I wrote this piece on fishing with kids for NH.com and it appears on the homepage today. It includes information and links on how to get started, gear, and where to access kid-friendly shoreline fishing in New Hampshire. Also note the photo – David as a wee fisherman a few years back. Hard to believe [...]
It’s inevitable that at some point during a camping trip, I begin to do math. The math goes like this: tent site $25 a night, firewood, $4 a bundle, $x ice, $x propane for the stove, $x food, $x gear that needed to be replaced, gas, quarters for the showers, etc., etc. all of which [...]
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The spring weather has got me thinking about fishing, and how I plan to start teaching David to fly fish this year. I penned a blog post for NH.com today: “Interested in fly fishing but don’t know where to start? A look at the reasons, seasons, and where to learn this beautiful sport.” Also includes [...]
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For me, having grown up here in New England, apple picking is a ritual as iconic as country fairs, sugar on snow, cutting your own Christmas tree, and fishing opening day of trout season. Not I do any one of these things annually, exactly - though most, most years. But they mean enough to me, [...]
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Sofia and I chill and check out the magnificent view of the Route 100 Stowe/Waterbury valley area after the 1.65 mile climb to the summit of Stowe Pinnacle trail. Kris carried Sofia most of the way in the pack and I carried David most of the way on my shoulders. That’s one way to turn [...]
I’ve had a few favorite restaurants over the years, and they became favorites for different reasons (the food, pleasant associations, great atmosphere, combinations thereof) but never before have I had a restaurant become a favorite after conjuring it in its entirety from my imagination, asking someone where it was, and finding it there, fully realized [...]
Ummmm… See more cider day photos… With a cool, crisp bite to the air and the apple-pie flavored Plug-in (Kris loves these doodads) wafting traditional fall aromas through the house, we decided today might be a fun day to take the kids apple picking. (Don’t tell my brother-in-law Jerry, who runs an orchard down in [...]
From today’s Times Argus: Vt. rest stops will offer Wi-Fi access. John Zicconiwrites: The new service will allow anyone equipped with a laptop and wirelesscapabilities to browse the Internet from anywhere on the premises. "More and more travelers
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… Rick has some terrific pictures posted from a recent visit to Bread and Pupper Theater in Glover, Vt., a bit north of here. He and the family stopped by here on the way back, of course, for dinner at Finkerman’s. We take everyone to dinner at Finkermans. Anyway, check out the pics.
We finally spent a day catching some of the Barresights that have been on our list since the day we moved here (almost ayear ago now!). The Rock of Ages quarrytraces its roots back to 1885. Barre is famous for its granite — ithas the best monument stone in the world, and also highly prized [...]
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