Trendy casual breakfast/lunch/snack/pastries type place where you order at the counter. Soups, salads, sandwiches, gluten free breads. Diningroom is lighted and cheerful, sidewalk café seating in the summertime, and it's the kind of place where you can stop in, check email, etc. while … [Read more...]
Give That Car a Blow Out (not meaning a tire blowout)
This is about a really clean car, either following a trip or at anytime. Having hauled hay in mine (nothing more invasive than hay dust), that was only in addition to the normal bits of straw wrapper tear-offs that get between seats and the sand in impossible crevices that no vacuum attachment can … [Read more...]
Monadnock State Park (Jaffrey)
One of the top three most hiked mountains in the world, Mount Monadnock has 35 miles of trails of different levels range from the White Dot Trail which is a direct but steeper 2-mile trail to the top (elev. 1365 ft.) to short walks through the woods, and spectacular views are to be had. Trails also … [Read more...]
USS Albacore Park & Museum (Portsmouth)
Explore a dry-docked submarine built with the post WWII revolutionary teardrop design, known for speed and maneuverability. This was the third submarine in the US Navy given the albacore designation and was actively used for research and testing. They have other related memorabilia plus a museum … [Read more...]
The Zimmerman House
This is really cool. In 1950, one Dr. Isadore and wife Lucille wanted to scale down from their big mansion in Manchester, and they hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design a small but efficient house tailored to their lifestyle (music and bringing the outside in). Lucille didn't like to cook much, so … [Read more...]
Windham Rail Trail (Windham)
This is a GREAT place for a 4.1-mile scenic walk that's friendly to strollers, bicycles, wheelchairs, skateboards, dogs on leashes... even horses, just nothing motorized (yay!) Beautifully newly-paved and flat, it's part of the original Boston-Maine Railroad. It takes you through woods, granite … [Read more...]
Peterborough Players (Peterborough)
Located about halfway between Nashua and Keene using Route 101, the very popular Peterborough Players Professional Theater Co. presents a full summer schedule of performances for both adults and children in an intimate 250-seat theater in a restored 18th century barn at historic Stearns Farm. Off … [Read more...]
The Fiber Revival
Short Version: Knitting is bigtime relaxing. It's been proven to lower blood pressure. You see rewarding progress constantly. You can make things of a quality that you just can't buy in stores anymore, and fer cheap (relatively). Men are now doing it, sometimes in secret, other times, like big … [Read more...]
Salmon Falls Stoneware in Dover
This is a fun and time-worthy 1-hour drive daytrip from the Merrimack Valley and only 20 minutes from Portsmouth. Their "craftery" and mega factory store are under the same rustic roof, so you can both see the creative action and shop. They always have factory seconds which are perfectly fine but … [Read more...]
The Barley House (Concord)
One of our favorites when in Concord, it's right in downtown across the street from the State House. American Pub type menu, gluten free choices, good selection of craft beers and wines. Comfortable atmosphere. Lunch and dinner, open late. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11am-1am, closed Sun. 132 North … [Read more...]
“America’s Stonehenge” (Salem)
A controversial site with rock formations arranged in ways that suggests early cultures may have used it for religious/ceremonial purposes, with standing stones that line up astronomically. Rock tunnels are of particular interest to children to climb and explore and it's a nice walk in the woods or … [Read more...]
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