Archives: June 2004

Pergola Perfection

Interior designer Susan Turner created a patio at her Peterborough home to make to most of the bucolic setting amidst the highlands, ponds and a meadow with cows. Her vision was to re-create the open, airy feeling she knew from growing up in the South. Turner had her collection of vintage 1940s wrought iron furniture painted a grayish-blue, then upholstered…

Timber Framing

As newlyweds — and long before they could afford it — John Sabatino and his wife, Karen, dreamed of a vacation home that was both on the water and close to skiing. So they pulled out a map of New England, saw Lake Sunapee with its ski resort nearby, and knew they’d pinpointed the spot. Years later they started seriously…

Gourmet Buzz

The famed Arrows Restaurant of Maine is planning a second location in Portsmouth on Middle Street. The chef/owners Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier were nominated by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chefs of the Northeast in March, 2004. National press has listed them as one of the top 50 restaurants of America by Gourmet magazine. The restaurant plans an…

Thirteen Questions for a Bee Whisperer

What attracted you to bees? Most people do their very best to avoid them. I think I’m fascinated with their social structure, and their ability to adapt to conditions and mobilize work tasks to adjust to those conditions. Do you take lessons for your life from the bees? With Lyme disease, I had to accept challenges and limitations that I…

June Letters

After Before and After We enjoyed your well-written article on our home very much . Even though we’ve lived through the redecorating experience, it was lots of fun to see the before and after. My daughter got a kick out of my thinking she may become a glassblower — who knows?! If anyone wants to know, my family member who…

Undiscovered Country

When I was still quite new to New Hampshire, my family gathered up here for a visit and a quick reunion. We spent most of the time just hanging out together, but when they were preparing to leave I insisted that I show them something memorable about the state. With only one shot at creating a memory, I suggested we…