APRIL 2008 NEWSLETTER
______________ MAINELY A BOOK I spent a wonderful week in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Previous readers of my newsletter know that I go to the Maine coast once or twice a year - I love its beauty and simplicity. I had never been to Maine in April before. It was, well ..... interesting.
The first full day I was there (a Sunday) I thought it would be nice to walk into town (there is a path down to Southwest Harbor from the condo I was staying in), have a cup of coffee and do some people watching. A couple of problems with this plan. Oh, I walked into town just fine. The dirt path was easy enough - although I DID have to navigate two rather large patches of snow left over from the many snows Maine was hit with this past winter - and I quickly made it to town. Now, where to find a cup of coffee. Nothing was open! I found a small clothing shop that had just opened days before (most stores shut down from November until mid-April) and the store clerk suggested I walk down towards the post office. Good idea except that the small restaurant she sent me to is not open on Sundays. Finally, I stopped in the local grocery and asked about a cup of coffee. Ah - he had just made some! Yeah! One hurdle overcome. Of course there was not place to sit in the grocery store so I took my coffee and walked about a block to a small bench. Yes! I could people watch here (although it was quite chilly - Maine is at least a month behind Pennsylvania with temperatures). Problem. Southwest Harbor has a population of less than 2,000. Unlike New Hope, PA, which is a year-round destination town, Southwest Harbor does not get a lot of visitors until the summer months. Needless to say, it being a Sunday and only 2-3 stores open, there weren't a whole lot of people to watch. More likely, the people in the few cars and pick-ups I saw driving through town were people-watching ME - the new stranger in town! I actually went to Maine for a specific reason though. I wanted to work on my book. Yes, I am working on a guidebook for breast cancer patients. I haven't talked about this before because I wasn't sure if I was ever going to finish it. The good news is that it is getting close to being done so I ask for your prayers that the right set of circumstances come together that I can get it published or publish it myself. I had my entire computer system set up on the dining table in my condo and I had internet access too! It was so wonderful knowing that, if I could figure out all the details, I could actually work from Maine if I wanted to. Who knows - maybe some day this newsletter will be coming from 600 miiles north!
The second photo is of Lexi before I went away (she stayed with some friends). Folks have been asking about her and I thought I would let you see for yourselves how much she has grown. She will soon be a year and 5 months and is about 14 pounds. ______________ SEARCHHOLISTIC.COM My friend, Catalina Smith, and I are partnering on a new website called www.SearchHolistic.com. We are excited about this website venture. We plan to have lots of information about holistic modalities and products for people AND for pets. We will also have practitioner listings. We are only in the set up stage right now but there is a website you can check out and enter a free drawing for a gift basket full of holistic goodies. Just go to www.SearchHolistic.com , fill out the on-line form, and take the "Woo Woo" test while you are there! ______________ UPCOMING EVENTS This is only a partial listing. (Refer to the Calendar of Events or the Press section for more information on the events listed below.) No, you are not seeing double - this is the same list as last month ----
If you have any other events to be posted, please email them to editor@bullockmarketing.com ______________
(click on the Faces & Places logo to be taken directly to the Faces & Places page) Art & History - 6th Annual Sculpture New Hope AROUND
TOWN -The 27th annual Shad Festival comes to Lambertville, NJ. AROUND
TOWN -S.P.L.A.S.H - a floating steamboat classroom - check this out! ___________ FREE MONTHLY DRAWING! This month's Free Monthly Drawing is a $50 Gift Certificate to Marsha Brown Restaurant in New Hope. To enter the FREE DRAWING, go to www.ILoveNewHope.com - the Free Drawing entry form is on the home page. Good Luck!!! The March Winner of a $50 Gift Certificate to Triumph Brewing Company in Union Square, New Hope, PA.was Joanne Linnan. Congratulations
Joanne! Roses are red, pink, white, and yellow Your friendly editor,
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Note the two photos I am including here. The landscape is the view I had from the top floor of my condo - I could barely make out a very small sliver of water. 
