On any given day, Beacon Hill’s brick sidewalks are dotted with camera-toting tourists. It is one of the oldest and most historic neighborhoods in the city, home to the gold-domed State Capital and one soon-to-be Secretary of State, and it’s a must-see on any travel itinerary. For some Bostonians, the Hill is almost too perfect, […]
Lois Dodd, one of America’s finest painters, is having her first museum career retrospective at 85. A case could be made that she has been the victim of discrimination in the sexist art world, but Dodd would never make that argument. She has been content to go her own way for the better part of […]
From the best doughnuts and coffee to favorite outdoor adventures and indoor browsing to fine dining and bedtime comforts, our quintessential little village gathers everything we love about New England into one perfect place.
Jessie Grearson grew up in Meriden, a little village in western New Hampshire. Her mother, she says, made everything from scratch. “I used to crave store-bought cookies,” she quips. So she learned the basics of good cooking from her mother and then went off to Williams College in the Berkshires, followed by grad school at […]
Welcome to “Holiday Appetizers Through the Decades,” a special series celebrating over 75 years and 9 decades of Yankee Magazine holidays and tasty party appetizers! Each post spotlights a new decade with a classic cover, seasonal advice from the pages of Yankee, and one special party-pleasing holiday appetizer recipe for you to try. With the […]
The enduring spirit of the people who came before us lives on in the interpreters of Old Sturbridge Village.
According to the calendar, the 2012 autumn season officially arrived this past Saturday morning! Nights are becoming increasingly cooler, as darkness outlasts daylight. A few frosts have nipped the gardens in the far north, ending the growing season with tomatoes still ripening on the vine. The summer birds have gone silent, and many have already […]
League of NH Craftsmen 32 Main St., Center Sandwich 603-284-6831; nhcrafts.org Flagship location of this Granite State organization; quality contemporary and traditional works in a range of media. The Loon Center & Markus Wildlife Center 183 Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough 603-476-5666; loon.org Displays and nature trails celebrating loons and other Granite State wildlife, on 200 […]
It’s time to gather this past summer’s seeds from your favorite flowers and veggies to save for next year’s garden crops. In this post, I’ll explain how to harvest and dry seeds from your garden and share which seeds are the easiest to harvest for great results year after year. Before harvesting seeds from your […]
Yankee’s Top Summer Events from the May/June 2012 issue featured a late August performance by Herrmanns’ Royal Lipizzan Stallions on the grounds of historic Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut. That sounded like reason enough for a day trip, but my husband and I discovered much more. We began with Sunday brunch in Woodstock at The […]
Extend the gardening season with these ten simple gardening tips and suggestions to prolong the life of flowers and plants.
Summer vacations have always been a quiet affair for me. I live in southern New Hamsphire, in a rural community that endures six months of winter by envisioning the dazzling months of June, July, and August that always await us. There are other seasons to travel, but summer, for me, has been a chance to […]
