The greatest virtues of humanity — justice, wisdom, compassion — are usually depicted in art as women, and women intuitively appreciate the power of art to liberate, instruct and heal. This year our annual celebration of new hampshire women combines with a celebration of the arts that they cherish. Meet the 2007 Remarkable Women — creators, promoters and supporters of…
The word is out on tasty tomatoes — the uglier, the better. It seems the pretty pink firm pommes you find in the supermarket are hybrid varieties grown for their ability to ship well and not much more. Their lackluster flavor leaves a gaping hole on the salad of anyone who has grown tomatoes in the back yard — especially…
Twenty-five years ago, liposuction (sometimes called lipoplasty) was a little known procedure in this country. Who could have guessed that by 2005 it would be the most frequently performed aesthetic surgery procedure, among both men and women? In 2005, more than 450,000 liposuctions were performed. Dr. Peter Pacik, M.D., FACS, founder of The Plastic Surgery Center, Manchester, explains that liposuction…
There are all kinds of golfers — beginners, intermediates and scratch golfers. Some wear pants with whales on them, do everything just so and take themselves way too seriously. Others are like Rodney Dangerfield in “Caddyshack,” just using a friendly match to satisfy a desire to make a wager or two. Some are satisfied with how they play and others…
Blame Martha Stewart and her oh-so-chic “palais des poulets.” Or perhaps it has something to do with what’s been called “their stress-reducing properties.” Whatever the exact reason, keeping chickens is suddenly hip. And not just in the rural backwaters of Coos County — no, you can find Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks strutting their stuff in suburban neighborhoods throughout…
One morning in May, 2003, the people of New Hampshire awoke to the news that an ancient natural rock formation high on a mountain in Franconia Notch, which when viewed at a certain angle bore a craggy, amazingly stark outline of a man’s profile, had slid off into oblivion sometime during the night after enduring centuries of fierce weather. The…
I wonder what Abigail Adams would think. Where would our long-ago neighbor to the south stand in the current debate about whether to amend the Constitution to guarantee equality for women? My guess is she would be astonished that — in the past 231 years — it hasn’t happened. (The Equal Rights Amendment is still three states away from ratification;…
They came to New Hampshire from as far away as California to wish their friend good-bye. The group had spent many years skiing together, so it made sense that 40 of George’s friends would gather at Cannon Mountain on a Saturday in March to scatter his cremains among the trails and glades of a place that brought him such joy…
First you see the old barn that’s painted pink. Then you see acres of daylilies in orange, red, purple, peach, cream, yellow, gold, apricot, white, lavender and tangerine. You’ve arrived at the Bethlehem Flower Farm, grower of some of the prettiest and hardiest daylilies in the Northeast. If Michelle Schafer had to pick her favorite daylily out of the 350…
What you liked about Lindbergh’s Crossing remains at 29 Ceres Street. The classic French technique, the subdued light and charming ambiance of exposed bricks and rafters. And, of course, the great salads and snails. But for chef and new owner Evan Mallet, the world is now his oyster. Mallet’s culinary journey in Portsmouth started in 1998 when he and his…
