A new acronym has entered our societal lexicon, joining YUPPIE (Young Urban Professional) and other demographic designations. It’s SAHM — Stay At Home Mom. I found the acronym when I Googled “stay at home mother” in an effort to update myself on what has happened in that world since I left it years ago. I was amazed. When I was…
When skiers, snowboarders, snowtubers and other thrill-seekers flock to Mt. Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine every spring, they follow in the footsteps of skiers who first began to make the two-and-a-half-hour trek from Pinkham Notch in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In those early days, skiers had the ravine’s bowl on the eastern flank of Mt. Washington pretty much to themselves….
No New Hampshire landmark looms as large — literally and figuratively — in the state’s outdoor history and culture as Mount Washington. In the summer, hikers scramble up the rocky Huntington Ravine trail; in winter, backcountry skiers head to famous Tuckerman Ravine. Whether you study the rare flora of the Alpine Garden, camp overnight in the Great Gulf or enjoy…
You could say Al Jaeger’s career as an artist started beside a shallow muddy pond in rural Rhode Island. As a child he spent all day — every day — building castles and even whole towns in the mud. Years later, after he graduated from college, Jaeger would have gone back to the Rhode Island he knew as a boy,…
People have different reasons for enjoying teatime. Some, like me, love a good cup of properly brewed tea. Some find it energizing. Others relax with it. And some unabashedly go for the sweets and savories that accompany the tea. Unlike our British compatriots in the shire we were named for, most New Hampshire residents can’t pop into their local tearoom…
This mother’s day, or any Sunday, instead of fighting the crowds at a restaurant or worrying about making reservations, offer your guests stylish home-cooked selections. Chef Laurel Tessier of the Snowvillage Inn provided the following recipes, which are culled from her “White Mountain Cooking School” repertoire. A few can be made the night before, like the chai tea, and the…
