Archives: September 2010

Yay! N.H. High Schools Worth Cheering About

High school is where young people sort things out and, hopefully, learn what they are really good at doing. High schools themselves go through a “sorting out” over time and develop specialties, reputations, sometimes even fame for those programs or extracurriculars where they really shine. We’ve combed the state for schools that for reasons of geography, demographics, luck – or…

Care to Dance?

It’s hard to refuse the invitation when Nature calls the tune.On a beautiful fall day I took a walk in the Exeter woods with my 6-year-old daughter Grace and my boyfriend Tom. We walked along the trail that curved around a beaver’s pond, then up and down tree-covered drumlins, generously sprinkled with granite boulders.Grace chased Tom’s two big black dogs…

Cake Queen – Ashlee Perkins

Ashlee Perkins, the owner of AMP Cake Design in Merrimack, is a premier cake designer, having appeared on the “Food Network Challenge” four times so far. Her most recent foray into the show was an appearance in the “Paranormal Cake” episode, where contestants had to come up with a cake design that reflected an actual paranormal event that they had…