What can you learn about life out on the road? It’s really simple.For me, life can be as simple as a New Hampshire Sunday drive. No map, no itinerary, nobody’s business and readjusting the FM pre-sets with each passing mountain.When tuning-in outside the valleys, the playlist/reception is reduced to Allman Brothers anthems, country-fried heartaches, dead-but-won’t-lie-down Disco or public radio monologues…
You could call Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” a horror story about vampires. You could also call it an apocalyptic vision, a science fiction novel or even a mystery. But no matter what you call it, it’s a great read. The novel already went through a bidding war between movie studios and ended up in the hands of Fox. So why…
He has the credentials — so why not? Recently a Nashua Telegraph letter to the editor asked an innocent question. Why, writer Randall Whitehead wanted to know, isn’t Judd Gregg running for president? After all, Gregg, the state’s three-term Republican U.S. Senator, is retiring this year and hasn’t said what he is doing next.Those close to him point out that…
Maybe it’s time to step up to the plate. If you’re feeling like the force is with you and have a few good dishes dancing in your head, it may be time to put the roulade to the range. Chef Tom Puskarich of Z Food & Drink is offering the opportunity to become chef for a day at his newly…
War mostly takes away, but you’ve got to give it credit for its contributions as well. Among the many inventions now taken for granted but created in times of battle, you can list Spam, duck tape, the Hummer and parades. Now, many looking at that short list and forced to choose would put the infinitely useful duck tape (or duct…
Need a Good Reason for Spotting the Newt?This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a basket of N.H.-made items from White Mountain Attractions (www.visitwhitemountains.com) representing Attitash, Cannon Mountain, Clark’s Trading Post, the Cog Railroad, the Conway Scenic Railroad, Flume Gorge, the Hobo Railroad, Loon Mountain, Lost River Gorge, Mount Washington Auto Road, Polar Caves, Santa’s Village, Six Gun…
Grab your rod and reel, and head to the coast.They’re known by many names including linesiders, squidhound, rockfish and, most commonly, stripers. Whatever you choose to call them, Atlantic striped bass with their gleaming, silver bodies can grow impressively large, and when hooked put up the kind of thrilling fight you would only expect from big game fish.They are the…
A Portsmouth family — living with the challenges of mitochondrial disease — lets us venture into their world.“Deaf Perception” opens with the title, “This film has been captioned for the signing impaired,” ushering the hearing into the world of 16-year-old twin deaf filmmakers Alyssa and Ashley Dole.With this, their debut movie, the sisters follow the lead of their father, Marc…
The Bob House, on Rte. 25 in Moultonborough, occupies the site that was once the home of Grill 25 and, before that, Copperfield’s. Chef/Owner Bob Bourque and his wife Patricia have created a welcoming casual family dining experience. The décor emphasizes the charms offered by life on Lake Winnipesaukee with everything from antique snowshoes and bob sleds to buoys and…
Some tips for the tough job of downsizing.So many memories, so little space. That’s often the conundrum facing seniors when they downsize their digs. Not only are they leaving behind a house that they may have raised their children in, but they also just don’t know where to begin after accumulating 40 years’ worth of stuff.My husband and I encountered…
