Geoffrey Antoine’s love for turnips has made him (and his turnip pie) a star at the Eastham Turnip Festival in Eastham, Massachusetts.
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Yankee
Organic — it’s a word we’re all familiar with. Or are we? In America’s quest to “go green,” the word organic has been plastered on everything from cheese curls to shampoo, burgers to baby clothes. To most folks, it’s shorthand for “all natural/no pesticides/hormone free.” But once upon a time, organic was used to describe […]
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Snug as a Bug
Keep little toes to chin warm this winter by bundling your baby in a fleece bunting. This cozy, brightly colored outerware is made of durable, machine-washable Polartec, woven in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It’s better than a blanket — hard to lose, yet with two front zippers, easy to get in and out of. Made by Chuck […]
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Pick-Me-Up
There’s nothing like a good cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa on a cold day. Beth Mueller’s hand-crafted, hand-decorated mugs ($28-$32) invite you into the world of her imagination, thanks to simple-yet-whimsical designs. From her studio in Barre, Vermont, she designs the drawings that will grace a variety of pottery pieces, logo clothing, and paper […]
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Grab This
Fashionistas know winter brings a whole new selection of season-appropriate fabrics. Boston-based designers Kelly Smith and Chris Grimley match high-quality German felts with Knoll interior textiles in their handbags, which are sewn locally. These cushy accessories carry laptops, cameras, and digital music players stylishly yet carefully, without overtly advertising the valuable items within. Pictured here […]
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Tabletop Décor
Designer Mary Wilson knows how you can liven up your eating space even on the darkest days — all without fussing with vases. Instead, set the table with her colorful cork placemats: The designer’s Flora and Fauna collections feature bold graphics, artfully silk-screened, with nonscratch undersides. Select from 14-1/2-inch rounds or 12-by-15-inch rectangles. Available in […]
Let a Maine Guide show you how comfy a day on a frozen lake can be.
For three years Roy Hugie had monitored Maine black bears. His is the most extensive bear study ever carried on in New England, one of the most extensive, for that matter, in the country.
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Essence of Emu
The emu, like its cousin the ostrich, is a strange bird: 5 to 6 feet tall and 90 to 140 pounds of fat, muscle, and feathers, impossibly balanced by 6-inch, flightless wings. Ten years ago, the first generation of American emu entrepreneurs lost their shirts, and the number of such farms in New England dropped […]
Each winter, the bears at Clark’s Trading Post in Lincoln, New Hampshire, build up thick, woolly coats just like their wild kin. Come spring, however, Clark’s bears enjoy something that their feral relatives don’t: a baby-shampoo bath and a good brushing from trainer Maureen Clark, whose family has held bear shows at the Post, May […]
Belonging to a ski club is about much more than skiing.
This Connecticut artist survived hard times to find his true life’s work.