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The Perfect Setting

Yours for the Picking Buying this hill formed by a glacier with 360-degree views overlooking the Connecticut River “was not a rational act,” says Bob Jasse, a 75-year-old retired CEO and owner of Alyson’s Orchard in Walpole. “It’s an active…

Living Long, Living Well

Not long ago — maybe 20 years — there were few options for older people who didn’t want to, or couldn’t, stay in their homes. Maybe they needed help getting dressed, taking their medication or cooking a meal. Maybe they…

The Gourmet Buzz

The Modern gets modern. Word has it that a new upscale Japanese restaurant will be opening soon in the location of the former Modern Restaurant in Nashua. Initial plans are underway also for an Irish pub, with entertainment, in the…

Ask Ann: Etiquette

Here are some questions Ann received recently. E-mail your own questions to askann@nhmagazine.com. We decided we would like to get married outside. What is the best way to do this? Outdoor weddings can be wonderful, but bad weather can put…

A Creative Compromise

She loves summertime — beaches, boats, sandcastles and sandals. He loves wintertime — skiing, sleighs, Christmas trees and candy canes. So, when Dawn Marie Scarpini and Brendan Sullivan set their wedding date last year, they had to decide — a…

Inspiring Cuisine

Does wedding food always have to be boring? Do the predictable choices of chicken or beef conjure memories of uninspired or downright awful food at other weddings? Steve Stinnett, executive chef at the Manchester Country Club, calls this the “rubber…

Playing Pretend

Every kid loves to dress up, and David Oelerich was no exception (Buddy Holly was his favorite pretend). He probably never could have imagined he would one day own a costume shop filled with every imaginable character — a kid's…