A brew of information to start the day:

An offering from Childlight Yoga:  Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga - A nurturing, loving yoga practice for baby and caregiver.  6 week session.  Thursdays, 11:30am-12:30pm.  July 31 - Sept. 4 at Dover Yoga Studio.  Register at www.childlightyoga.com or call 603-781-3323.

The Salmon Falls Mill Front Street Market, Sundays through mid-October from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Front Street in Rollinsford.   The market features local growers, breakfast, lunch grill, baked good, raffles, vintage clothes, fiber art, paintings, jewelry and activities for children, including a Rollinsford fire truck for children to climb on and explore.   I went last Sunday and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, some shopping and people watching.  Check it out.

The Children’s Museum opened at its new location in Dover yesterday.  This article is running in the NH Union Leader today:
Museum quality opening in Dover
New Hampshire Union Leader –The opening was celebrated as a boon to the city…Jack Buckley, the museum’s vice chairman and the executive director of the Dover Housing Authority, called the museum “the most important single economic revitalization project in a very long time.”

Today, July 27 at 4 PM: International performer Randy Armstrong at Hamilton House Summer in the Garden Concert Series.  Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “sure-fingered guitar virtuoso”, guitarist/percussionist, Randy Armstrong, brings his jazz – world music to the garden.  An educator as well as a performer, Armstrong will entertain on a variety of instruments from around the world.  A show sure to please all ages.  For more information: Historic New England at (207) 384-2454 or visit www.historicnewengland.org.

One more day of the Antique Tractor Show in Eliot:  At 10 a.m. the tractor tour starts — a 14-mile parade around Eliot. At 10:30 a.m. a kid’s pedal tractor pull begins. At 1 p.m. a tractor parade begins around the show grounds and at 1:30 the tractor pulling begins. Find out more:  www.eliotantiquetractorandengine.org.

 A blend of information to start the day:

The Front Street Market at the Salmon Falls Mills in Rollinsford kicks off today from 9 am until mid afternoon.  Artists, craftspeople, and growers will be offering their wares, there will be music all day. Rollinsford Fire Department is providing a fire engine for children to explore from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Front Street and Lower Mill restaurants will be serving breakfast. Story-telling will be held in the new Rollinsford Public Library, located in the Lower Mill. Childrens crafts will be in the Upper Mill. FigTree Café (located daily in the Lower Mill) will provide a brisquet in the grill area from noon – 3 p.m.

Hamilton House offers the third concert in its Sundays in the Garden series:  July 20: Omalley’s Alley.  Including bassist Tom Martin and drummer Gene Guth of the popular seacoast R& B band Rhythm Method and guitarist Justin Walton of Dreadnaught,  this ensemble will reach into each other’s repertoire to give material by artists such as Booker T & the MG’s and George Harrison their unique stamp.  The concert begins at 4:00 p.m.  Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $4 for Historic New England members and children, free for Historic New England Garden and Landscape Members.  Concert goers are welcome to bring their own chair or blanket and picnicking is encouraged.  In case of rain, concerts are held in the garden cottage.

A portion of Route 91 will be closed to traffic starting July 23  through Aug. 30 for culvert work. Local traffic will have access to their homes but the road will be closed to through traffic from Pudding Lane at the York Corner end to Scotland Bridge Road. Traffic will be diverted down Route 1 to Beech Ridge Road and then to Scotland Bridge Road. The Town of York website has more details.

Nature’s Way Market is offering locally grown produce this summer.  Last night I had local baby squash and crispy cucumbers from local farms that I got at the Market. I can’t wait to see what’s coming next.

Feel like getting away from Maine this summer?  Head to the Jamaican Jerk Center, 1400 Route One in York (Cape Neddick) to be transported to the Caribbean.  This jerk stand serves up chicken, pork, and rib jerk (spiced and marinated meats) served with rice and plaintains as well as goat curry and Ackee and Saltfish, Jamaica’s national dish, if you are feeling adventurous.  Food is packed to go for take away or for eating at the picnic tables and hammocks set up around the stand.  The Boston Reggae band, Counscious plays every Saturday night until Labor Day.  It will make you dance, mon.

There’s a new restaurant in the Kittery Foreside area.  Tulsi serves up Indian specialties based on fresh and local foods in a sophisticated atmosphere decorated with the rich colors of Indian spices and bold abstract art.  It’s at 2 Government Ave. in Kittery.  I was delighted by their mussels served in a rich and spicy curry sauce accompanied by a warm crispy naan bread.  I also had a vegetable korma that had fresh corn in it.  Chef Rajesh Mandekar says they try to use as much local fish and produce as possible to create traditional Indian flavors with a Maine flair.