Archives: July 2006

2006 Cornerstone Awards

Savoring Blooms

Flowers as a garnish is one of the simplest ways to make a plate inviting and get your garden blooms into the kitchen. Just don’t add an inedible flower, says Chef Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast in Hollis. Beyond using flowers as a garnish, she has developed a series of recipes that use blooms in the preparation and she…

A Natural Proposal

To me, one of the biggest pluses of migrating from the Keystone State six years ago was the promise of one of New Hampshire’s license plates emblazoned with “Live Free or Die” on my wee Metro. “Live Free or Die” has to be the most kick-tooshie state motto in the lower 48, and anything that makes a Metro look cool…

Happy 200th birthday?

The search for long life is not new. Remember Ponce de Leon? His search for gold led him to Florida in 1545, not the “fountain of youth,” but the legend of restorative waters was well known even then. The legends of Alexander the Great include similar stories dating to the third century. Today that search continues as the longevity movement….

Past Perfect

Sometimes it’s easy for New Englanders to overlook the history that surrounds them. Two- and three-hundred-year-old homes abound, along with centuries-old trees and stone walls, famous battle grounds and Colonial cemeteries. But even the most jaded locals might find their interest piqued at Exeter’s American Independence Museum and its annual American Independence Festival, which takes place in Exeter each July….

Golden Congressional Parachutes

For many years I believed that, in the case of the New Hampshire Legislature, you get what you pay for. Considering we throw a hundred bucks a session at our 424 elected lawmakers, you really have no case to argue with the results. But as the aggravating years turn into excruciating ones on Capitol Hill in Washington, it’s become apparent…

Father Figure

Unless you know someone willing to part with a season ticket, it’s probably way too late to actually get a seat for the current three-week run of “Tuesdays With Morrie” being presented by the Peterborough Players. In fact, you need to act fast to get a ticket for any of the shows at the Players’ wonderful (and recently refurbished) backwoods…

UpFront

Step into the Past When you think of the quintessential country store, what do you think of? Probably a round of sharp cheddar cheese. A barrel of pickels. Penny candy. Gingersnaps. A checkerboard and chairs. A screened door that has a satisfying wooden bang when it closes, with a bell preferably. If you think that’s a thing of the irretrievable…