A Visit to HOTH Hops on the Hill Brewery, Glastonbury November 2019 Most prominently featured in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Hoth is the sixth planet in the remote system of the same name. As you recall, it was the site of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base. It is a world of snow and ice, surrounded by numerous moons, … [Read more...]
Joseph Preli Farm & Winery
You Say Tomato, I Say Don’t Make Tomato Wine Joseph Preli Farm & Winery, Glastonbury July 2019 Ugh. Here we are again. In that awkward place. You know, that place with wonderful people in a beautiful setting on a gorgeous day… serving me criminally bad product. With the massive growth in the brewery, winery, … [Read more...]
Robb’s Farm Ice Cream
Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury August 2013 Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]
Blackledge Falls
”Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls...” Blackledge Falls, East Glastonbury April 27, 2014 I'm cheating and will just copy and paste what I wrote about our little hike to the falls. But here in the intro paragraphs, I'll give you some new falls-specific information, from Connecticut Waterfalls: In his 1675 will, … [Read more...]
A Cardinal House’s Train Layout
One Cardinal Rule Here A Cardinal House Train Layout December 27, 2015 There are many lists on CTMQ. I like my lists. One such list I’ve maintained is the one over in the Railfan Depot, which is essentially “everything having to do with trains in Connecticut.” This of course includes “worthy model train … [Read more...]
303. GEHMS Planetarium
Spacing Out Glastonbury (Google Maps location) October 10, 2015 This cool little planetarium ignited a heated debate in my house. I mentioned that I would be including it as a museum visit for this website, and my wife roundly chastised me for that. “It’s a planetarium. It’s not a museum.” “I know. But I … [Read more...]
Blackledge Falls Preserve
”Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls...” Blackledge Falls, Glastonbury April 27, 2014 This hike was part of a twofer. That’s right, I was putting my boys through the paces – first a few miles away at Shoddy Mill Preserve (that hike here) and now here at Blackledge Falls at Glastonbury’s border with Hebron. (On … [Read more...]
Shoddy Mill Preserve
Not Too Shoddy Shoddy Mill Preserve, Glastonbury April 27, 2014 I’ve been on a kick lately hiking with my sons. Credit the endless winter of 2013-14 and our shared need to just get outside now that the weather has warmed above freezing. (That and my OCD telling me that build out my new CTMQ sections on land … [Read more...]
Glastonbury’s Town Trails
Glastonbury's Town Trails My post-college, pre-Hoang girlfriend was from Glastonbury. I recall checking out Cotton Hollow with her once and thinking, whoa, this is pretty cool. Right here in Glastonbury. I would never have thought such a thing existed here. As she stumbled down the ravine in her improper footwear, … [Read more...]
KLT: Hollister and Whitehouse Family Nature Preserves
HOLLA-ster Hollister and Whitehouse Family Nature Preserves April 5, 2014 [This page is part of my ongoing series, “Hikes with my Boys.” The full list of those hikes can be found here.] I could get used to this. Short drives, excited sons, cool hikes of perfect (for them) lengths. Perfect in the sense that … [Read more...]