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Category Archives: Humor
Old New Hampshire Recipes for the Holidays
Yes, it is that time of year once again. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays often mean you have a house full of guests. Many decisions need to be made about what to feed them. If you are looking for some … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, Really Old News, Recipes
Tagged Christmas, food, Hampshire, holiday, local, new, New Hampshire, NH, recipe, Thanksgiving
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New Hampshire Tidbits: The Geddes’ Great Pumpkin and Other Really Big Fruit
Ralph Waldo Emerson said “We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history.” His words are the truth. Starting from a pumpkin seed, every pumpkin plant grows into … Continue reading
New Hampshire Slanguage: Beach Wagon
I was looking at some 1960-ish photographs today, a few showing my family’s pale yellow beach wagon parked in the driveway. BEACH WAGON was the local (New England) term for what most people then called a “Station Wagon” (or a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged 50s, 60s, auto, automobile, Beach, beach wagon, car, caravan, cruiser, England, fifties, Hampshire, new, New England, New Hampshire, NH, ocean, origin, phrase, sixties, Station, station wagon, SUV, term, travel vacation, vehicle, wagon, wood, woody, word
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A Genealogist’s Christmas Tale
I recently binge-watched the entire television series “Lie to Me.” It is a crime-drama series about a brilliant though blunt man who is a deception expert. He looks into peoples faces and notices the almost invisible twitches, tics and involuntary … Continue reading