Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin... The Jumping Frog, Hartford Here I am in August of 2022 writing about a used bookstore that I first visited in... I'll say... 1996. And then again many, many times in the late 1990's when it was located at the corner of Prospect and Farmington Avenues in Hartford. … [Read more...]
Edward V. Sabotka Civil War Museum
It's All About the Union Windsor Locks, (Google Maps location) October 2017 Because I couldn't differentiate between Memorial Hall Museum and the Edward Sabotka Civil War Museum, I've combined the two but have published two separate pages. But I've given this page a brilliant title; it's a reference to The Wire … [Read more...]
Memorial Hall Museum
Thanks For The Memories Windsor Locks, (Google Maps location) October 2017 Because I couldn't differentiate between Memorial Hall Museum and the Edward Sobatka Civil War Museum, I've combined the two but have published two separate pages. Memorial Hall is a striking building, right in the center of Windsor … [Read more...]
Bad Dog Brewing Company
Bad to the Bone Bad Dog Brewing Company, Torrington February 2022 There have been over 100 breweries in Connecticut for a few years as I write this in 2022. There had never been a brewery inside a museum - or a museum inside a brewery - in Connecticut before 2020. (I write that having no idea how true that … [Read more...]
Covered Bridges of Danbury Condos
Covered Bridges of Danbury Condos... County Crown Court & Covered Bridge Condo Bridges, Danbury If you can believe it - and I can't - there are two different condominium complexes in Danbury with covered bridges. They are both off of Route 37, both cross Padanaram Brook and are only about half a mile from each … [Read more...]
Bahamas & Florida (2017)
I Wasn't Even There Bahamas and Disney World I didn't go on this trip. This was a Calvin and Hoang excursion along with her parents and sister. Looks like they had fun! I don't know anything else about it. Calvin's first flight! First cruise! First grossly overcrowded pool! First Disney! First rollercoaster! First … [Read more...]
The Boroughs Brewing Company (Closed)
Digging Out of a Burrow The Boroughs Brewing Company, Killingly July 2022 Unceremoniously closed in December 2024. *Peeks around the corner* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I... I can't do it. I was trying to live by the credo of "if you … [Read more...]
ARRL Heritage Museum
Go Ahead, Ham it Up ARRL Heritage Museum, Newington (Google Maps location) August 2016 Connecticut museum visit #293. Hoo boy. Here's a museum that I'm afraid I don't know much about. I clearly visited it. I clearly spent a good amount of time there. And I was clearly welcomed by the kind folks in … [Read more...]
Cape Cod (2016)
Are We Doing This Again? Yes. Brewster, Etc., MA Hello family. This is for you. To anyone else looking at this... okay. Cool. Here are a bunch of pictures from our August 2016 trip to the Cape. Museums! Radio History and Marconi Stuff Because I had just visited the ARRL Heritage Museum in … [Read more...]
The Ice Box (Closed)
No Scoop Til Brooklyn The Ice Box, Brooklyn July 2022 After a protracted and absurd battle against the town of Brooklyn, The Ice Box was forced to close. They plan to reopen in a different town. "We make Small Batch Ice Cream." That's it. That's all they say on their website's landing page. And really, what … [Read more...]
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