Sarah Hale’s Thanksgiving Wish Consecrate the day to benevolence of action, by sending good gifts to the poor, and doing those deeds of charity that will, for one day, make every American home the place of plenty and rejoicing. These seasons of refreshing are of inestimable advantage to the popular heart; and, if rightly managed, will greatly aid and strengthen…
Revelation from Rita As I watch the morning news of Hurricane Rita plowing her way through the Gulf Coast towards Texas and Louisiana, I was writing in my journal. I wondered which would be worse: the hurricane or the political storm afterwards. Later, when I came across your October editorial “Symbol Status,” I felt compelled to write to say thank-you…
Parties come in all styles and sizes, and the best are memorable for guests while still enjoyable for hosts. As the holidays arrive many of us want to pull off the perfect gathering despite the hustle and bustle of the season. Rather than serving intricate meals and hiring live musicians, a simple get-together with snazzy cocktails, savory appetizers and a…
Funny how life works. If it weren’t for a bed and breakfast that Ray Boas, a book dealer, and his wife, Cathy, stayed at while looking to relocate to Walpole, they might not have been inspired to have a Rufus Porter-style mural in their dining room. And if Dutchie Perron, a muralist, hadn’t been looking for a book about Rufus…
Takumi: Serenity and the Sea By Rachel Forrest Stepping into Takumi is like stepping into a Zen garden. The new Japanese restaurant in Nashua is a place of serenity, where design imitates nature. A bed of white stones glitter near the entrance like a quiet beach while a half dozen koi, the brilliantly colored Japanese fish, laze in a small…
