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In the Next Issue:

All that glitters is not gold

With an enticingly bright and glossy finish, there is a growing trend toward the use of clear acrylic in home furnishings and accessories. Acrylic furniture makes a bold artistic statement without creating visual clutter. And when natural light falls upon the transparent furniture, acrylic products are visually effervescent: the ultimate eye candy.
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Curls gone wild
Londonderry Lancers in China

Hair is a daily battle for most. But for those of us with curls, the battle is more like a war. Some say I was blessed with this massive head of thick, course, frizzy curls; for a long time I said I was cursed. My hair controlled me, I certainly didn’t control it. Style choices were based entirely on what my hair felt like doing on that particular day. My styling regime involved ponytails, two hour-long blowouts, straightening irons and oily smoothing serums. Thankfully, those days are gone....   Subscribe »

March of the Penguin Lady
Ducks

Georgetown’s silversmith-turned-penguin-expert Dyan deNapoli is parlaying her passion for the seabirds into a rewarding living, including a dream book deal signed this past September. After years of caring for penguins at the New England Aquarium, deNapoli hit the road determined to raise awareness of their plight: extinction now menaces 13 of the world’s 17 species. She travels throughout New England and as far afield as Antarctica, delivering thoroughly researched programs to children and adults alike.   Subscribe »
Love stinks - but Valentine's Day doesn't have to
Weird

I admit it: I am among the legions of people who don’t enjoy Valentine’s Day. I used to call radio stations and request J. Geil’s “Love Stinks.” I’d avoid any store that was inundated with red when I entered. When I wasn’t in a relationship, it was a reminder I didn’t want – and when I was in a relationship, most of the time the day didn’t live up to my expectations.
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Ski the Merrimack Valley
Zimmerman

When I was six and my sister Brenda was nine, we found skis under the Christmas tree. Brenda was very excited when she discovered hers – and, being the older sister, she convinced me that I was excited, too. My dad taught us to ski at a small family-owned hill in Groton. The tiny ski area was actually an apple orchard, but welcomed skiers for a few months every winter.
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Haute coffee for cold nights
Newburyport

Given the frenetic pace of life today, it’s hard to knock the convenience of grabbing a hot cup of morning Joe at the nearest street corner, courtesy of one of the big coffee chains. But for those of us who consider coffee an integral part of our daily ritual and routine, it pays to slam on the brakes and avoid the endless succession of drive-through windows, to savor coffee in its purest form at an unhurried pace in one of the many upscale coffee bars located throughout the Merrimack Valley.   Subscribe »