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I knew it was going to get here fast! Good lordy tomorrow is June, and then it's full steam ahead with end of school and summertime fun. Here are 4 ways to welcome in the new month...have fun!

Guest Appreciation Days at Storyland
StoryLand, Glen
Reduced admission! A favorite of my boys!

The Glengarry Bhoys
Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry
One of my favorite small venues!

Poet Jack McCarthy at The Bridge Cafe
The Bridge Cafe, Manchester
Nothing Like a Poetry Slam!

Wright Museum Opens for Season
Wright Museum, Wolfeboro
Historians Have Fun Too!

If You Need to Find a Partner...
Together Singles Dance, Nashua

If You Eat Wurst!...
German Fest, Danbury

If You Like What's Under the Hood...
Annual Laconia Nationals Car Show, Laconia

[Photo collage courtesy of www.rightcoastcars.com]

If You've Ever Been Called Crafty...
Mill Falls Craft Show, Meredith

If You'd Like to See Over 3,000 Rubber Ducks!...
Annual Wildquack River Race, Jackson

If You Have a Soft Spot for a Boy With a Purple Crayon...Harold and the Purple Crayon, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth

As the sun emerges, so do the people. And along comes the need to be social and merry as well. Lots of locals bring their cordial mugs to an old side street [Middle Street] in Milford, now the location for Kilkenny Pub, to enjoy other's company and a nice old pint.

What is special about this pub? Kilkenny's tries to be nothing other than itself - this is not the place to come as a tourist, or shall I say ACT like a tourist. It is indeed the place to come to kick back, relax and be one like a local. The perfect post antique shopping, pre-dinner drink joint a town could offer.

Wish I had met you there just once Joe Mamone, may you never be forgotten...

So my boys have been sick - 2 weeks combined time nursing a viral thingie-ma-who-gee. I've been sick for three days now. Just sitting here waiting for this viral thing to exit my temple. I am still trying to figure out who made me eat broken glass, so that I can partake in eating again. And this brings me to thinking about good ole home cooking. And this brings me to thinking about good ole George's Diner...probably the most overlooked place, due to the onslaught of giant fancy Mills and all their offerings, to dine in Meredith, NH.

The only thing more shocking than George's mouth watering All-You-Can-Eat Friday Fish Fry, is that they have a web site...not the kind of joint you'd expect have a website. But anyway, George's fulfills that need for a true diner experience...small, cramped, creamers in bowls and a waitstaff probably named Flo and Betty - not to mention serving liver, onions and bacon [that's where I draw the line!]. What I remember most is the Thursday special - New England Boiled dinner. Despite my healthy, organic choices day to day, it takes nothing to persuade me to honker down on a slab of pot roast, half head of cabbage and one of my favorites - beets! And there is no future for the Diners left in America if they do not serve Bread pudding for dessert. I am heading up to Meredith in a couple weeks for a retirement dinner [on a Thursday hint hint], but something tells me I may just have two dinners that night! Got to get to George's soon!

We all know that just one day for Mom is hardly enough thanks! Consider some Saturday happenings statewide to warm up Mom for Sunday! Happy Mother's Day all you Moms!

IS she a gardener?...strong>
Ask a Master Gardener
Bedford Fields, Bedford

IS she horrifed by enormous plants?...
Little Shop of Horrors
Bow High School Auditorium, Bow
For information, you get it the primitive way...pick up the phone and call...603.228.2210

IS she missing milking the cows?...
Celebrate Mother's Day
Charmingfare Farm, Candia

IS she lonely...?
Meet & Greet: Dog Adoption
PetsMart of Concord

IS she a painter?...
Oil Painting Techniques at East Colony Fine Art
East Colony Fine Art Gallery, Manchester

IS she an artist?...
Artists Open Studios
Riverview Mill, Wilton
Again, the old fashioned way...603-654-5310 for more info

May 2, 2007

Plan Your Mother's Day Now!

Mother's Day seems to always incorporate food in my family...a brunch, a BBQ, or sometimes a full scale dinner. And some how the moms end up cooking and/or cleaning to accomodate such an affair, just what we don't want to do on our Day. So try some different plans on for size...here are 6 sure bets all over this great state...

For Moms Who Like Trains...
Conway Scenic Railroad Mothers' Day Special, Conway

For Moms on the Run...
Moms on the Run 5k Run/Walk, Dover

For Moms Who Like to Eat [Notice I Did Not Say Cook!]...
30th Annual Taste of New Hampshire, Bretton Woods

[Photo Courtesy of Mt. Washington Hotel]

For Moms Who Like to Shake...
Opening Weekend: Shaker Sampler, Canterbury Shaker Village

For Moms Who Love Opera...
Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord

and

For Moms Who Remember Gathering Around the Radio...
1940's Musical Comedy Radio Hour
The Majestic Theatre, Manchester