Fast Faves with Joan Woodhead

As a longtime Concord resident, Joan Woodhead knows firsthand the benefits of living in the Capital Region. In 1966, her family, then with four young children, bought a farm just outside the center of the city. They became self-sufficient — raising their own food and...
The rise of fall

The rise of fall

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Welcome to autumn in New Hampshire, where the leaves star, visitors descend and the season of fairs and festivals is in full bloom. If you’re looking for a place to start your exploration of this iconic season, we suggest visiting the Warner Fall Foliage Festival One...

Excerpt: My Antonio and the Stitch that Binds

Excerpt: My Antonio and the Stitch that Binds

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Essays in ‘Time for Everything’ by Joseph Steinfield bring readers on a personal tour of history and connection Time for Everything picks up where Joseph Steinfield’s first book, Claremont Boy, left off, with tributes to friends and heroes and essays on being Jewish,...

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The Relaxed Host

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MAYBE LET SOMEONE ELSE DO THE WORK FOR YOUR NEXT SOIRÉE Perhaps the only thing better than pulling together a warm, social winter meal comprised of local products and foods is one where you play host and someone else does the work. Yes, there are those of us who love...

Winter’s Cornucopia

Winter’s Cornucopia

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AN ECLECTIC, LOCALLY SOURCED MENU FROM OUR WINTER FARMERS’ MARKETS Cooking with local ingredients can be a challenge in winter, but not an impossibility. Head to one of the winter farmers’ markets in the area and you will find meat, root vegetables, and cold-season...

Next Stop: Hibernationville

Next Stop: Hibernationville

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PACK WELL FOR WINTER’S JOURNEY TO CREATE EMOTIONAL HYGGE Have you ever taken a road trip across country or backpacked through Europe? Besides a sense of adventure, one of the most important ingredients in a successful trip is being smart about what you bring with you....

La Grippe – Omer Marcoux’s remedy for winter

La Grippe – Omer Marcoux’s remedy for winter

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,...

Winter’s Parrish Blue – Winter 2018/2019 Editor’s Note

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...

Find Peace with a Digital Detox

Find Peace with a Digital Detox

Getaway offers unplugged vacations a stone’s throw from home When it comes to determining how close to nature a place is, the dark has always been my barometer. Growing up on the side of a mountain in rural New Hampshire meant making peace with the dark. It was...

Safe Havens

Safe Havens

Several roads spiral outward from the village that Lydia calls home. Most days, she and Tom would choose one for their morning walk, but not today. Tom says he’s going to rake the leaves instead. It’s not much of a job in their small yard with only a few maples, but...

An Urge for Going

An Urge for Going

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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...

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