Badger Peabody & Smith Blog
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Fields of Flowers: Don't Miss Lupine Season Around NH
Reaching up toward the sky just like the cliffs around them, lupines are the unofficial flower of New Hampshire's White Mountains. They grow wild all over the region, and locals even celebrate the blossoms with an annual Lupine Festival around the beginning of the month.
Our real estate agents always look forward to seeing these proud flowers standing tall in the fields as they drive to viewings and client meetings near our
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Outdoor Dining to Enjoy in the NEK of Vermont & Western Maine
Thanks to outdoor seating, majestic views, and food fit for a king, anyone can eat like royalty in the NEK. Our real estate agents share some of their favorite restaurants to visit this spring.
Great Outdoor Dining Spots in the NEK of Vermont and Western Maine
Kingdom Crust Co. - St. Johnsbury, VT
Address: 1216 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Great pizza starts at the bottom, and no one does it better than
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Water In The Basement
It's springtime in northern New Hampshire, which means finding water in my basement as the ground thaws and the rain moves through. The sump pump is the real MVP this time of year and always seems to do its job and clear out the water as it makes its way in. I recently came across a TikTok someone posted about their first experience owning a home in early spring in New England, and it involved a wet basement. They were panicking in the video, and although finding water in the basement of my house isn't my favorite experience, it's one I've come to terms with as long as it's not excessive and the sump pump is taking care of it.
I opened the comments to see what people were saying, and one in particular caught my eye. This person said...
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Time Traveling
Earlier this week, I ran into an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen since high school. We met when we were teenagers through the local weekend ski program, so I only ever really saw her on the weekends when she and her family would come up north to go skiing and stay at her family's house in town. We've somewhat stayed in touch through social media since then, but this past week was the first time I had seen her in years.
I used to do a lot of house and dog sitting in my early twenties, and a few years back, I actually house-sat at her family's house for a weekend—except it didn't belong to her family anymore. I told her about this when I saw her, and she was intrigued. She had so many fond memories associated with that house from her childho...
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The Woodlands at Mountain View Farms: A New Community Taking Shape in Plymouth, NH
What began as an idea 18 plus months ago is starting to come to fruition—The Woodlands at Mountain View Farms. This is a new community in the heart of the Lakes Region in Plymouth, NH.
The Woodlands at Mountain View Farms was established off Fairgrounds Road in Plymouth. BYCO, owned by Harry Blackey and Dale Blackey, recognized the need for additional homes in a comfortable price range, something that would work for wo...