Nelson in Common Update May 25 2022
How To Be a Flower Farmer
How To Be a Flower FarmerJenna Rich fills in for Linda Singer for this month’s gardening column, and offers some inspiring advice on how to plan for and then grow flowers with the goal of making table bouquets, or other arrangements for decorating your home, or an event. Of course they’ll also look good in the garden! See what the blooming possibilities are . . .
Nelson Small Talk
Nelson Small TalkIt’s been a while since we’ve featured a Nelson Small Talk essay (2oo words or less about your Nelson experience). Kathy Schillemat, whose home is on a hill above the Nelson School, used to be able to shout to her kids to come home from the playground – “Time for Dinner”. They’ve long since grown and gone, but she still cherishes the sound of voices coming from the school. Find out what sounds are reaching her now . . .
Everything you’ve wanted to know about what’s going on around the Lake. Published by the Granite Lake Association, this 10-page newsletter provides a plethora of information of special interest to Granite Lakers, but really good for anyone living east of the Ashuelot or west of the Contoocook rivers. We guarantee you’ll learn something new. Open the newsletter . . .
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Recent Articles
Working From Home
This topic has seen a lot of air time in the last couple of years, and there is a lasting impact even as we have the potential to resume some pre-pandemic work styles. Here’s a perspective on working from home in older times. [Read more]
The Picnic, the Runaway and the Hurricane
Jonathan Smith recalls a Spoonwood adventure from his childhood
Fields of Nelson
~ Val Van Meier Trees … maple, pine, ash, oak, and more cover Nelson’s hills, valleys, and most of New Hampshire. After exploring (some call this bushwhacking) the woods through a blanket of green or gray-brown, depending on season, I'll often [...]
Wishes Hidden in the Grass
Amy Zydanowicz’s childhood summers in Munsonville and Nelson left such a positive impression on her that she wrote a children’s book based on her memories.
