Visit Don and Lillian Stokes at their Hancock home, and you quickly understand that birds are big there. Their sweeping lawn and fields have nine birdfeeders and 25 birdhouses of all shapes and sizes. The gardens and grounds are designed especially to attract birds. Inside, overlooking all this, is a two-story room with a wide picture window; a telescope and…
To raise money, some groups offer raffles, hold bake sales and dances. That wouldn’t do for the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire, a non-profit organization for building professionals. The HBRANH needed a fundraiser, and Dick Benson, the group’s president, was doing some thinking. He says he spoke to fellow member Jerry Rouleau and decided, “We build houses….
You’ve Probably heard of people who buy countless cookbooks every year, but who have absolutely no intention of ever cracking one open to prepare a dish from its pages. Instead, they use them for leisure reading: They prop themselves up in bed at night to read the thing, start to finish, the same way you or I would read a…
Water is a compelling element — first, when our country was young as the source of power and transportation, and now, after technology has taken a different twist, for its sheer beauty. A sawmill built by a river dam in Windham has weathered that transformation. The mill is referred to in accounts as early as 1750. Over the next 100…
In the deep of winter, create an evening of fun and warmth by hosting a wine and cheese tasting party for friends and family. It’s easy to do. Just gather a variety of interesting wines and cheeses, and pair them for tasting. Don’t be afraid to ask for suggestions — your local grocery, cheese shop, wine merchant and the N.H….
From points north: Take I-93 south through toll both, stay left on 293 south (Frederick Everett Turnpike/ Route 3 south) headed towards Manchester/Nashua. Take exit 6, Amoskeag Bridge/Manchester. Stay right at fork in the ramp. Merge onto Amoskeag St. Turn slight right onto ramp. Merge onto Canal Street. Turn right onto North Commercial St., turn left onto Dow Street. You’ll…
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A Valuable Curriculum Your excellent article in the September issue about the fond memories Phillips Exeter Academy graduates cherish about their time spent there begs an important question: Why? The answer is significant for American education. Exeter, as much as any secondary school in the United States, provides students with “value education” — religion, philosophy, and mental health. The 1966…
We figured, in the 70 or so years since the Currier opened its doors, a lack of space in the public gallery might mean a fabulous spoon collection, say, had been lugged up the stairs into a cobwebby attic and placed among other dusty, but interesting, artifacts. We decided to satisfy our curiosity and ask the people at the Currier…
Want fast food, but not junk food? Portsmouth now has an O’Naturals restaurant to fulfill your needs. The chain-concept restaurant was started by Gary Hirshberg, president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, based in Londonderry. This is the fourth restaurant to open and the only one in New Hampshire, aside from the lunch spot at the yogurtworks’ gift shop. On the…
