This time of year, we often see musings written about what Christmas means to different people, with a popular approach being that of a list of those thoughts spelling out the word Christmas. I am reminded of the popular Christmas tune that begins; “C is for the Christ child, born upon this ...
OK, that’s arguable, I’ll admit. Indeed, having seen at most a dozen or so Christmas displays in other communities over the years certainly doesn’t make me a qualified judge of such things. But as a former kid who, as a youngster around pre-school age was told one day during holiday ...
Last week I came across a picture from the early ‘70s of my cousins, my grandmother, her dog and her sister, my great aunt. There is a sad looking piece of garland hanging in the living room so I believe it must have been around Christmas. Or, quite possibly it is March or April; as with ...
The storm this week made it look like Christmas blanketing the hills of New Hampshire with anywhere from a foot to 4 feet of white, fluffy powder. Outdoor enthusiasts celebrated the mega storm, public works departments packed in the overtime, and others dug out over days, not hours. As the ...
Hello, good friends. First and foremost, I would like to wish each of you a wonderful holiday season. As we near the end of 2020, I think it makes sense to reflect for a moment on the year which we are soon to put in our rear-view mirror. I think it is fair to say that this has been a different ...
On Monday, we all headed to the Executive Council Chambers to participate in democracy and cast New Hampshire’s electoral votes. The process itself is mundane - involving a pile of paperwork, a few speeches, and a cloudy Monday morning, but the moment we cast four electoral votes – on ...
