“If you want to get those beautiful, architecturally designed containers with that urban look, you can. But they cost hundreds of dollars. Or you can go to your hardware store and get something for $17.99. I like to use an 18-gallon galvanized-steel tub. For many years, I’ve grown a tomato plant in the middle, planted […]
A delicious, if daunting, challenge: Find the best start-the-day-right meals in New England. Here are the best breakfasts in New England!
New England china and crystal repair expert Dean Schulefand is a favorite New England fixer. For the last 32 years, Dean Schulefand, a china and crystal repair expert, has stood as the last line of defense for broken, sometimes shattered, vases and platters, statues and cups, that seem destined for the dump. He’s no miracle […]
At the heart of Gothic literature is love–doomed love, perhaps, but love nonetheless. Just ask Edgar Allan Poe, whose poem “Annabel Lee” set the standard for passion undeterred by death. It tells the tale of a living ghost, a man haunting the tomb of his beloved. Not long after “Annabel Lee” was published, a man […]
The sun sets on January 1, 2012, over the Sakonnet Light in Little Compton, RI.
A watercolor by Arthur Shilstone, untitled. He describes the subject as one of those common and unannounced happenings all over New England, when everyone gets together on the nearest slope for a Sunday afternoon sledding party.
“Windows of Light on the Snow,” by Vermont artist and printmaker Sabra Field.
The freshly fallen snow and crisp air of winter days make for picturesque scenes, but capturing those images on camera is not always so easy. Cold conditions, low-angled sunlight, and lack of color can make winter photography tricky and the results disappointing. Using our best winter photography tips, make your next shot as beautiful as […]
