All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Chester Chatter: We need to talk about the elephant in the room
By Ruthie Douglas © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Many folks know I collect elephant figurines. Long ago, my grandmother told me that you should never keep an elephant in your house whose trunk is facing down. Years ago, I realized a beautiful purple glass elephant that I had bought on Cape Cod had stayed much […]
Irish apple bread pudding pie
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This bread pudding is anything but typical. It is beautifully sweetened, less dense and gummy than many other equivalent puddings and the sweet, caramelized crust that forms makes you want to just pick it off first then eat the middle later. Use whatever muffin you desire, I just happened to adore […]
Henry Homeyer: Seed starting is a cure for Mud Season Blues
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Is it time to start seedlings yet? Yes, for a few things: artichokes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, onions and leeks, kale and peppers. Tomatoes I start in early- to mid-April, along with eggplants, lettuce, melons and squashes of all sorts. Root crops are generally started outdoors later on, […]
Thrifty Attic bag sale set for late March; Prom sale at Family Center April 4; new executive director at Neighborhood Connections; St. Luke’s fund-raiser for children, families
Thrifty Attic bag sale to be held March 21 & 24 The Thrifty Attic, located on Main Street in Londonderry, has scheduled it bag sale dates for Wednesday, March 21 and Saturday March 24. The shop will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on both days. One dollar will buy customers an entire grocery […]
Chester Chatter: Those old Town Meetings brought community together
By Ruthie Douglas © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC In times past, Vermont folks looked forward to Town Meeting Day, mostly because it allowed one a chance to express themselves and suggest their ideas. Town Meeting was an all day event, starting at 10 a.m., which gave the farmers time to get their milking and some […]
Ring in St. Patty’s with corned beef
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Such a simple, yet flavorful, corned beef dish that you don’t have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to enjoy it. There’s just something about the flavor of apple and corned beef that truly belong together. 3-4 pound corned beef brisket 1 quart water 1 quart apple juice or cider 1 […]
Henry Homeyer: Put pruning on your spring garden calendar
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC I find it amusing that fruit tree pruning and income tax preparations should take place at about the same time of year, and that many gardeners put off each until the last moment. You might want to start pruning now, instead of trying to do it while adding […]
Family Center Food Shelf available to Chester, Andover residents
The Chester-Andover Family Center Food Shelf is available to residents of Chester or Andover who are in need of food assistance. Visit the Food Shelf at 908 Vermont Route 103 South in Chester during its regular hours and complete a simple Intake Form to begin receiving food. The only requirement is proof of residency. Bring […]
Chester Chatter: Matching furniture isn’t always a blessing
By Ruthie Douglas © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC When Don and I were first married, we had three rooms upstairs in the big farmhouse. One had been Don’s bedroom, then a kitchen and living room. The thing was we had no furniture. We ate our meals all together downstairs. I went to used furniture stores […]
Be an artist, with chicken as your canvas
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com A deliciously simple dinner that is perfectly spiced and quite open to interpretation. As seen below, liven it up with your choice of vegetables; use orange segments, pear slices or even a firm peach or two. Try pineapple juice or any one of a number of fruit/vegetable blends that are so […]
Henry Homeyer: Grow your flowers organically, for the soil & your blooms
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC When I mentioned to an acquaintance that I not only grow my vegetables with organic methods, but my flowers, too, he looked at me funny and asked, “Why? Are you going to eat your peonies?” No, I don’t eat my peonies, but I do believe they are healthier […]
Southeast 4-H Hippology & Quiz Bowl announces winners
The Southeast 4-H Horse Hippology and Quiz Bowl Contest, held Feb. 10 at Springfield High School, provided an opportunity for 4-H members to match wits on several equine topics, among them, breeds and their origins, anatomy, feeds and nutrition, horsemanship and blankets, wraps and other “clothes” for horses. The event attracted 39 participants from 4-H […]
Chester Chatter: Knee-deep in granddaddy bullfrogs
By Ruthie Douglas ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The frog pond at the end of our street provided us kids with hours of fun. When the ice went out in the spring, we would start to build a couple of rafts and paddle up and down the length of it, which was quite long. We had […]
Try a comforting savory pork stew
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com So thick you can actually eat this winter time bowl of goodness with a fork. White potatoes or even that leftover pie pumpkin works easily here as well as sweet potatoes. I don’t pretend this is a gourmet meal, nor do I tout this simple recipe as something that will garner […]
Henry Homeyer: Tricks and tips to help you grow house plants
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Even the best vegetable gardener can struggle to keep house plants alive. A champion rose gardener can sometimes kill her fiddle-leafed fig or her “mother-in-law’s tongue” (also called the snake plant or Sansevieria). Why? Because the growing conditions are really very different. And indoors plants really do depend […]
‘Borderline,’ Weston’s 2018 New Musical Award winner in concert March 3
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company has announced that Aryanna Garber and Benjamin Velez are the winners its 12th Annual New Musical Award for their musical Borderline. The winners of the award will come together with a small ensemble of actors to rehearse and record selections from the score with Grammy winner Kurt Deutsch of Sh-K-Boom […]
Chester Chatter: I had no beef with my calf Elvis
By Ruthie Douglas ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC When we sold the farm, we wondered what do we do now? Our lifestyle as we knew it took a turn. Don got a job at Fellows Gear Shaper and I worked at Magic Mountain. Don thought we should raise a calf for beef, so we got a […]
Strawberry streusel cake a great way to start the morning
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This strawberry streusel is a delicious way to start your day. A coffee cake truly, use whatever fruit or berries you desire. It bakes high, tastes great and is the best when eaten right from the oven. Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup chopped, fresh strawberries 1 1/3 cups strawberry all fruit, […]
Henry Homeyer: 10 ways to become a great gardener
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC If you want to become a great gardener, you can. It’s really not that hard. Here are 10 things you can do that will help you achieve that goal. Take classes. The flower shows are starting up, and they all have classes with speakers who have been selected […]
Call for vendors for the 2018 Chester Fall Festival
Applications for the annual Chester Fall Festival on the Green, scheduled for Sept. 15 to 16 are available. High quality artists and craftspeople creating handmade work in New England are encouraged to participate. Applications are due by April 1. Download an application and guidelines at www.chesterfallfestival.org. Participating vendors will be listed on the Fall Festival […]
