Archives: May 2011

Expanding Outward

Enjoy the beautiful spring and summer weather with outdoor living spaces your whole family will love. As the days grow longer and warmer people all over the Granite State are itching to get out of the house. Though we’ve spent these long winter months dreaming of all the things we’ll do when the weather turns nice – hike in the…

No Bones About It

Keeping bones strong as you age is essential to your overall health.Skeletons at Halloween can be creepy, but if you love your skeleton, it just might love you back. The human body’s 206 bones serve many purposes, allowing us to move in certain ways, providing structure to our body and protecting our internal organs. Healthy bone also regenerates regularly, shedding…

Mind If We Pray Through?

So a priest, a rabbi and a monk are out playing golf when – wait, you’ve already heard this one? Well, all joking aside, the golf course might be the one place that different religions can indeed find a kind of doctrinal oneness. After all, it’s like a pilgrim’s progress through worldly hazards, a quest for perfection requiring intense devotion,…

Welcome to the Garden of Visual Delight

You could call it a garden filled with art or a collection of exotic and rare species or a peaceful sanctuary filled with pleasing vistas, but Jill Nooney and Bob Munger call it home. They also call it Bedrock Gardens where they invite you to visit. There are several hobbies that have a way of taking over your life. Gardening…

Legal Labyrinth

It’s not easy to get compensated for medical malpractice.There he is again: you’re watching daytime TV and on comes that lawyer – or that “paid non-attorney spokesperson” – and he seems to be talking directly to you. You’ve had a bad medical outcome, haven’t you? It must be somebody’s fault. Maybe that lawyer can get you some money.After all, New…

Mexican Restaurants

With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, I thought I’d take a look at some options for Mexican dining. Next month, I’ll be featuring restaurants with outdoor seating. If you know of a great one or have an idea for a future story, post a comments on the wall of my Facebook page.PLACE DESCRIPTIONPRICES/MENU INSIDER TIP IN A WORDPochito’s…

Lilac Time

Spring things in New Castle and Rye.A trip to the Seacoast confirms that summer is just around the bend. Picnic tables at clam shacks are getting a fresh coat of paint and lilacs are blooming beside New Castle doorsteps.Saturday MorningWe were awakened by sunlight pouring in the big windows of the Bartlett Room at the 1810 Pickering House, a B&B…