Great Outdoors

Prime rib is perfect for the holidays

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This is one of the simplest recipes I have ever shared. With the holidays upon us and New Year’s around the corner, this makes a very special meal and it always comes out perfectly!

Great Outdoors

Think Holcomb Farm for weddings and events

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This space is special. The people who are from this area feel it deep in their bones. This is a treasured space. What is even more magical is that even non-locals can feel it. It is no surprise that people choose Holcomb Farm as their legacy event space, not only hosting their wedding here, but later a baby shower, anniversary, graduation, milestone celebration and even celebrations of life.

The Garden Corner

How to preserve your pumpkins

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Now that Halloween is near, and we are rolling into November, we realize that we have a bunch of fall decor and pumpkins adorning our porch steps and walkways if the bears haven’t dined on them. It would be nice to get some extra life out of the orange and white gourds, a warm and festive fall feel.

Great Outdoors

How the loss of insect populations affects bird life

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This past month, Oct. 12 to be exact, was World Migratory Bird Day. Although it will be well past peak migration by the time you read this, there surely will still be some stragglers and maybe even some murmuration along the Connecticut River. Established in 2006 by the Smithsonian Institution, this day was developed to bring attention to the fact that many migratory bird populations were declining at an alarming rate.

Great Outdoors

Embrace coziness with this apple cake

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Colors are muted and a chill wind announces the imminent return of winter. Yet there is beauty in November as the lay of the land opens up, and features you may have passed by in summer are now revealed.