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My Country ‘Tis of Thee
In a past story, I wrote about my adventure into writing a novel based on a young man’s destiny in and around the Boston area while living through the Civil War. The young man is a real character,...
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Cowabunga Dude!
It was just an ordinary Tuesday. The time was one o’clock in the afternoon as I made my way down Hovey Road and to my day job. Nearing a bend in the road, I spied a turtle, not moving, but head up and...
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Old Home Day 2012 – The Town Fair
Old Home Day in Londonderry always seems longer than it is. I think it is the anticipation of the planned events which begin long before the 3rd weekend in August. For the second year a new tradition...
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COTC to OHD and now AOTC
No sooner are the Old Home Day festivities over on the Town Common and the last notes of the Concert on the Common has faded, it is time for Art on the Common. September 8th will mark the annual Art on...
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The Value of Art
Art is a funny word. Well, maybe not comedic funny but interesting in interpretation. If you ask people “what is art?” or “what does art mean to you?” the answers show a variety of reasons to that...
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The Road Trip
We were heading south. Our final destination was Leland, North Carolina. Patti was leaving New England behind to start life anew with her husband. Karen and I were tasked with accompanying our sister...
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REACH THE BEACH and Crawl If We Have To
What happens when someone you work with asks you to run in a relay race with others as a team? How about if that race started at Cannon Mountain and ended at Hampton Beach – over 200 miles later. Reach...
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Veterans Day/Rememberance Day/Armistice Day November 11
The following is a snapshot of the historic ending of the World War. Until there was the second World War, and we designated the two by numbers, this first war was THE World War. On this day, November...
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Glass – A Story of a Common Everyday Item
Glassware purchased at the kiln shop replicating a design from earlier times The beginnings of glass in the use by man began in the Stone Age. This particular crude glass was created by certain...
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It is a Wonderful Life
Sometimes it just takes practice! Christmas. This time of year is crazy. You either love it or hate it. Sometimes it’s an in-between state of mind. We know it’s coming. We’ve had three hundred and...
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So Much Pasta, So Little Time
The 3rd Annual New Hampshire’s Own Macaroni and Cheese Bake Off takes place this Saturday, January 19. The challenge is that your $10 gives you three of the best hours (2- 5 pm) to walk through the...
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All About Honey Wine
Honey wine is the very short definition for “mead”. This alcoholic beverage has been around several thousands of years BC. according to archeological evidence found in Northern China. Europe has its...
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Footloose (And Fancy Free)
The word seems to have a nautical beginning as the following shows. Footloose is, “Another case of human conduct being likened to the animations of a sail. In most sailing vessels the lower edge of the...
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Okay, I might be sounding like someone that might have a screw loose you might say. The consensus of opinion concerning the weather with the latest foot or so is enough snow already! Towards the end of...
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All Sapped Out
The end has come and what a great ending to a questionable beginning. The maple sugaring season for 2013 has come and gone. In the short five weeks that make up the season for the entire year, this...
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Once there was a Dog
Anyone that has had a dog in their life also has stories of the dog in their life. They come into a home and a family, stay for awhile and eventually leave. In relation to a human lifetime theirs is...
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Charting a Course for Star
The adventure began Friday afternoon in Portsmouth Harbor. Parking in the appropriate spot we waited for the others to arrive. A large stack of plywood and wainscoting started making its way towards...
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New Hampshire Community Seafood
It was a time and place already set up for the exchange. Finally arriving at the predetermined location my contact was still elusive. I parked in the lot and spied two people, a father and daughter...
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Mural Arts and More
It all began one summer day six years ago. I had wanted to engage my daughters who were still in high school at the time in an arts adventure outside of our comfort level. The Volunteer NH! website...
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Down by the Sea
It was a road trip with no clear destination as yet. When my sister, Karen, finally arrived nearly 2 hours late due to crazy traffic we decided to go up the coast into Maine or Down East, as they say....
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