Some things you’ve heard about breast cancer are myths The discomfort we feel when grappling with something that is beyond our control or understanding can prompt us to insert logic where none exists, or gratefully accept an unproven explanation because it puts our mind at ease. A survival or coping mechanism? Perhaps. But it sometimes does more harm than good….
Renovating a kitchen or bath is an investment many only want to make once — by incorporating timeless design elements you can get the most mileage for your time and money. Investing in your house, whether you intend to sell or you’re working on creating your dream home, is a wise decision. Making large-scale changes like kitchen and bath renovations…
And the picky bandits left me with everything but my dignity. I never realized how little I own of street value until my house was broken into. And because my mind’s messed up from the whole experience, I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or not. I was in Epping recently, on the cell phone with my wife, when…
Editor’s note: The following appeared in our October issue alongside the annual Best Lawyers in America list. Each year the polling firm Woodward-White performs an exhaustive search for the country’s best attorneys and publishes those names in its “Best Lawyers in America” volume. You can find this year’s best New Hampshire attorneys (and the best from all the other states…
After years of work with Players Ring, The Music Hall and the Palace Theatre, culminating with a couple of New Hampshire Theatre Awards for “Best Actor in a Musical,” it’s safe to say Billy Butler has left his mark on the local theatre scene. He’s now trying to make it in old New York, New York, and some things have…
New Hampshire outsiders v. natives A recent Nashua Telegraph story reported how a Brookline selectman was resigning his seat and moving five miles to the neighboring town of Hollis. The sentiments of those quoted were almost as if the selectman had died or was moving to Alaska. In his resignation letter he wrote: “While I will always proudly consider Brookline…
It’s all a matter of time, temperature and taste.“Enticingly aromatic notes of mace, buttered, just-cooked pumpkin and glazed graham. Vibrant, richly meaty pumpkin flavors. Ensuing hints of minty dryness, mace and bready malt sweetness. Flashes of nutmeg continue to tease the palate before being doused with bready malt and a blanket of lush pumpkin textures. Dry, brightly spicy, minty finish…
New England writers love the fall. It’s like a candy store of language: brilliant, crisp, smoky, autumnal, fiery, rustling, crunching, incandescent, bracing, aromatic, golden and haunting. The very name of the month, October, sounds curious and rare, like a noun trapped in amber. It’s also a month dense in symbolism, with images of harvest and transformation. I guess I had…
To be a better cook/chef/baker starting today, simply begin by purchasing the finest quality ingredients available. That sounds like common sense, but you can’t buy good food if you’re not sure what it is.When I say purchase good food, I’m suggesting you buy real food. For example, peanut butter that is made straight from peanuts and nothing else added is…
Spot the Newt Last month’s “Spot the Newt” winners are Cheryl and Royd Benjamin of Manchester. September issue newts were on pages 73, 78, 83 and 87. Spot four newts like the one pictured here hidden on ads in the next issue, tell us where you found them and you might win an assortment of great gifts. To enter our…
