Arts & Shopping

Get Jammin'

Sweet and fruity! In a blind taste test, our staff compared three N.H. gourmet blueberry jams from around the state. Here's what they thought.Amelia Maes & Co.This month's winner!All of the jams were delicious, but staff members were intrigued by…

Retooled

Putting personality into found objects.What is a garden without garden art?Sculptor and garden designer/horticulturalist Jill Nooney is accomplished in both worlds. Her canvas is her own expansive garden called Bedrock Gardens in Lee and her medium is recycled metals, most…

Between Times

A whodunit set on New Hampshire’s seacoast.It might look like the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, but the setting for this work of fiction is called the Smythe Hotel. There unwinds a tale of mystery and murder that spans two…

Granite Grimoire

This new collection of short stories makes the state's familiar haunts seem just a bit more haunted.As the literary world prepares to be devoured by giant celebrity-based publishers and while digital zombie hoardes of Androids, iPads and other shambling mobile…

Fresh Impressionism

Wool and silk in a colorful marriage.Inspired by her Hopkinton garden, fiber artist Annette Frye translates fresh-picked blooms into wearable art. Frye, a master gardener, understands the botany of calla lilies, dahlias and other gorgeous flowers that she redefines with…

History Imagined

What happened to Louisa May Alcott in Walpole?In the summer of 1855 the Alcott family, including 22-year-old Louisa May, were forced to move to Walpole, N.H., due to poverty — a kind family member’s charity gave them a rent-free home…

Kaleidoscope of Experience

People worth knowing and stories worth reading.You might remember John Walters from his stint as host of NHPR's "The Front Porch," where he chatted with New Hampshire people who were remarkable in some way. In his new book, "Roads Less…

Happy in a Bottle

Featured Shop - StoLat OrganicsMost people drink green tea for the internal benefits it provides. Amy Gendreau uses green tea for the benefits it provides externally. She is the genius behind the Bergamot Green Tea face and body bar, one…