Living off the power grid, Laura Richardson practices what she preaches. The volunteer president of New Hampshire’s Sustainable Energy Association (NHSEA), Richardson is passionate about renewable energy and sustainable living. She spends about 50 hours a week spreading the gospel about sustainability. Two years ago Laura founded NHSEA (www.nhsea.org), the New Hampshire state chapter of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association…
Hope someone kept the receipt for the E-ZPass system. By Charlie Arlinghaus It’s January already. Time to look over the presents and take the ones back that don’t make sense now that you sit back and think about them. Do you really need an electric shoe polisher? And that chocolate fountain — when will I ever use that? Oh, and…
By Barbara Radcliffe Rogers Few activities work up an appetite quite so fast as a day’s skiing. It’s the combination of cold weather, exercise and fresh air that makes skiers ravenous by the time the lifts close. Fortunately, wherever skiers congregate in the White Mountains, so do restaurants. It’s fitting to begin a ski/food tour where skiing began in New…
Jean Harlow sheaths, Marilyn Monroe mermaids and voluminous ball gowns sumptuous enough to make Cinderella envious are the bridal silhouettes of the 2006 season. Michelle Bouchard, owner of Down the Aisle in Style, a boutique salon in Manchester, just returned from New York’s 2006 spring bridal runway shows with a preview of the season’s hottest trends in bridal wear. “Many…
We’d like our wedding to be different and special, so we are thinking of having a theme wedding. Where do we begin? A: If you wish to add some unique touches, consider simple themes such as using only three colors in your palette, or look into your ethnic or religious customs. To go further, perhaps places to which you have…
First, brides added color to the traditional white bouquet, everything from a subtle touch of it to bold and bright, like all red. Now their bouquet choices are going beyond flowers to feathers and jewels — some are even choosing fruits and vegetables! Jessica Christoferson, a designer for Cymbidium Floral in Exeter, recently did wedding bouquets with grapes, cherries and…
When guests arrive at your wedding reception, chances are the first thing they’ll notice is your wedding cake. It is the centerpiece of your celebration, and you want it to help create the right mood for the hours ahead. A cake that reflects the time of year — from the richness of autumn harvest to the bright blooms of summer…
9 to 12 Months Before Wedding Set the date. Holiday weekends may be difficult to book and expensive for out-of-town guests. Send engagement announcement to newspapers. Set a budget and discuss financial and planning responsibilities. Select and reserve wedding ceremony and reception sites. Wedding sites in major cities can book up to a year or more in advance. Book officiant….
Dan Brown’s rise as a bookish superstar is all the more astonishing when you learn that his first shot at fame came in the 1990s as a singer/songwriter. His first CD, “Dan Brown,” had hotshot Barry Fasman as a producer and featured an A-list of session men, including Madonna’s bass player and the drummer from the Doobie Brothers. These clips…
The winter solstice approaches. You and your fellow citizens take a break from the hard labors of the day and gather in the village square, a bit apprehensive about what the future holds, as the days grow shorter and the weather grows cold. In the square, a troupe of performers wearing fantastic costumes offers up a little dramatic tale. It’s…
