The World of Arno Rafael Minkkinen Yellow-green water lilies float over still blue water in a quiet cove at Foster’s Pond in Andover. The placid setting serves as the outdoor studio of photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen, 73, known internationally for surreal black-and-white self-portraits of himself in nature. The artist is a tall, reed-thin man… Read More
Sometimes the best alternative to a typical dining room for the holidays can be a barn setting. Carriage houses, barns, and other such warm and old-fashioned rustic buildings can be used as comfortable locations to adorn for your holiday feasts. The carriage house we have featured in this issue is used by North Andover’s McLellan… Read More
I keep many houseplants, but I do not always keep them well, or long. As I write this, the remains of a jade plant sit in silent rebuke beside me. The plant had flourished for months, and I had started to feel a measure of pride that I found its preferred water and light levels as… Read More
Stephanie Sipley has modern tastes, evident in the clean lines and no-frills attitude found in her fashion boutique SoleAmour in Andover. However, finding a modern house in the same town, which is known for its quaint colonials and McMansions, is challenging. “Everyone here wants new houses, and I’m not so much about that,” Sipley says,… Read More
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