Thomas Ewing, 11, left, and his twin Charles, right, of South Orange, N.J., play in Skinner Brook at Brookside Park in Grantham, N.H., as their grandmother Sarah Aberg, right, watches on Monday, August 28, 2023. “It’s a real refuge,” said Aberg, who is on an annual visit with her husband Robert to their daughter and son-in-law’s second home in Grantham from Dallas, Texas, where temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees for 24 of the last 28 days. “Everybody ought to be able to put their feet in a brook.” she said. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. valley news — James M. Patterson