Essex artist Deb Johnson will display her paintings at Santander Bank in Manchester from June 7 through the 30th. Deb grew up in Rockport and has lived in Essex for 46 years. Spending summers …
A dedication of McAlister “Mac” Coleman’s first welded steel piece after 53 years will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 4th, on the Campus of the Northfield Mount Hermon School, in Gill, …
LAST THURSDAY at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, the North Shore Horiticultural Society held its popular annual plant auction. Jo Goodwin-Rogers served as auctioneer, sharing her expertise as rich …
We ended the sailing season with two events on the Charles River in Boston, and a cook-out at the Manchester Yacht Club. Mass Bay League Fleet Race Ian Carlin and Cole Cote, our top skipper and …
It’s May. It’s finally seasonally warm and we are all, at last, thinking of being out more than in. There is nothing more delicious than opening windows, watching the pets sunbathe in the …
Even in New England, the trend towards blurring the line between indoor and outdoor living has become increasingly popular. It doesn’t seem to stop. Why is this happening? One reason might …
Mushrooms can benefit your landscaping efforts as well as add variety to your dinner table. They can also be fun to study because of their complex nature and the sheer challenge of the science …
I have a long-time friend that lives alone in a beautiful house. He’s got great taste, and his house is nicely decorated with a sort of masculine starkness. He does this by design, not because …
As the days get longer and temperatures rise, it’s time for local gardeners to welcome in the 2023 gardening season. This is an exciting time of year as you plan out your garden beds and decide …
The North Shore has much going on in the way of gardening—from flower farming and amazing CSAs to spectacular home and formal gardens. But out on Southern Avenue in Essex, just next to the Cox …
Winter has faded away again, and the rain will soon change to sunshine, which means it's time for outdoor activities again, such as sports, camping and gardening. However, an overlooked hobby might …
The Jane Deering Gallery in Gloucester Saturday held an opening reception for its latest show, “Unearthed,” featuring the complementary works by Paige Farrrell and Erin Luman. Erin …
I remember the first house I owned when my kids were young. It was small. And my kids were at that stage where they just all seemed so BIG. Not them really, it was all their stuff. Their Lego …
I recently noticed I haven’t been asked to design a completely white kitchen in a while, and I can’t say I’ve missed it. I’m not knocking them though. They have a classic beauty that will …
The North Shore Horticultural Society’s meeting on Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. will feature a Building Productive Organic Soil program by Peter V. Hauschka, Ph.D. Peter will talk about the …
The Seaside Garden Club’s next meeting is February 14, Valentine’s Day, and the meeting’s subject will be, appropriately, roses. The guest speaker, Teresa Mosher, is an author and one of the …
Well, that holiday sparkle is now over and it’s back to my old salty self and business as usual in New England. But it’s a funny space, isn’t it, these bleak and unpopular months that land …
It is a long-standing tradition in Scandinavia, and more recently in North America, to infuse vodkas, aquavit, and other high-test distillates with local mushrooms, particularly Black Trumpets or …
Seaside Garden Club welcomes speaker Chris Sellew of Little Leaf Farms (https://www.littleleaffarms.com/), on the topic of Food Sustainability. Little Leaf Farms was founded to make locally grown, …
Stuff is a funny thing. On the one hand it makes us who we are, right? I mean, we are living people and accumulating a certain amount of things is just built in our existence. We have a set of …