The fashionistas of yesteryear loved the creations of a Nashua milliner. When Gabriella Bouthillier closed her Nashua store in the 1990s, she also closed out an era in fashion history. For decades Gaby’s Exclusive Millinery Shoppe at 85 West Pearl Street had sold the finest hats, hosiery, gloves, purses and clothing to stylish sorts in Nashua and beyond. But it…
From east to west in a very spiffy ($56,000) car You can go back in time – or at least drive to places its evolutionary passage seems not to have touched. Our journey: cross New Hampshire on the First and Fourth New Hampshire Turnpikes. Combined, they are Route 4, from the Piscataqua Bridge in Durham to the Vermont border at…
Two couples to receive Lifetime Achievement awards from the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Both Ed (1911-2008) and Mary (1908-2007) Scheier and Otto (1915- ) and Vivica (1910-1995) Heino spent a lifetime in ceramics and a great deal of that time teaching. Vivica was invited from New York City to teach for the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen after the…
Mud is drying, grass is sprouting and the earth is beginning to hold the warmth of the sun. Spring begins the parade of perennials, and for most mediocre gardeners it can mean a few surprises popping up in the flower bed. This year, before you plant a problem, consider a visit with Tom and Cyndi Cowland, who with their golden…
Explore cellar holes in one of the least-known state parks, look for moose and see a castle across a moat, all on meandering Route 31. Begin in Newport’s vintage downtown, lined by brick mercantile buildings, the restored County Court House, the Newport Opera House and 1826 District Court building. The latter is now home to The Old Court House, a…
Call him “Mooseman,” everybody does. Rick Libbey of Andover picked up the moniker a few years back, when he got serious about taking pictures of moose and sharing his stories about the experience. Go to his Web site (www.moosemannaturephotos.com) and you’ll see moose in every possible pose. Some of the photos were taken from just 10 feet away, something few…
There’s pleasure in the journey … One of the first things my now husband brought me out to do when we began dating was fly fishing. I had never been, and though it was sort of a strange alternative to the usual dinner-and-a-movie kind of wooing a girl comes to expect, it was pretty cool and certainly helped to set…
