In the days of the one-room schoolhouse, each town needed several, spaced out so children could walk to school, since there were no buses and darned few roads. Woodstock had five schoolhouses, each built — by decree — in the…
Denizens of the AYUH world, that is, Yankees (born, bred or just naturally inclined) can be skeptical.
Aren’t New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine pretty much the same?” asks the person not from around here. I elevate one eyebrow: “No.”
Thanksgiving. A time of bounty. If you’re lucky. For frugal yankees (is there any other kind?), it’s a conundrum. So much food, piled high, no way to eat it all at one sitting. Yet we try. Somebody peeled those onions…
Each fall, Muster Field Farm Museum in North Sutton celebrates Harvest Day with music, crafts, produce, soup and so forth. If you haven’t visited Muster Field Farm, you oughta. A little history: Matthew Harvey settled on the farm in 1772,…
When asked what crop the soil of New Hampshire is most suited for, the astute Yankee replies:“Rocks.” It’s rocks that rise in the garden each spring. You can hoe ’em out and toss ’em to the side, but next spring…
Granite Staters have a gritty brand of optimism—if that's what you want to call it.
Sticklers tend to say it how it is, for better — or oftentimes — for worse...
Growing up, the annual mayfly hatch meant a great day of fishing...
Decorating is not my strength. In summer, I harvest catnip and spread it on the floor. It creates texture — and the cats love it.
Little Sister wasn’t much of cook, but Big Sister said, “If you host the party at your house, I’ll bring the food with instructions. It’ll be easy.” The plan was to serve ham with premade salads, chips, watermelon and ice cream.
I’m not handy. Luckily, my husband is. When he put new guts in an old lamp (a large ceramic owl) for our daughter, she was amazed. That lamp, from a local antique shop, sat for months in the dark.
A boy and his father went fishing early one sunny morning. From shore, they cast their lines and let them drift in the water. After a while the boy lay back among the grasses, felt the sun on his face, and fell asleep.
