Think Christmas and there’s a good chance that the images most of us conjure up will be of German and alpine origin. Gingerbread houses, nutcracker figures, St. Nick in his red suit, even fir trees aglow with decorations and the carol “Silent Night” are from this part of the world. So, we began our search for the best-decked halls at…
And the winner is … 2005 “Stars of the Industry” Awards, honoring the Best in N.H. hospitality, were announced last month at the New Hampshire Restaurant and Lodging Association (NHRLA) dinner hosted at the Radisson in Manchester. Charles Rolecek, owner of CR Sparks Restaurant in Bedford and the new Hanover Street Chophouse (ready in early December, he says) took the…
Stress! It’s the curse of modern life, or so you might think. Stroll through a bookstore and choose from dozens of titles that promise relief from stress. Try one of the many workshops, spa weekends, tapes and videos to help the stressed. Americans of all ages seem to say stress is real and it is a problem. Dr. David Bann,…
For generations we hearty New Englanders endured winter with stoicism, not to mention cellars full of potatoes and barrels full of cider. And we made sure our snow shovels were handy. That was then. This is now, the era of hyped weather, when a hint of snow flurries finds our best and brightest TV reporters falling over one another to…
Pass It Forward I have just read the article about our New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson, and am thankful to see such a thorough and carefully, thoughtfully written piece. I find it to be very well-written, open and fair-minded and would very much like to be able to forward it online to friends and family of mine around the country….
A Fresh Look at Classic Holiday Traditions This Christmas will be 10-month-old Meredith’s first. Her parents, Tiffany Eddy and Danny Ryan, look forward to creating holiday memories for their daughter — ones of warmth and joy — in their Goffstown home. I’m so excited about sharing Christmas with my daughter. Christmas, I think, is really about children. There are so…
Welcome to New Hampshire: Live Free or Die.” You see that sign entering the state from the south, not long before you come to the first of three toll booths between Nashua and Concord. If you really want to “live free,” stay off our turnpikes. And out of our restaurants and coffee shops. “Is this high test?” I asked the…
Ha-ne-roat Ha-lah-lu (These candles) Ah-nach-nu mad-lee-keem (that we light) Al Ha-nissim (are for the miracles) V’al ha-nif-lah-ot (the wonders) V’al ha-te’shu-ot (the salvation) V’al ha-mill-khah-mot (the battles) Sheh-ah-see-tah (that you fought) 1 Hand-wrought iron, $300; Jafar Shoja, (603) 888-0386, Nashua 2, 3 Porcelain by Eleanor Arkowitz, $80 (people); $150 (Walls of Jerusalem); custom orders, $150 (golf bags, computers, you name…
