New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010

Letter to the Editor

Disappointed in Us Your November article on Gene Robinson [“Calm Before the Storm”] portrays him as a man committed to his theology. He may indeed be helpful and an encouragement to people with problems. His own problem, that he divorced…

Achoo!

How to survive pets, pollen and pollution. By Martha Bauman Oh, it’s just an allergy.” You’ve heard it, and probably said it as you sniffled and sneezed through the season. You’re more likely to be annoyed than frightened by the…

A Boring New Year

Boredom hasn’t been a problem for me in a long, long time. But I can still remember when it was an everyday occurrence, probably in my teen years. In my college days, living in the big (to me) city of…

A Taste of the Mountains

Our North Country “Little Switzerland” has charmed many a visitor, compelling them to stay on. When they are Swiss and bring the cuisine of the homeland with them, the match is heavenly. By Susan Laughlin It was time for a…

Gold Dust

Though he’s easily over six feet tall, Steve Walker is dwarfed by the dark mountains of sawdust behind him. Color that brown dust gold: It is the humble raw material that built Walker’s /n/n10 million business, New England Wood Pellet.…

Circular Logic

It may look like ceramic artist LuLu Fichter has gone dotty with her all-white porcelain bowls and vases. The white motif is in opposition to the colorful flowers she painted on someone else’s pots for years. As a production potter,…

Blending Style and History

It’s time to stop worrying about perfectly matching furniture. If you like it, it will all work out — with a few simple rules. By Kimberly Merritt Design-savvy homeowners appreciate beautiful surroundings, but they also want them to reflect their…

Cheapeats

By Rachel Forrest Route 125 between Plaistow and Rochester is a wonderland of funky little diners, rustic coffee shops and summertime clam shacks. I could spend weeks checking out all the spots to sample on that stretch of road, but…

Cuisine Buzz

Michael Buckley’s new restaurant, Buckley’s Great Steaks, is now open in Merrimack. The former location of the Woodbury House has been tastefully renovated to keep the historic quality, but yet the interior is fresh and inventive. Pumpkin pine wainscotting, exposed…

California Dreamin’

One family’s arduous journey from Tinseltown to Manchattan. By Lou Bortone I’m certainly not the first person to relocate from the left coast to the Granite State. But more and more, I’m finding fellow California exiles who’ve given up the…