Ski Trip To Maine – Black Mountain, Saddleback & Sugarloaf
Amy and friend Bria planned this ski trip to Maine last summer when they made a reservation to rent a cabin in Eustis for a couple nights. The big plan was to ski Sunday at…
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Just A Fun Day At Gunstock
This week Amy is off on a fun ski day adventure at Gunstock with her friend Bria. The trails had good snow coverage edge to edge with lots of loose snow and they were wowed…
Enchilada Casserole
Have you ever had Enchilada Casserole? No? Then you should try this recipe. Simple to make, really delicious, and easily tailored to your tastes, Enchilada Casserole is layer upon layer of a seasoned burger mixture,…
The U.S. Constitution And The Vice President
I think that the most profound and humorous comment about the office belongs to Thomas Marshall, who served as Vice President under Woodrow Wilson. He said that being Vice President is comparable to “a man…
King Pine Ski Area’s Diamond Jubilee
This week Amy celebrates the 60th Birthday of King Pine Ski Area! Sixty years ago the ski area started with a double chair and three trails. Today it boasts 17 trails and six lifts--including three…
Hawks And Eagles
Winter is a good time to study hawks in New England as they are typically out in the open and exposed. The leaves are long gone and the branches on which the birds perch are…
Classic Pinball Game Gets A Facelift
Funspot's 1980 vintage Bally pinball "Xenon" has a new lease on life after a replacement playfield was painstakingly transplanted into her by tech trainee Ryan Fields.
2023 Predictions
A FOOL in New Hampshire this week offers his predictions for what he thinks is coming in 2023 from a new form of currency to Tom Brady's next gig. Always fun!
A Plethora Of Mysteries
New Off The Shelf Review: The Locked Room is the fourteenth novel in Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway Mysteries. I have been reading the Ruth Galloway series since 2016 when I binged the first seven books…
Deer Mountain
This week's trails & summits adventure takes Amy north to snowy trails in Pittsburgh, NH, just a few miles south of the Canadian border. She and friend Adam plowed through the snow to find Deer…
Five Things To Do If You Don’t Ski or Snowboard!
It sure feels like winter! So let’s all enjoy it. Here’s five things you can do even if you don’t ski or snowboard!
Snowtime! The Lifts are Open
Bretton Woods was the first resort in New Hampshire to open on Saturday November 18th. My first day skiing this season was at Bretton Woods on their third day open, Monday morning. It was a…
Chicken Pot Pie
With winter and the holidays coming, this recipe for Chicken Pot Pie is a basic recipe ready to embellish with seasonings and veggies of your choice and is a great way to stretch leftover meat.…
The November Feel
Ann Cleeves’ The Rising Tide, her tenth Vera Stanhope mystery, confirms that Cleeves does not rest on her laurels as a master of moody crime novels. The Rising Tide is just as fine in tone…
Talking Turkey
Another Thanksgiving is upon us, and I want to express my gratitude for my family and friends. I also want to say thank you to readers of this column for making it so enjoyable to…