Lyme Local

Brian and Jim in the New Hampshire village of Lyme

  • Jack has a playdate with his great granddaughters

  • Summer unfolds with parties, the Prouty — and imaginary bears

    We enjoyed trips to Woodstock, another block party at 14 on The Common and a porch party at Lyme Historians. , and the annual Prouty cancer fundraiser that draws hundreds of cyclists to the Common for shade under a yellow-and-white striped tent. Plus, Jim found creative ways to see what other people keep reporting: black bears. The original photo here was taken on a trail behind Stella’s:

    Sculpture from the Woodstock Gallery.
    A French cafe in Woodstock worth visiting on weekends.
    Flower boxes line storefronts throughout Woodstock.
    Lunch at Thetford’s Red Clover.
    Turnout at another block party was better than it looks, especially with rain threatening.
    Lots of food and a hand weight to keep napkins from flying away.
    Brian’s practice piano at Lyme Congregational Church.
    Charlie Horey’s reframed painting in the guestroom.
    Lyme Historians hosted a porch party…
    … and there was a good turnout.
    Tuna? Lobster? Salmon? Stella’s has it covered.
    It was hot for the Prouty, so cyclists appreciated the shade on the common.
    Lots of participants.
    Following lots of rain, the pollinator garden took off next door at Northern Woodlands.
    Woodstock’s public library.
    A funny sign seen on a trail off Highway 10.

    We visited Quinn again on Washburn Hill Road:

  • Greg, Dee and Pam visit Lyme for the first time

    We also toured Woodstock and the Dartmouth campus, and ate at Pine, Ariana’s and Lou’s for brunch. Pam stayed with us, while Greg and Dee were at the Lime Inn. And of course, a visit wouldn’t be complete without lunch at Simon Pearce:

    A French cafe in Woodstock worth visiting on weekends.
    Woodstock’s public library.
    Brian bought Noah a Dartmouth Geisel Medical School t-shirt.
    The Caudills visit Jack.

  • Construction on the white house on Washburn Hill Road is finally done, and it’s a beauty

  • One of the first signs of summer: soft ice cream is now being served

    Today, the Country Store fired up its machine for what might be an annual giveaway: Mother’s Day. This sign was at the take-out window.

  • For more than a decade, Vermont has had the nation’s lowest birth rate

    The actual number of children born in the Green Mountain State is smaller today than before the Civil War, when Vermont had fewer than half as many residents it does now.

    Vermont wasn’t always a poster child for the baby bust. In 1960, near the tail end of the baby boom, Vermont’s birth rate was slightly above the national average, at 126 per 1,000 women of childbearing age. 

    Over the next few decades, births in Vermont tracked national trends, generally declining as more women entered the workforce. Then, in the mid-1990s, Vermont’s births dropped precipitously to well below national rates. 

    Seven Days covers the story.

  • Look how fancy we are!

    Brian’s niece Amy gave us these for Christmas; one side says Lyme, and the other says Louisville.

  • It’s now looking and feeling like fall

    The low this morning was 52 degrees vs. 64 in Louisville.

    This tree was across the street from the Lyme Congregational Church.
    Take your pick.
    A sign on the Common.
    We have more photos of this view than any other.