The Life Cycle of a Home

The Life Cycle of a Home

BY JERRY KINGWILL, PHOTOS COURTESY OF COBB HILL CONSTRUCTIONSome young homebuyers view their first house as a starter home—an inexpensive place to hold them as they grow their family and finances. Then they seek out the next house and begin a process of purchasing homes...
A Quiet Brook in Spring

A Quiet Brook in Spring

BY LEAH WILLINGHAM , PHOTOS BY GEOFF FORESTER I always knew that spring had arrived when I heard the brook in our backyard roar. I was usually in the kitchen the first time I noticed it, washing dishes after dinner, or untying mud-soaked boots by the back door. I...
Community Gardens Take Root

Community Gardens Take Root

Starting in spring, Concord’s Birch Street Community Garden hums with activity as gardeners of all ages tend more than a hundred plots of flower and vegetable gardens. It’s just more evidence that community gardening has taken root in the Capitol region. Community...
Top 3 Gift Ideas From The Rocks Estate

Top 3 Gift Ideas From The Rocks Estate

DirectorbrNigel Manley shares his three favorite gifts to consider this year, available at The RocksbrMarketplace or the Gift Shop. If you’re not visiting their beautiful locationbrin Bethlehem, New Hampshire, visit their website for easy ordering.brbrbrbrMaple...