SERVICE WORKERS OF NH

Greetings from Manchester, NH, where it is green. A chance of thunderstorms for one day this week, which is something nice if you are from New Mexico. It is a frightening thing looking for a new job, especially if you just want to be at the bottom, serving other people, in a K MART somewhere. It is sad, but respect must be gained. And if you are comfortable, moving is the most difficult thing. But sometimes it is necessary. The first photo in this post is a photo of a new Hampshire animal shelter. ALEXANDRIA - Bill and Anna Jeanne Russell's 235-acre property is home to Dancing Brooke Lodge, one of the largest hybrid wolf rescue operations in the Northeast, with 54 animals living in 14 wired enclosures.

BEAN SALAD!!!!!

1 14-oz can cut green beans, drained
1 14-oz can cut yellow wax beans, drained
1 14 oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 19 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 red, yellow, or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small purple onion, finely chopped
A small handfull of fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup red wine vinegar or white vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 clove garlic
salt and pepper


1. Combine all the beans, vegetables and parsley in a big bowl

2 In a small pot, combine the vinegar, sugar, oil, ggarlic and salt and pepper to taste. Set it over medium heat and bring the mesxtrure to a simmer. Cook for a few minutes, until the sugar dissolves completely., Set the vinaigrette asise to cool for a few minites before pouring it over the salad. Toss gently to coat all the beans well.

3 Cover and refrigerate overnight to allow the beans to marinate, and serve the salad cold.

Serves 8-10

Source: Rosendahl, Julie Starting Out: The Essential Guide to Cooking on Your Own. North vancouver: WHitecap ( 2006)

PROFESSOR EVALUATIONS

MANCHESTER - The First Haitian Baptist Church of Manchester opened its doors all day yesterday for a memorial service for victims of the earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital on Tuesday.

I wanted to do a feature on professor evaluations, and how important they can be, but that will have to wait until I'm not so jumpy. My sociology teacher changed from busy and too rushed before class to talk to me to cordial and happy when the guy with the cast on his arm came in. I'll never take another class from her. She probably does not remember, but I do. Is hyperactivity a myth? I get scared when I have a long Sunday afternoon with nothing to do, because I was caught once. If you stop by, tell me if you think hyperactivity is real. Gage is three years old now; let me see if I can find another picture.

GRANDPARENTS

It's a sunny day in Manchester, NH, where more than two million grandparents are raising their grandchildren. It's also a day where a school principal is arrested for driving while intoxicated. It also may be a rough semester for some college students, but for those of us whose jobs require enrollment, well, I need to get a life. Here are some new pictures for you, of the amazingly sweet kid my sis left behind because she wants the easy life.

MANCHESTER GRID PATTERN

The City of Las Cruces, NM, where I live, is not set up in a grid, so the transit system does not stay on time, no matter how it is planned and re-planned. Here is the word on Manchester's grid pattern.

Geographic Context
Rimmon Heights is located in the center of Manchester’s west side. The
neighborhood is bounded by the Merrimack River to the east, the Piscataquag
River to the west, Rock Rimmon Park and Dexter Street to the north and Putnam
Street to the south. This topography has created dramatic breaks in the landscape,
developing natural boundaries for the neighborhood. Most of Rimmon Heights is
located on a large plateau-like flatland above the flood plains of the Piscataquag
and Merrimack rivers, but below the towering “Rock Rimmon.” Because the
majority of Rimmon Heights is largely flat, implementing the city’s grid pattern
was easier here than in most areas. The neighborhood is accessed from downtown
by the Notre Dame Bridge (Bridge Street bridge), the Nazaire Biron Bridge
(Kelley Falls bridge) from the west to access Pinardville and Goffstown and by a
handful of connecting streets along its northern and southern borders.


And here is a frequently asked question about the definition of a plot. Wonder if Manchester planners have done their job, at least better than was done in Las Cruces.

Question: What is a preliminary plat?

Answer: A preliminary plat is an instrument to review site design characteristics of a proposed development. The purpose of such a process is to serve as a tool to establish quality design that promotes development compatibility with the physical and cultural aspects of the community.

This process is also used as a method to determine proper site design, to mitigate traffic and drainage hazards, appropriate lot configuration and street layout. Design flexibility and imagination should also be considered.

The review process for a preliminary plat is the same as the master plan process in that they are brought to the DRC and sent forward to the P&Z. The intent of the P&Z review is to allow public input in the development process and to serve as a land planning process, not specific engineering development review.

Decisions by the P&Z are binding in that final platting must comply with the preliminary plat. Decisions by the P&Z are appealable to the City Council.

A WET VACATION!!!!!!! ( Odd, if you are from New Mexico!!)

CONCORD, N.H. -- The wet June is continuing to have an impact on farms, even as the weather improves in July.

Hay farmers in particular said they have had trouble getting their crop in. Experts said it takes about three days to cut, dry and bail hay properly.

"As far as June goes, we haven't bailed any hay at all, and that's the first time in my life that I remember not bailing any hay in June," said Robert Kimball of Beech Hill Farm in Hopkinton.

He said that puts the whole process behind and affects other farms that rely on hay to feed their animals.

Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture said the moisture is also having a negative effect on corn, potatoes and tomatoes.

Matthew McQuesten of McQuesten Farm said the corn in his fields was supposed to be ready for sale Monday.

"Due to the cold nights, it hasn't really grown," McQuesten said.

The stalks are about a foot shorter than normal. The growing season is being squeezed, and everything stops around the first frost.


My vacation is going waaaay too fast, and I feel like I've wasted it. It is a VERY wet summer in New Hampshire, and we hoped to get corn this year!!

GAGE AND ME ON SPRING BREAK

It's another beautiful day in Manchester, NH where the forecast for the week is rain, rain and more rain. New Mexico could learn a thing or two from these people. New Mexico State University's final exams are over, so it's a great time for a fiction book!! Above you will find a picture of Gage and me; this kid knows his letters and numbers. He's a lot of fun, but very tiring.


And further, have you ever only seen the good side of something, and made the wrong decision without all the facts??? Welcome to the story of my life.