BOSTON GTG 2010
Sep 18th, 2010, 06:07 PM
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Ahem...a win is a win is a win. Whether it's by 5 points or 50, it's still a win. Still, I wonder if it's a prudent move...my hem/onc guy is a graduate of the UMass Medical School, although he is now a professor of medicine at Hah-vahd.
No scenic envy out here, either, as it's gorgeous, weather's cooperating, cider mill is open...
I think non-New Englanders may be insulting the towns because...they're there? (Purely conjecture on my part, of course.)
BC
No scenic envy out here, either, as it's gorgeous, weather's cooperating, cider mill is open...
I think non-New Englanders may be insulting the towns because...they're there? (Purely conjecture on my part, of course.)
BC
Sep 18th, 2010, 07:48 PM
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and there are still openings, especially for the friday night dinner and the delish time at Don's, just up the road from the nut house and the pen---no that is not the pig pen, but the jail...
there are about 30 people for the GTG and we need 20 for friday night and we are still a few short....help??
there are about 30 people for the GTG and we need 20 for friday night and we are still a few short....help??
Sep 20th, 2010, 06:21 AM
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i'm working on being friendly this year as we can't count on certain other people to hold up their part of the bargain...
currently we are about 30 participants for the saturday luncheon... it should be fun as usual...
DON'T FORGET TO BRING A SHOW AND TELL FROM YOUR TRAVELS...
currently we are about 30 participants for the saturday luncheon... it should be fun as usual...
DON'T FORGET TO BRING A SHOW AND TELL FROM YOUR TRAVELS...
Oct 3rd, 2010, 12:48 PM
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<b>Fall Foliage!</b>
Anyone coming from out of town to see the fall foliage? Looks like a perfect time, with sunny weather forecast for Thurs afternoon and Friday. Here's a route that I can suggest for a good drive, using mostly local roads instead of highways. The drive goes from the GTG hotel to Peterborough NH, in the Monadnock Mountains (they're really hills), and back. The Monadnocks should be at peak colors for the GTG weekend. At a leisurely pace, this drive will take about 2 hours to get from the Summerfield Suites to Peterborough, and about 1:30 to return:
- From the Summerfield Suites, take Rt 95/128 southbound for 1 exit to Route 3 northbound.
- Take 3 northbound, and follow it to Exit 33 - Route 40. Turn right on Rt 40 at the bottom of the exit ramp, and follow Route 40 westbound as it meanders its way to Groton (about 9 miles). Once you're on Route 40, you should get some really nice scenery. It will get better and better for the next 90 minutes.
- At Groton, take Rt 119 north. Follow 119 north to West Townsend (about 10 miles), and then turn right on Rt 124.
- Follow 124 about 17 miles until you reach Jaffrey (NH), in the middle of the Monadnocks. In Jaffrey, turn right on Rt 202 and follow it about 7 miles until you reach the center of Peterborough. In Peterborough, you'll find some nice places to stop for lunch/coffee etc.
To return, the easiest route is to follow Route 101 east from Peterborough for about 20 miles to Route 101A -- the signs will say 101A - Nashua. Follow 101A through many traffic lights and strip malls until you reach Route 3. Take 3 south to the end, which is 128/95. Take 128/95 north 1 exit to the Summerfield Suites exit. (Many other return routes are available -- consult a map or GPS.)
Anyone coming from out of town to see the fall foliage? Looks like a perfect time, with sunny weather forecast for Thurs afternoon and Friday. Here's a route that I can suggest for a good drive, using mostly local roads instead of highways. The drive goes from the GTG hotel to Peterborough NH, in the Monadnock Mountains (they're really hills), and back. The Monadnocks should be at peak colors for the GTG weekend. At a leisurely pace, this drive will take about 2 hours to get from the Summerfield Suites to Peterborough, and about 1:30 to return:
- From the Summerfield Suites, take Rt 95/128 southbound for 1 exit to Route 3 northbound.
- Take 3 northbound, and follow it to Exit 33 - Route 40. Turn right on Rt 40 at the bottom of the exit ramp, and follow Route 40 westbound as it meanders its way to Groton (about 9 miles). Once you're on Route 40, you should get some really nice scenery. It will get better and better for the next 90 minutes.
- At Groton, take Rt 119 north. Follow 119 north to West Townsend (about 10 miles), and then turn right on Rt 124.
- Follow 124 about 17 miles until you reach Jaffrey (NH), in the middle of the Monadnocks. In Jaffrey, turn right on Rt 202 and follow it about 7 miles until you reach the center of Peterborough. In Peterborough, you'll find some nice places to stop for lunch/coffee etc.
To return, the easiest route is to follow Route 101 east from Peterborough for about 20 miles to Route 101A -- the signs will say 101A - Nashua. Follow 101A through many traffic lights and strip malls until you reach Route 3. Take 3 south to the end, which is 128/95. Take 128/95 north 1 exit to the Summerfield Suites exit. (Many other return routes are available -- consult a map or GPS.)
Oct 4th, 2010, 02:17 PM
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Jaya: My husband's first cousin, a refugee from Conn., lives in Peterborough. We visit with him each year when we go to Francestown to visit with undergraduate friends of my spouse. As a cornpone from the midwest, I find it all like an anthropological experiment.
Check out New Boston, Goffstown, and Francestown while touring the area.
Check out New Boston, Goffstown, and Francestown while touring the area.
Oct 4th, 2010, 03:04 PM
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Rizutto-how cruel to use a word such as "ambiance" when communicating with His Bobness. You might as well throw in some differential calculus.
In Cambridge, it's cold and clammy, so that it will be wonderful by the time the GTG rolls around at the end of the week. Aren't Cold and Clammy two of the residents of Billerica who are guests of the Commonwealth?
In Cambridge, it's cold and clammy, so that it will be wonderful by the time the GTG rolls around at the end of the week. Aren't Cold and Clammy two of the residents of Billerica who are guests of the Commonwealth?
