Concord may be a tiny planet, but just try to escape its gravity.A few years ago the planet most of us grew up calling Pluto got in trouble with the international scientific community. Some argued rather forcefully that Pluto, the…
It's hard to refuse the invitation when Nature calls the tune.On a beautiful fall day I took a walk in the Exeter woods with my 6-year-old daughter Grace and my boyfriend Tom. We walked along the trail that curved around…
It's been a busy decade for the New Hampshire pumpkin. First the Keene Pumpkin Festival kicked itself into high gear, turning a local harvest festival into an international event that grabbed a 2003 Guinness World Record for the most lit…
That's all you can do about it, really.What do we talk about when we talk about winter? By "we" I don't mean skiers, snowmobilers or folks who think winter is our finest season, snap on their snow shoes and scamper…
Memorable moments along the campaign trail.During the 2010 campaign in N.H. we heard a lot of new phrases from candidates we should probably write down for posterity. So as we look back at the year we consider some of the…
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…
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…
New Hampshire has perfected the art of penny-pinching.Recently New Hampshire was ranked as the least politically corrupt state in the nation. It is a nice distinction to have, but it also begs the question as to why. We can talk…
Or "How I swallowed my bohemian pride and begged for donations."When I was 18 I was a Hospital Day Queen candidate.Most of the businesses in New London offered up some hapless damsel to run for queen and I was it…
Need a Good Reason for Spotting the Newt? This month's lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a selection of great local literature including Fritz Wetherbee's latest "In Good Company." The books are all the products of Plaidswede Publishing, which…
