramas of strip malls in this book. We see them every day, and we know they aren’t pretty. We enjoy their convenience, and we know they symbolize what we have lost. Randall doesn’t have to remind us of that sad truth. Instead, he illustrates a few ways in which the more things change, the more they stay the same...." Read on... * * * In Season Recipe: Asparagus Frittata Use this recipe for asparagus fritattas as a master recipe with whichever vegetable is at its peak flavor. Read on... * * * Calendar Pick of the Week 27th Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival Quechee, VT Jun 16, 2006 to Jun 18, 2006 Fri., 3 -10 pm. Sat., 5 am-10 pm. Sun., 5 am-7 pm. More than 20 magnificent hot air balloons. Weather and wind permitting, first balloon flight is at 6 pm Fri. Balloon Glow at dark. Flights Sat. and Sun. 6 am & 6 pm. Tethered flights available throughout the festival, weather permitting. Family fun and entertainment includes live music all weekend long, intriguing crafts, festival food, volleyball round robin and children’s activities.Many crafts of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the Vermont Hand Crafters Association. Quechee Village Green Phone(s): (802) 295-7900 Event Phone (800) 295-5451 Event Phone www.quechee.com Click here for more June events * * * Hot off the Press...Travel News Geo-Cache Weekend at the White Mountain Hotel & Resort June 23-25, 2006 Pole Barn Construction Workshop in Maine Fitzwilliam Historical Society's 31st Annual Antiques Show and Sale Visit the Newsroom for more... * * * Visit The Heart of New England to get more recipes, northern New England travel info, news, bed & breakfast/inns listings and more! Thanks for stopping by & see you next week! Marcia Passos Duffy Publisher & Editor The Heart of New England Keene, New Hampshire About me Just visiting? Why not subscribe today & get weekly recipes, gardening advice, 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. |
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