Joe Phelan, owner of Gulf Pond Trees in Perkinsville, Vermont (802-263-5458), offers these hints for keeping a fresh-cut evergreen healthy: 1. Take a thin slice off the trunk, place the tree outside in a bucket of water, and protect it from the wind. Leave the net on. 2. When you’re ready to put the tree […]
Make a Christmas tree farm visit a new family ritual! Just add a saw, snow, and a hillside filled with balsam, Fraser fir, and Scotch pine.
Mel Simmons never cared much for pink. Still, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, she embraced the color’s symbolism: solidarity and support in the face of a disease that kills 40,000 women a year. During her battle, Mel spoke publicly, raised money, and somehow managed to keep her sense of humor. She […]
Yankee Magazine proudly recognizes the “Angels Among Us 2008.” Congratulations to these dedicated New Englanders who are making a difference!
To stoic Yankee stock, I’m that most unnatural of New Englanders: a person who wears her heart on her sleeve. I exude enthusiasm and fail to mask disdain. A feeler and a talker, I understand, and at times, over-share. It’s no wonder I’ve never been much of a card player. A close-to-the-vest stance seems to […]
Remembering what we love about the fragrant, festive holiday fruitcake, plus a delicious recipe for the easiest fruitcake ever. We promise.
For any reader who feels that traditions no longer matter, that anything our parents or grandparents cherished should be cast aside, well, it’s possible that this issue may not be for you. These pages are soaked with tradition, I won’t apologize about that — but here’s the thing: The beauty of traditions is that they […]
The North Pole is melting. Whether you embrace the scientific consensus that global warming is a man-made phenomenon or want to believe that it’s just a natural phenomenon, the Arctic ice cap is demonstrably melting away, leaving polar bears stranded miles from the seals they hunt to live. The melting ice will eventually lead to […]
Skeleton Crew Paranormal Research Society One of the group’s strangest investigations was conducted at a house in Waterbury, Connecticut. Jim (Petrino) said, “We got a call that some people were sitting on the front steps and would not go inside until we got there. When we arrived, the girls were trembling on the steps, and […]
To respond, click on the link below. You will come to our Feedback page. Step 1. Fill in “Pairings” as the subject. Step 2. Fill in your name and e-mail address. Step 3. Type your answer in the box. Please include your city and state with your answer. Good luck! Click here to submit your […]
To respond, click on the link below. You will come to our Feedback page. Step 1. Fill in “Pairings” as the subject. Step 2. Fill in your name and e-mail address. Step 3. Type your answer in the box. Please include your city and state with your answer. Good luck! Click here to submit your […]
“Well, they’re certainly not Yankees!” determined my mother as she watched in horror, out of the corner of her eye, as the people at the table next to us poured maple syrup over their jonnycakes. We were in a local restaurant where jonnycakes were served as an appetizer, already an aberration. When our order of […]
