Ask Barbara Ann Paster to tell you about herself and she has two tales to tell. First, she is, as she describes it, “a Russian Jewish mother of three grown children and four grandsons. My husband Barrie and I have lived in Exeter for 28 years.” But she’s also Sarah Shapiro, a Ukrainian Jew who migrated with her family to…
Getting the jaw and teeth in sync can help TMJ disorders. Let’s say you’re at the movies and get something from the concession stand. Do you worry that your munching might distract or annoy the moviegoers around you? Maybe not, but if you have a TMJ disorder, you might be a little self-conscious, since TMJ trouble often causes each bite…
Not sure what to do with the basement – why not turn it into a wine lover’s dream? As a child growing up in a vintage Victorian home, I remember cringing at the thought of going into the basement. Rusty paint cans laced together with spider webs and wood crickets the size of my fist had me racing up the…
Bring the host or hostess something local, maybe something they have never tasted before and will love to share.Red Raspberry WineThe Red Raspberry Wine from LaBelle Winery is easy to like. The initial taste of raspberry is bold without being overwhelming, and it’s sweet, not cloying. This is a perfect gift to surprise a wine lover. Would pair well with…
A silver heirloom that comes with a great story.Thank you for sending me an image of your Russian silver kovsh. A kovsh is a cup or ladle that is a ceremonial drinking vessel with a boat-shaped body and a single handle that dates back from before the 16th century. It was originally a wooden ladle that was used in celebratory…
Winter never looked so wonderful.”I want to be there right now” – that’s what Marianne Stillwagon hears when people view her New England scenes.The charming prints may have been inspired by a real place, say her hometown of Amherst or the Milford Oval, but the scenes are not of today. Probably not of yesteryear either, but they are a romanticized…
Featured Shop – Laura Guptill’s Mountain Wedding Bands, Center Conway.What’s more than 4,000 feet high and fits in a little box under the Christmas tree? The answer is Laura Guptill’s Mountain Wedding Bands. The Center Conway artist and goldsmith found that it’s not unusual for couples to fall in love under the spell of New Hampshire’s White Mountains and that…
Retirement means dancing to a new tune.Sure, there’s time for doing hobbies and what you love when you retire. But you don’t just wake up the day after you leave work and become a piña-colada drinking, Bermuda-shorts wearing lounge-about. With several decades to go, retirement is the perfect time for retirees to take their past experience and mix it with…
Take a holly, jolly journey through the Lakes Region.December is the time to enjoy the holiday lights, decorations, parades, concerts and fairs that brighten the season, as New Hampshire towns of all sizes prepare for Christmas. The Lakes Region is especially rich in options.Begin in Rochester, where holiday festivities get under way on Sunday, December 5, with an afternoon parade…
This popular eatery has refocused its efforts on a quality dining experience at affordable prices.We stopped in at the Nashua Shorty’s and it’s obvious they are still doing many things right. The décor is fun, the lights are at the right level and the tables are not too tight.Looking over the menu, none of the entrées was more that $15….
