BEST MEAL WITH A VIEW Bascom Lodge, Mt. Greylock Reservation The 1930s lodge atop the state’s tallest mountain is a hot new sunset-dining destination. Chef John Dudek’s three-course menu, which changes nightly, might include herbed white-bean soup, grilled beef, or gorgonzola walnut gnocchi. Wine is served, and you can spend the night in either a […]
We received a great response to our first-ever spring photo contest! After serious deliberation, we’ve narrowed it down to five images that stand out from the rest. Here are the judges’ comments on why these five photos made it into the finals. Spring Flowers by Kristin Burchsted The unexpected focus in this composition caught our […]
MARCH Vermont Flower Show (Essex Junction, VT) March 4-6. 802-425-5117; greenworksvt.org Portland Flower Show (Portland, ME) March 10-13. 207-775-4403; portlandcompany.comGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Boston Flower & Garden Show / Blooms! (Boston, MA) March 16-20. 781-237-5533, thebostonflowershow.com; 617-933-4900, masshort.org Seacoast Home & Garden Show (Durham, NH) March 26-27. 207-935-2845; […]
As the earth warms, color and spring flower festivals follow the season. Our picks for the best flower shows and festivals in New England to help celebrate the new season.
On Wednesday nights, I teach a class at a nearby university. A couple of weeks ago, we were reading a text that made reference to the word “mending” — one of my students, a junior, said, “Whoa, whoa, what is mending?!” “Mending,” I said, “like when you mend a hole in your shirt?” I thought […]
View Susan Cole Kelly’s slide show on YankeeMagazine.com/! Foliage season is more than half over, and the color is slowly migrating from northern to southern New England. The maples turned golden early enough so that there was a buzz about an early season, but it just didn’t happen. This year’s warm weather continued into October, […]
As ever, I’m running around New England this summer — eating, drinking, cooking, sitting in a beach chair watching the waves (or my nieces and nephews, or the sunset, or …), hiking, swimming in glacial lakes, and staying up late on the porch with my family. I took a week on Nantucket, and here are […]
I can’t help myself. In the summer they’re everywhere I like to be: along the beach path from my parents’ summer rental in Cotuit, Massachusetts … surrounding my friend’s Nantucket “shack” … along the harbor walk from Charlestown to South Boston … hugging the length of the Province Lands bike path on the tip of […]
Summertime … and the living is easy, on a porch outfitted with simple luxuries in a fresh palette. From pillows to planters — find out where to get the best accessories for your outdoor spaces. 1. Vintage cotton feedbag fabric can be transformed into modern home accessories, such as these one-of-a-kind pillows ($185). Hudson, Wellesley, […]
To look at Casey and Garret Roberts’ home, you’d think it was part of the coastline. Their Rhode Island house sits so close to the oceanfront that their backyard should be considered the sea. The driveway is “paved” with glistening white clamshells, and their garden has plants designed in the shapes of nautical knots. In […]
A recent trip to my friend Kristen’s parents’ home in Falmouth, Massachusetts, was a food and cooking getaway, filled with lots of laughs and games, too. We travel in a pack of eight: Kristen, Cary, Steve, Cindy, Dominic, Deanne, Swing, and me. Most of our adventures are on the island of Nantucket and home in […]
1. Toting goodies in a handcrafted wooden bike basket (from $33) leaves your hands free to signal and steer. Peterboro Basket Company, Peterborough, NH. 603-924-3861; peterborobasket.com 2. The 070 ($79.99), New Balance’s first eco-friendly shoe, features recycled materials and reduced-waste design. New Balance, Boston, MA. 617-783-4000; newbalance.com 3. Cruise in style on a vintage–or vintage-looking–bicycle […]
