“Sawyers Holiday Open House” Craft Fair, 2018, in Barnstead, N.H., Nov. 24 – 25.
Visiting “Sawyers Holiday Open House” in Barnstead, NH (next to the White Church) has now become an entrenched Thanksgiving weekend tradition — and I think we have been going to it, without fail, for the last four to five years, if not longer.
So, it was on our lists of things to do after Thanksgiving. Last year we could not get there until Sunday. To make up for that, this year we went around noon on Friday, before most of the nice stuff got snapped out. We were, of course, not disappointed. It is always a treat. Wonderful congenial atmosphere and as much pictures show a array of eye-catching creative products — all by local artisans. They also always have a selection of food for sale and free treats for the visitors. This year we bought some cheese.
A wonderful, rewarding tradition. Such a tranquil and picturesque setting. I love wandering around snapping pictures.
Their 15th annual Fair from what I gather.
They will be open Saturday & Sunday, November 24 & 25, 2018.
Thank YOU the Sawyer family and their vendors.
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This Is Quintessential New Hampshire — Black Friday, 2018.
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In Barnstead, New Hampshire — next door to where “Sawyer’s Christmas Open House” is held. Yes, it is an active church and I think it is called North Barnstead Church.
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Flowers & Fall Foliage of Barnstead, New Hampshire — September 28, 2018.
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It is that time of year again. Needed to get my 2002 Jaguar XJ8 inspected. Well, there is only one person around here that I trust with my Jags. Paul Bousquet, “B-Boys Auto Repair” in Barnstead. Paul, always, has a magnificent display of flowers at his place and all the flowers are his. He is an amazing person. So many talents. The foliage was on the way back. I stopped at three places.
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“Jordan JW Trio”, Celtic With A Twist, Performing In Barnstead (NH), Saturday, July 14, 2018.
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The bagpipers that regaled us during the 10-minute intermission.
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“Jordan JW Trio” were good, some of their vocal renditions exceptional and there were even some glimpses of brilliance. I was impressed and enjoyed their 110-minute performance — which included a few non-celtic numbers. They reminded me of ‘The Woods Tea Co’ (below) and when they played “The Wild Rover” they confirmed that I had been on the mark. Being compared to “Woods Tea” is not a bad thing. That, in my book, is quite an accolade. Yes, there were times that they brought to mind “The Brigadoons” — and that is not a bad thing either.
I think they can go far if they work on their vocal repertoire. Their reels and jigs are ‘OK’ but don’t set them apart. A large open field is never does sound systems any favors and that was the case with this concert. They probably sound even better in an enclosed hall.
During their 10-minute intermission, unannounced, four bagpipers turned up. That was a bonus and made my day. I hadn’t heard any pipes in awhile. Three of the pipers, in blue, were from a police pipe band from South Carolina. The leader of this group, in a green shirt, was an ex-Barnstead resident who lived in a house right on the edge of the green, They only played four tunes but that was good. I wish that the Trio had done at least one song with pipes. That would have been special.
But, all in all, a great evening in Barnstead. The rain stayed away and it was the usual amicable gathering with lots of kids and dogs and most of the kids have a ball.
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The Picture Of The Day (Sony a7 II) + 6 Also-Rans — July 14, 2018.
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TDS Internet Down In Alton/Barnstead — AGAIN — December 14 – 15, 2017.
Since I have both Metrocast and TDS internet I did not notice that TDS was down till around 10:10pm on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
Spent a few minutes double, triple checking my network at home.
Then called TDS. Got the infamous “hello man” Jamaica Call Center! After 30 minutes he grudgingly admitted we had an outage in the area.
Since then I have seen on — Twitter and Facebook — that I am not alone.
There is no “ETA” for when it will be fixed. It could be the COLD. I kid you not. Most likely one of the computers at a Central Office (CO) froze because TDS is pretty cheap about keeping their buildings heated.
So, a heads up.
I will keep you posted though I am going to bed soon. {Smile}
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3rd Eversource (PSNH) Power Outage In Alton/Barnstead (NH) This Month!
This was totally unexpected. It had been a warm, sunny day.
Then, BANG, 2:09pm — LOSE POWER.
Third time this Month, November 1, 8 & 29! When I did the above calendar I realized that they were all on a Wednesday.
Coincidentally we had also lost power on November 29 three years ago — in 2014.
We were without power for 3.5 hours. Not funny. They said power was likely to be restored 3:45pm. At 4pm I hooked up our two generators. Power was back around 5:30pm.
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