a la Free Library Cart Connecticut a la Carte Edited by Melinda M. Vance Isn't it weird that cookbooks are still so popular? We have several dozen of them in my house and every once in a while we may notice a pretty cover. But anytime we need a recipe, we go online. And yet... we still buy cookbooks. It's a weird … [Read more...]
Iron Brewing Company (Closed)
SoNo... So... No? Iron Brewing Company, Norwalk January 2020 I'm going to give some solid free advice to aspiring brewery operators: Do not lease the space at 136 Washington Street in Norwalk. I don't care how good you think you are. Just don't do it. In fact, I'd suggest you shy away from Norwalk altogether, but … [Read more...]
NCLT: Firefly Sanctuary
Marvin, Massarella, & Friends Firefly Sanctuary New Canaan Land Trust, New Canaan November 2020 First, let's take a moment to recognize the fact that New Canaan has an active land trust and that they are involved with preserving forests and fields in a town where land is a tad bit expensive. Shout out to … [Read more...]
Timexpo, The Timex Museum (Closed)
Time To Pretend Waterbury March 14, 2015 The museum closed in late 2015. The Easter Island head still stands in early 2021. Whilst sitting in traffic in Waterbury, you probably notice two things every time. The cross up on the hill at Holy Land, USA and the Easter Island Mo'ai head near the mall. I'm fairly … [Read more...]
WR3 NHT: Bolton
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Sites Bolton The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the allied French and Continental armies during the American War of Independence, and the hundreds of miles travelled to, and from, the … [Read more...]
PCU (1994)
So True PCU, 1994 I love this movie. Now, that's not to say this is a good movie. It's a totally stupid movie. But I love it anyway. Why? Because I sort of lived through everything in PCU. Let me explain. I went to UConn from 1991-1995. My high school girlfriend went to Wesleyan at the same time. We lasted as a … [Read more...]
The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Let's Rochambeau! Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Connecticut has parts of two National Historic Trails. This one and part of The Shaker National Historic Trail up in Enfield. While the Shaker trail is contained in a very small area, the W3R NHT essentially traverses the … [Read more...]
Bolton Notch State Park Trails (South)
Fudge 2020 Bolton Notch State Park Trails (South), Bolton October 2020 Li'l ol' Bolton Notch State Park. With its horrible access road and graffiti covered rock outcrops... is, dare I say, awesome? Yes, it's awesome. It is a hub for so many things! Two lengthy multi-use trails - one which is a state park that … [Read more...]
Route 9 in Middletown
Bumper to Bumper... Because There's a Red Light! Route 9 Through Middletown Since writing this, I've come to lean of a 2011 Hartford Courant article all about the stop sign merge. I'm happy to have learned that the stop sign IS actually worse than the lights. More at the bottom. I'm going to do my best to focus … [Read more...]
Fenton-Ruby Park
A Real Gem Fenton-Ruby Park and Wildlife Preserve, Willington August 2019 I've written before that Connecticut's northern towns contain secrets. Not quite "Twin Peaks" level secrets, but something along those lines. I'm talking about things like how there was a point at which I thought I had hiked every trail in … [Read more...]
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