Editor note: We have a little series called “Crappy Places to Be From” that pokes a stick at little dying towns with few redeeming qualities, and where TripAdvisor or Yelp often shows “Subway” in the top 5 restaurants in town…. Read More ›
Hillsborough
When Mexico Comes to New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state known for many positive things. Low unemployment. High levels of happiness and psychological stability among the inhabitants (even the Libertarians). Beautiful lakes, woodlands and mountains to climb. New Hampshire has few negatives, the first being… Read More ›
The tide is IN, for summer
I really love the seasonal restaurants in New England that serve a good lobster roll. It’s lobster, put on a New England style hot dog roll. The less mayonnaise or anything else added, the better the lobster roll. You basically… Read More ›
Wool Arts Tour “porn” photographs
I had to share a few last Wool Arts tour photographs. I really wanted to share my favorite buttons, my first stop every tour. As winter creeps in, it’s good to see a stock of yarn ready for knitting over… Read More ›
Fall is here, but Fishing Season Carries on!
Hillsborough, summer fishing mistake left in this tree limb overhanging the river. Related articles Fall Is Upon Us (joshuabrands.wordpress.com) 10 Most Popular Lakes for Fall Fishing 2013 (infotainmentnews.net) Summer is over but fishing season on Lake Wylie is just heating… Read More ›
Leaf Peeper Time! (almost)
While I enjoy living in New England, Fall is of course my favorite season. The changing of the leaves is in New England always is amazing to me. While I grew up in Washington DC and Maryland, and leaves changed,… Read More ›
Dog Lake Patrol
Our dog Dingo only knows his own little world. He knows you can not mess with the cat (or the cat and humans will become angry) and he knows car rides can mean going to the cabin (HAPPY!) or going… Read More ›
Live Free or Possibly Die, 4th of July!
My neighbor on Lake Franklin Pierce in Antrim NH likes to put on a backyard fireworks show for the entire lake. We aren’t talking sparklers. This is New Hampshire where terrorists are known to shop for bomb parts, and you… Read More ›
Blue Bull = Good Food
We lack good restaurants in the Antrim/Hillsborough New Hampshire area. There are a lot of “frozen stuff dumped from bags into vats of oil” type places to eat. Don’t get me wrong, I can eat fast food as happily as… Read More ›
Pierce Homestead, and why I’d like to be a guide there
President Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire native and our 14th President, was born and raised in Hillsborough. I live one town over from Hillsborough, in the small town of Antrim. The state of New Hampshire has a peculiar relationship with Pierce…. Read More ›
Two Different Girls 