Don't Dawdle NorWalk Here - Run! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) April 18, 2009 2012 Update: We revisited the aquarium (again, with extended family, this time from Seattle) and were very impressed with the massive new reorganization of the joint - not reflected on this page. Some stuff got shuffled around, but all … [Read more...]
Mrs. Bridges’ Pantry (Closed)
Cheerio! Have You Anything to go with my Cheerios? “A Little Slice of Britain,” Woodstock November 2009 Mrs. Bridges' closed in early 2019. I try to limit the stuff I write about in these untamed sections of the blog. I really do. The stores have to be very, very unique or interesting to make the CTMQ grade … [Read more...]
Plane Spotting at Bradley (Closed)
De Plane! De Plane! Viewing Area at Bradley Int'l Airport East Granby, CT This viewing area/lot was closed off by a wall of Jersey barriers in 2015. Oh well. I know, this is silly, but I once got an email asking me if I knew if there was a place to "plane spot" in Connecticut. I guess this is what they mean; a … [Read more...]
Rustling Wind Creamery
Not Exactly Bustling at Rustling Rustling Wind Creamery, Canaan November 29, 2009 The next time someone whines about how there’s nothing to do in Connecticut, send them our itinerary for this sunny November Saturday. I thrive on these random road trips and, I really do believe, Hoang appreciates them. And … [Read more...]
Christmas Town: Bethlehem
O (My) Little Town of Bethlehem A visit to Christmas Town December 2009 Crazy. Plum crazy I says. I had heard about Bethlehem from a trusted source who used to write for a local paper out this way that Bethlehem was a “very conservative, very unique” place. I had read that they celebrate their name through … [Read more...]
Oldest Theological School in the US
This Old House (of God) Joseph Bellamy House Bethlehem, December 2009 The more places I go around the state (which, I can confidently say is more than pretty much more than 99% of all Nutmeggers throughout the whole of history), the more fascinating things I learn along the way. This page, for instance, wasn’t … [Read more...]
Gozzi’s Turkey Farm
Max Headroom Goes to Guilford Gozzi's Neon Turkeys, Guilford November 2009 & 2013 Some pictures are from a 2013 revisit. What would compel me to get Hoang and Damian up and out the door early on a Saturday morning to drive all the way down to Guilford for what would amount to a 10 minute visitation? As you can … [Read more...]
West Cornwall Covered Bridge
Nothing Corny About These Walls (and Roof) West Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall/Sharon November 2009 2019 Update: I'll revisit the bridge and therefore this page again in the future. It needs help. As a family, we've gotten used to going on "adventures" just about every weekend. We've found that it's very … [Read more...]
Lourdes in Litchfield
Lawwwwwwds! Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine, Litchfield October 10, 2009 Having been to five billion sites around the state, you’d think I’d have no problem marching right in to anything on my itinerary. Oddly, that’s not the case at all. I still get cold feet now and then and the Lourdes in Litchfield shrine is a … [Read more...]
Fried Clams at Lennie & Joe’s Fish Tale
No Need to Clam Up About This Place Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Westbrook and Madison I just decided to write about this stop along our list of 61 (I think) "Things to Eat in Connecticut Before It's Too Late" according to Michael and Jane Stern's book on so-called Roadfood. Why? Because although it is only … [Read more...]
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