Family fun for whenever
Celebrating schools
Celebrate Manchester School District schools at CelebratED, a production of the district and Manchester Proud, on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester. The festival will feature food, entertainment and activities, according to a press release. Continue reading “Kiddie Pool 23/09/21”
See a culprit, dig it out
I’m lucky. Unlike many houses built in the 1800s or early 1900s, mine had no invasive plants when I bought it in 1970, probably because it was built as a creamery, or butter factory. Decorative plants were not needed. Most older houses are plagued Continue reading “Invasives: What are they? What can you do about them?”
Make room for raised beds and homemade cookies
As a Certified Senior Citizen I sometimes wonder if I am too ambitious in my garden. I have about an acre of gardens with 200 or more kinds of flowers and a good-size vegetable garden. These gardens please me greatly, and I Continue reading “Gardening better as we age”
Family fun for the whenever
Season ender
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats play their final home games of the season with a series slated to start Tuesday, Sept. 12, against the Somerset Patriots. On Thursday, Sept. 14, game time is 6:35 p.m. and the evening’s theme is 2000s night, with Continue reading “Kiddie Pool 23/09/14”
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center holds annual AerospaceFest
By Jill Lessard
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The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center welcomes scientists, stargazers, explorers and learners of all ages to a celebration of the 120th anniversary of flight at AerospaceFest 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission to the Fest is Continue reading “Rockets & music”
Grow basil, eat pesto, let the kids help out
I love to cook, and I love to eat. I got started gardening in the vegetable garden more than 70 years ago, in part, because everyone I knew loved to eat homegrown vegetables — raw in the garden, fresh in the Continue reading “Cooking and gardening: a marriage made in heaven”
Family fun for the whenever
Music on the farm
Mr. Aaron will perform on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. at the Educational Farm at Joppa Hill (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford; theeducationalfarm.org). Tickets cost $20 per family. The afternoon will also feature food trucks, vendors and face painting, Continue reading “Kiddie Pool 23/09/07”
The Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair, among the oldest agricultural fairs in New Hampshire, opens its gates for the weekend of Friday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 10. Fairgrounds open at noon on Friday and at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and admission costs $10 for adults and $5 for Continue reading “Keeping the farm in the fair”
Humane Society’s annual festival returns
On Saturday, Sept. 16, humans and canines alike will gather by the thousands at Anheuser-Busch in Merrimack for the largest pet dog event in New England, the Humane Society for Greater Nashua’s annual Wags to Whiskers Festival. The money raised will support the animals at Continue reading “Wags to Whiskers”
Choose the variety that works best for your garden
Unlike the games of chance at our local fair, you always win when you buy a hydrangea. They generally bloom their fool heads off every year, even if you have poor soil and a poor track record in the garden. When Continue reading “Hydrangeas: You always win”
