In terms of a sustained vision of everyday beauty, painter Lois Dodd would be hard to beat. Since the 1950s, Dodd has pursued a simple, direct, pleasurable approach to painting the stuff of ordinary life — the landscapes around her, the environments she inhabits, her gardens and yards, her homes and her friends — all […]
Organic lawns aren’t just healthier; once established, they’re less expensive and less time-consuming to maintain. Whether you’re hiring a professional or doing it yourself, adopt a “buyer beware” mindset. When choosing an organic lawn care company, hire a NOFA-accredited firm — one that’s been trained by the Northeast Organic Farming Association and that agrees to […]
Read more: Five tips for organic lawn care Richard Shasteen, retired from a long career as a project manager for IBM, is ferociously proud of the lawn surrounding the home he shares with his wife, Darlene, in Milton, Vermont, on the edge of Lake Champlain. And he should be: The grass is about as green […]
The Connecticut Art Trail is a nationally recognized partnership among 14 world-class museums and historic sites, created to promote Connecticut’s rich cultural assets as part of a travel experience. From bucolic farms, art studios, and former artists’ boardinghouses to grand and modern art museums in vibrant downtowns, the Connecticut Art Trail showcases diverse, quality collections […]
Here are 12 of our picks for the best art galleries in Maine. They’re sure to please any art enthusiast! In 30 years of writing about art in Maine and New England (with an occasional foray into New York), I’ve naturally become attached to some of the art galleries I’ve visited repeatedly. Were I to […]
In addition to sources named here, most New England college and university Africana studies departments offer online resource lists and links to other Web sites. For museums, historic sites, tours, and similar venues, remember to call ahead to confirm schedules and hours of operation. Connecticut Prudence Crandall Museum 1 South Canterbury Road Canterbury, CT 860-546-7800 […]
Excerpt from Yankee Magazine February 1999 It is 1968, and in the dark back room of St. John’s Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a young black woman is seated at a small table, bent over church records. This is not the beginning of Valerie Cunningham’ s search, but it is the beginning of her success. […]
Winter is suddenly over. There are three kinds of people. There are people who hate snow and never want to see another white flake, ever. There are people who like snow, but only a couple months of it, then want it to go away. And there are people who love snow and are sad when […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it’d take to convert your home to a great getaway, consider the experience of Gregory Burch and Marilyn Mudry. For some 30 years, they’ve made the Hawthorne Inn in Concord, Massachusetts, home to their family of five and more than 100,000 travelers. That’s a lot of houseguests when you’re raising […]
Spring is becoming more real to me. I know, I know, I’ve been fighting it tooth and nail, but despite my unease with the process of New England spring, it’s more concrete now, and therefore I shall acknowledge its presence. In a week or so, I’ll embrace it and be full of all the joy […]
New England honey ranges from light and fragrant to dark and intense as the flower choices for bees change from spring to fall. Use honey as a topping for toast or ice cream, and sweeten up salad dressings, dips, and “drops.” Read more: Homegrown Honey! RECIPESDelivered Daily: New England Recipes and Tried & True Kitchen […]
On a May evening in 1948, Ralph Edwards’ “Truth or Consequences” show brought its radio listeners into a room at Boston Children’s Hospital, where a 12-year-old lymphoma patient waited. For privacy he was called simply “Jimmy.” The boy loved the Boston Braves, and the radio audience could hear his shock and joy as the players […]
