Carol's Cool Cats
Carol Babel has loved cats since she got her first one at age 2. Her husband Bob Weller was also a cat lover. Now they have a cattery, breeding and competing the mysterious (even mystical, some believe) Maus that date…
Author: New Hampshire Magazine Staff
Carol’s Cool Cats
Carol Babel has loved cats since she got her first one at age 2. Her husband Bob Weller was also a cat lover. Now they have a cattery, breeding and competing the mysterious (even mystical, some believe) Maus that date…
Hit the Trail
New Hampshire is teeming with with mountain bike trails. From dirt roads rolling by stone walls, century-old cemeteries and covered bridges to narrow single-track paths, novice mountain bikers can take those fat tire bikes into the woods for exercise, scenery…
Letters to the Editor
Need a Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will win four of these etched black moose campfire mugs (pictured below, on the right) from the NH Stores in Hampton, perfect to take on…
Savor the Summer with Fruit Tarts
The recipe for tart shell dough can be mixed using two procedures — the “creaming method” or the “pie dough method.” Both have the same ingredients. Below is the creaming method, and the tart shell dough will be “short” like…
New Moon Rising
Not to sound like a Pollyanna, but in spite of the crummy economy there’s lots to be happy about this summer. First of all, there’s summer. That tends to brighten up moods. And second, well, there’s Pollyanna. If you are…
Backyard Tradition
Having company for the weekend is not such a big deal for Center Harbor resident Barbara Lauterbach. For starters, her home was the former B&B, Watch Hill, that she ran for 11 years. And besides having a history of making…
Drive On, P.J., Drive On
America's favorite rich, conservative satirist revisits his reckless youth and finds much to like.Reviewing a book by P.J. O'Rourke is always a challenge, because the temptation is not to comment on it so much as simply excerpt from it. For…
King Caller – Dudley Laufman
Dudley Laufman is a familiar figure in New Hampshire — he’s practically a part of the geography, after playing and calling for barn and contra dances for more than 60 years, most recently with his partner Jacqueline Laufman, performing as…
What’s in a Name?
... these would make Shakespeare’s head hurt.Fact: Hair care establishments are either named for their proprietor or are christened with unbelievable puns, bordering on the ridiculous.In traveling New Hampshire, I couldn’t help but notice the outrageous names of barber shops…
Image Makeovers
Have you hugged a radiologist today? You might want to, if you think about how much radiology contributes to health and medical treatments. Radiology is often a driving force behind improved, less invasive health care that involves lower risk and…
Breaking Through
Rock stars often wear their hometowns as a badges of honor. Everybody knows that Bruce Springsteen hails from Asbury Park, New Jersey; the Beatles came from Liverpool, not London; and Athens, Georgia, might just be another sleepy college town if…
Best of NH 2009
What if someone explored the whole state and returned with an array of the finest flavors, most fantastic fun and awesomest adventures, then laid them all out before you, just to make you happy? That would be so cool. You’d be eternally grateful, right? Well, don’t mention it. Because just seeing the smile on your face is reward enough. Enjoy!
What's in a Name?
... these would make Shakespeare's head hurt Fact: Hair care establishments are either named for their proprietor or are christened with unbelievable puns, bordering on the ridiculous. In traveling New Hampshire, I couldn't help but notice the outrageous names of…
The Dutch Uncles – The Ghost of Everything Part 1
Liner Notes 1. Everything 2. Hang on to the Sun 3. Out of the Clouds 4. Me and That Cat 5. The Difference Between Us 6. Burnin' Bush 7. A Million Years http://cdbaby.com/cd/dutchuncles
The Dutch Uncles – The Ghost of Everything Part 2
Liner Notes 1. Start the Engines 2. Safe at Home 3. Real 4. Anthem 5. Ambroise Vollard (Patron of the Avant Garde). http://cdbaby.com/cd/dutchuncles
Green Measures Part 1
Liner Notes 1. Lightening Bugs by Jennifer Kimball. 2006 Laszlo Art Songs, ASCAP 2. Following My Heart by Jonathan Edwards. 1994 Joinatune Earthwords, ASCAP 3. Little Road by Cheryl Wheeler. 2002 Pernod & Higgins Music/Amachrist Music, ASCAP 4. Spaceship by…
Green Measures Part 2
Liner Notes 1. Sailing (Sarah's Song) by Tom Rush. Maple Hill Music, BMI/admin. Bug Music 2. Banish Misfortune/The Blarney Pilgrim by Bow Junction. Traditional 3. I'll Get There by Dan Merrill. 1995 Dan Merrill, LCB Music ASCAP 4. Come Up…
Art-A-Ron-Dack
From now until Labor Day, Mt. Washington Valley Art-A-Ron-Dack, A celebration of summer is an exciting new summertime promotion presented by the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, R& R Woodworkers and Chick Home Center. From now to Labor Day,…
Art-A-Ron-Dack
From now until Labor Day, Mt. Washington Valley Art-A-Ron-Dack, A celebration of summer is an exciting new summertime promotion presented by the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, R& R Woodworkers and Chick Home Center. From now to Labor Day,…
Recycled Percussion Covers Peter Gabriel
Recycled Percussion covers Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" at Best of NH 2009
There From Here – A Virtual CD
This “virtual CD” can be yours with nothing more than a blank disc and a few clicks of the mouse. You are welcome to pick and choose and select individual tracks from those below but we recommend you download the…
