BACKGROUND In January, 2012, the Gurskis encountered a challenge that many new home owners face. They had just purchased a new home, chosen primarily for its prime location in a neighborhood that would be great for their growing family. But the house itself
Ah, Escher -- the man known for his impossibly wonderful, wonderfully impossible drawings and prints. He’s a man, as the director and CEO of the Currier Museum of Art, Susan Strickler says, “whose works are instantly recognizable, but whose first name is
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a city of historic charm, with tempting shops and restaurants nestled along its waterfront streets. Overlooking the Piscataqua River and the iconic Memorial Bridge is a handsome brick and granite multi-story building in the
Get to the latest exhibit at the Discover Portsmouth Center. It’s “Bold and Brash: The Art of John Haley Bellamy.” And go, even if you don’t like eagles (the exhibit consists largely of eagles carved of wood.) The exhibit, as well as the people who
Want to sleep in an igloo with 15 of your closest friends? A bungalow, a victorian, a tent or an igloo — Airbnb’s all about variety We recently spent a dreamy night on an island in Vermont, about 15 minutes north of Burlington. The night
1. Go apple picking at Butternut Farm, 195 Meaderboro Road, Farmington. It might be a drive from Portsmouth, but they’ve got an apple schedule on their website that will keep you in the know. As of “press” time, Zestar apples were in their prime.
Disney: of course it’s not just for children. Someone has to pay the way and play the grownup, right? Well, sort of. Jennifer Ramsey is no stranger to Walt Disney’s wonderful world of fantasy in Florida. She visited yearly with her family growing
Chinburg Builders, Newmarket, NH, is a strong example of adaptive reuse on the Seacoast. Courtesy photo. SOMMA is a wealth of knowledge for design, art and architecture, and one topic near and dear to Jennifer Ramsey’s heart is adaptive reuse. We picked her
Of Portsmouth’s many groups and creative crews, one of SOMMA’s favorite nonprofits is the Portsmouth Historical Society, which now calls home the space once filled by “the old library.” While its physical home is contained to 10 Middle St., its reach
SOMMA founder and designer, Jen Ramsey and Georgie Girl at home. Photo courtesy of Topher Cox Photography for Bangor Savings Bank. You can tell a lot about SOMMA from their website, but until now, you’d never see a photograph of its founder, designer