New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010

When I was a callow youth, more familiar with monster movies and comic books than with cliches, I found a note from my mother saying something like, “I’ve left some snacks out for the time being, but I’ll be back…

"Grampa,” my inquisitive great-granddaughter asked, “the teacher told us that New Hampshire used to be special but now it is not. Is that true?” “I am afraid so,” I said as I pulled her onto my lap. “What happened?” “The…

Blame Martha Stewart and her oh-so-chic “palais des poulets.” Or perhaps it has something to do with what’s been called “their stress-reducing properties.” Whatever the exact reason, keeping chickens is suddenly hip. And not just in the rural backwaters of…

There are all kinds of golfers — beginners, intermediates and scratch golfers. Some wear pants with whales on them, do everything just so and take themselves way too seriously. Others are like Rodney Dangerfield in “Caddyshack,” just using a friendly…

Join us as we hit the beaches and cruise the backroads on a sun-drenched quest. This guide is designed to reveal the riches that await you on along the country’s shortest seacoast, whether you are shopping, sightseeing or just seeking…

At last — sunshine, warm breezes, sparkling blue water. The road beckons. Whether the road that calls you is a highway, a byway, an expanse of ocean or the airways, summer heightens the urge to travel. Faraway places will expand…

Twenty-five years ago, liposuction (sometimes called lipoplasty) was a little known procedure in this country. Who could have guessed that by 2005 it would be the most frequently performed aesthetic surgery procedure, among both men and women? In 2005, more…

"Just relax, take a vacation.” “Maybe you should try acupuncture.” “I hear supplements can be effective.” A woman who has difficulty conceiving a child is likely to hear such well-meaning suggestions. But treating infertility, which affects at least 13 percent…

The word is out on tasty tomatoes — the uglier, the better. It seems the pretty pink firm pommes you find in the supermarket are hybrid varieties grown for their ability to ship well and not much more. Their lackluster…