Need a Good Reason for Spotting the Newt?This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a medium-size gift basket containing syrup, pancake mix, maple cream, maple sugar and maple candy from Fuller’s Sugarhouse of Lancaster. www.fullerssugarhouse.com. Fuller’s Sugarhouse is a proud member of NH Made (www.nhmade.com), the state’s official non-profit booster of locally generated products and services. (Just for…
A native son offers a few modest proposals.As a patriotic citizen I am proud to announce that, unlike just about everybody else in New Hampshire, I am not running for office. However, I do have some ideas for solving our state’s problems, which I am happy to share.Congress à la CarteThe more people you have in an organization, the greater…
Important things happen at the beginnings of decades. That’s my experience, anyway. And since no one has ever definitively determined whether a decade begins on a “zero” year or a “one” year, December 2010 is a fine time to contemplate whatever the next big thing is to be. I’m predicting that we’re moving into very interesting days, starting now.I guess…
That’s the question artist Richard Haynes is asking.He grew up in the deep South in the 1950s, a tough time for African-American children like him – segregated schools, restaurants, water fountains and all the other implements of discrimination profoundly shaped his life.Today, at age 61 and living in Portsmouth, he looks back on those days with amazement, saying, “What in…
A fine example of painting in a tonalist style.Thank you for sending me an image of your winter landscape painting by the American artist Gilbert Riswold (1911-2001). It is an appropriate painting for this time of year as it depicts a blizzard with near white-out conditions, such as our recent “Blizzard of 2010” in December. It is a terrific painting…
Pools of glass contained in silver.It may have been a retirement plan, but Lynn Adams is certainly not retired. After living in the UK for 40 years and working in the business sector, she settled in Lyme with her husband in 2002 and started to build her new career as a jeweler. In preparation for the move, she minored in…
That’s the question artist Richard Haynes is asking.He grew up in the deep South in the 1950s, a tough time for African-American children like him – segregated schools, restaurants, water fountains and all the other implements of discrimination profoundly shaped his life.Today, at age 61 and living in Portsmouth, he looks back on those days with amazement, saying, “What in…
Keep the icy winter weather away with a steaming, hearty bowl of chili.And the Winner Is…1. Suddenly Soupy’sNearly everyone who tried the chili from Suddenly Soupy’s said, “This is just what Mom used to make.” It’s a classic chili with a nice balance of beef flavor, spice and beans. This is probably what you’re thinking of when craving a bowl…
Think of it as a DIY project on a grand scale. A local New Hampshire company has everything you need to start building your own house, garage, barn, shed or cabin. Put on your tool belt and get ready to start building the garage you always wanted, that garden shed you’ve been intending to buy for years or even the…
Are skipped heartbeats something that could trip you up?Valentine’s Day might set some Granite State hearts aflutter, but if love isn’t the reason for changes in your pulse, racing or missed beats can be scary. Like many body parts, our heart pleases us most when we are blissfully unaware of it and it just does its job, pumping away. But…
