| Notes from the Heart... The Heart of New England's Weekly Newsletter Issue #115 ~ June 18, 2006 |
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| Greetings from The Heart of New England! Feature of the Week: Mt. Monadnock: An Overrated Climb? In Season Recipe: Duck, with Fresh Rhubarb Sauce Calendar Pick of the Week Olde New England Days - Lincoln, NH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worth Quoting "You get more tired by standing still than by going on" New England proverb More quotes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from my back porch... My Role Models When I grow up I want to be just like Mrs. C who lives in our neighborhood. I have not seen Mrs. C all winter and caught up with her while I was walking the dog the other afternoon. She was several blocks away from her house, vigorously pushing one of those metal carts used for shopping, and walking at a brisk clip. "Hello Mrs. C, haven't seen you in a while. How are you doing?" She gazed at me and said "Do you know how old I am?" and did not wait for me to answer. "I'm 99 years old!!" she said, surprising even herself. Later that day I saw her dragging her garbage out to the curb. Mrs. C lives alone in an old two-story house where she raised her children, now senior citizens themselves. "I have someone come in to help," she once admitted. She is by far the oldest person in our neighborhood, deserving of the Boston Post Cane if neighborhoods awarded such a thing. While Mrs. C is the oldest, she is not unusual. There are many elders "aging in place" where we live, ranging anywhere from their mid to late 70s well into their 80s (although it is hard to tell how old they really are). I love seeing them walking the neighborhood, around the block, toward the park. Or riding their bicycles. Or gardening. Is this unusual in American communities? Particularly those that are not geared toward "retirement living"? To be honest I'm not sure. I am just glad that they are here, and that I have, at mid-life, some real life role models. People who I want to be just like when I grow up. :) ~ ~ ~ Giveaway of the Month...Did you Enter Yet? NEW PRIZE FOR JUNE! Enter to win sweet-smelling New Hampshire-made soaps! Click here for details ~ ~ ~ This week's feature: Mt. Monadnock, an Overrated Climb? Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire is North America’s most climbed peak, and reputed to be the second most climbed mountain in the world, after Mount Fuji in Japan. Though I’ve been close to the mountain on other trips I’ve never climbed it, and really was a tad perplexed by its popularity. After all at 3,165 feet it’s hardly a Mount Fuji, or even the geographical closer Mount Washington. Read on... ~ ~ ~ In Season Recipe: Duck, with Fresh Rhubarb Sauce With rhubarb in season, I felt the tartness of rhubarb would combine well with the richness of the duck. Read on... For more recipes click here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit this week's sponsor: The Woodbound Inn The Woodbound Inn...a New Hampshire country resort with views of Mt. Monadnock. Starts at $89. Click here for more information... Click below for more B&Bs/Inns: Maine New Hampshire Vermont ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar Pick of the Week Olde New England Days - Lincoln, NH Sat, June 24, 2006 - Sun, June 25, 2006 The Splash into Summer Weekend continues on Saturday with Olde New England Days. Come on Saturday for more more than 40 artisans and crafters along Main Street, a kids fair, horse drawn rides, fire truck rides, face painting, food, the Second Annual Olde New England Days Brewfest and so much more. It kicks off with Summer Splash at Whale's Tale on Friday and is the biggest summer event of the year in the White Mountains. Great early season lodging values are available. Phone: 603-745-6621 Location: Main Street in N. Woodstock and other locations Time: 9:00am Price: Most events are free Click here for more June events ~ ~ ~ Hot off the Press...Travel News Second Annual Ice Cream Creation Competition Starts at Town Docks in Meredith The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has beautiful Common Ground Country Fair posters and note cards available 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! Happy Father's Day to all you dads! 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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