It is a cause CLOSE to my HEART. So, I am happy to help out in whatever little way I can.
I did volunteer last June but the weather, viz., warnings of severe thunderstorms, did not cooperate. So, I didn’t get to do much other than set up the shot put ‘pit’ & take it down. Ironically, we are supposed to get rain tomorrow — albeit, with luck, only starting around 1pm. The track events where I am helping are supposed to start at 7:30am. So, we might get some action. Fingers crossed.
I am going. YES, I have (as usual) a Front Row Balcony, seat. {SMILE}
Not sure I am going to really like it!
I am a sucker for REAL, classical Gregorian chant. That is what caught my eye when I saw ads for this show. But, I have since found that this will not be classical chants but a modern version. Well, I will give it a try. I am sure I will like at least some of it.
I will, of course, let you know. That will be for sure.
To say I am HUGE FAN of JTG just doesn’t cut it. It is fun of the BEST musical events in New Hampshire (hands down) & indubitably the BEST VALUE for money. Great, great food with fantastic music thrown in — in the company of some of the nicest folks you could ever want to meet. Plus it is for a GOOD CAUSE. [See below.]
“To reach the family’s fundraising goal of $4,000 and award up to four $1000 scholarships, Giuseppe’s always conducts a raffle for a chance to win an outstanding new guitar for a $20 raffle ticket. This year’s prize is a Breedlove ECO Pursuit Exotic Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar, hand-crafted from Amber Myrtlewood, valued at $750. This is a limited raffle, with only 100 tickets being sold. Raffle tickets are on sale now at Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante, at Mill Falls Marketplace. The winning guitar raffle ticket will be drawn when all 100 tickets are sold, or the end of the Show on Sunday, May 5, whichever occurs first. Raffle ticket holders need not be present to win.”
More to come.
Best get YOUR reservations … 603-279-3313. {I am ALL SET. Thank you. I have contacts. SMILE.}
This soothing song. beautifully rendered, was done as a SPECIAL tribute to Vietnam vets — to make amends. They did a very nice segment, just for those vets — making those present stand up. I happened to be seated next to one (he served during the War but was never sent abroad (but he still counts as a vet of that era)). It was good.
As some of you know, video is NOT my medium or thing. But, with this I felt obliged to record — just so that I can share it with you. Please enjoy.
Click to ENLARGE. Base Map from ‘Google’ (of course).
I, of course, KNEW that traffic would be back — especially on the way back — BUT it exceed all expectations. IT WAS BAD. REAL BAD.
I was worried that traffic would be bad going UP. It wasn’t, other than for about 90 minutes, ahead of ‘Gorham’ where Rte 16 meets with Rte 2. It was just that junction. The rest of the time it wasn’t too bad. But, as I was driving up … and up … and up, I could see all the folks that were ALREADY there. So, I knew that they all had to leave. post eclipse.
As you know, I watched the TOTALITY from ‘Dixville Notch‘ (a place that I like).
A lot of people by me left RIGHT after the TOTALITY. I didn’t see the point in that — PLUS I wanted the entire experience. I waited till it was well and truly done. Then I tried to go back the same way I had come up, i.e, via ‘Errol’. Well, that didn’t work out. I turned back. Went to ‘Colebrook’. I had never been there. Some traffic getting there. I parked on the outskirts of town and walked in. I walked around and decided to have dinner there — at an American Chinese. It was OK. They were nice enough. I stayed there till 7pm THINKING traffic would thin out.
It didn’t.
I didn’t get home till close to 1am on Tuesday.
I had left at 8:40am on Monday.
But, it was well worth it. I would do it AGAIN. SMILE.
That it came back and then went OFF was frustrating. I didn’t have to do anything. Generac comes on by itself. Felt bad for those with portable generators. Luckily many around here had just kept theirs going.
Met some of the crew restoring power. They were from Kentucky! They had flown to Connecticut and then come over in CT trucks. Very nice. Showed me one of the blown fuses. I gave them chocolates. Least I could do.
Also lent one of our portable generators to a neighbor who didn’t have a generator. That was good — though they got power back 2 hours later. Always the case. When we first got our generators … sister-in-law and husband drove from Maine with them (purchased from Sears). 20 minutes after they arrived, before we could even unload the boxes, power was back.
Not sure IF we are out of the woods yet. Lot of snow on trees.
But, glad we have had power, uninterrupted, for 6 hours. Fingers crossed.
Biggest snowstorm of THIS winter. Yes, I was waiting for this. Winter, so far, especially February, had been way, way too mild. So, I knew we would pay for it.
And we sure are paying for it today … into tomorrow … & most likely Saturday.
Lots of heavy, wet snow. Just chews up the snowblowers.
Lost power at 4:40am. 12-hours ago. Doubt whether we will get it restored before Saturday — possibly Sunday! Glad we now have a ‘Generac‘. Hope it can cope. If it fails we are screwed.
It is still snowing today and will continue into Friday. WOW. Haven’t had a storm like this in years. I hope we SURVIVE.
IF you don’t see any posts, it means we are BURIED. Send search parties with FOOD. Thanks.
This is WILD. We have had this chainlink fence, a huge (house-size) pen for (dear) ‘Rowen‘ since 2021. Never seen it like this. WOW.
We have had close to 20″ of snow since yesterday evening. Still snowing. I have plowed twice and I still have more. Crazy. You can see the build up on top of the fence.
But this was COOL. Snow blown up against the chainlink. COOL.
