Here are some questions Ann received recently. E-mail your own questions to askann@nhmagazine.com. We decided we would like to get married outside. What is the best way to do this? Outdoor weddings can be wonderful, but bad weather can put a damper on the day, thus a tent is a must as a prevention for rain…but during the “lightning and…
New Hampshire nature lovers may recognize Rosemary Conroy’s name — she pens a nature column for the New Hampshire Sunday News every other week. They may know her voice as one of the co-hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Something Wild” segment. Maybe they’ve seen an exhibition of her wildlife painting. Or maybe they’ve just passed her driving down the…
IF YOU STAND at the edge of King Ravine at dusk, you can see, some 3,000 feet below in the valley, the twinkling lights of Gorham and, farther away, of Berlin. As you gaze across the massive U-shaped ravine, with its steep sides of sheer rock faces and rock slides and short trees, you can hear the steady wind as…
FOR German Ortiz, spring is the best time to enjoy his favorite south-of-the-border snack: jumbo roasted ants. Ortiz, a realtor and family man in Bedford, never lost a taste for “hormiga” ants, a prized snack food in the Santander region of Colombia, where he was raised. Every year, the large ants — each one is about half the size of…
TEDDY ROOSEVELT ONCE SAID (probably after one of his rougher rides) that it is “far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” Woody Allen once said,…
A collection of letters from our valuable readers. From a “Star Player” I will never be able to express how wonderful it was to be a part of New Hampshire Theatre Awards night . The very thought of being recognized and awarded for doing something so rewarding is an amazing concept for me. I love my “kids” and I love…
YOU DON’T STOP laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing,” says Joanne Dodge of Dover. She’s a firm believer in the positive power of humor, not just for herself but for all. She has taken this belief to seniors throughout the Seacoast area in the hope of getting older people to laugh and enjoy their…
Everyone knows what a pediatrician does, but what the heck is a nephrologist, and why would you need one? Here’s your answer. Any of these titles could be important to know someday, and even if you never need to call on one of these specialists, you can always use this list to sharpen your kid’s spelling bee skills. Allergy/Immunology: Doctors…
Something we Americans often forget — there’s a connection between what we eat and how healthy we are. Chips and soda do not a strong body make. Three New Hampshire dieticians give us some tips on improving our diet. Control portions “Americans have lost all sense of what a portion is,” says Elliot Hospital dietician Donna Gleeson. A plate of…
