by John Gfroerer | Jan 24, 2019 | In Print
It was from an old-time French-Canadian fiddler that I first heard the term la grippe. Some of you who have lived in Concord for a while may remember him, Omer Marcoux. For many years he worked at St. Paul’s School. But when I got to know him he was in his eighties,...
by Around Concord Admin | Jan 24, 2019 | In Print
Last winter the most remarkable thing happened. In early December we received about a foot of snow and then for the next four weeks—maybe a bit longer—the temperature never floated much above 15 degrees; most days it hovered around zero. The air was dry and abundantly...
by Mark Aiken | Sep 28, 2018 | In Print, Sports & Rec
I’m somewhere in the krummholz on the shoulder of Mount Madison in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It’s 4:45 in the morning, and my world consists of everything in the beam of my headlamp. Shifting rocks of an uneven trail underfoot and two steps ahead, the twisted...
by John Gfroerer | Sep 28, 2018 | In Print, Life & Leisure
A song and the need to become the person one is meant to be There is a song that perfectly describes autumn without ever saying the word. Maybe you know it, “Urge for Going.” Written by Joni Mitchell and first recorded more than 50 years ago by Concord native Tom...
by Around Concord Admin | Sep 28, 2018 | In Print
Autumn is one of the most beautiful words in the English language. Like an appoggiatura in music—a dissonance that resolves into a consonance— the somewhat irregular au passes into the smooth mn sound in a most wistful way. It conveys its seasonal meaning, but also...
by Susan Nye | Sep 28, 2018 | In Print, Life & Leisure
Fall was created by New England (right?), so live it up How do you define the perfect weekend?Two lazy days on the couch in your comfy pants and an old sweatshirt, or a nonstop whirl of family, friends, and fun? Perhaps you’d like a little bit of both. Surely, you’ll...
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