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Labyrinth at Holy Family

April 10, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

I'll See Ya Around... And Around... And Around... The Labyrinth at Holy Family Retreat, Farmington April 10, 2009 This is one of the posts for which I wish I used larger format pictures back in 2009. Oh well. I've passed signs for the Holy Family Retreat a billion times, as it is in between Damian's daycare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religious Tagged With: Damian, Farmington, Labyrinths, Religulous

Hauntings in Connecticut

March 26, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

Hello. So glad you came to this page. It is unfortunate that some of our most venerable museums have resorted to promoting ghost stories and other such clap trap in an effort to gain attention and ultimately, the elusive dollar. While I appreciate their plight, this whole effort smacks of pathetic money grubbing at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Ghosties

Lutz Children’s Museum

February 28, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lutz Kix Butz Manchester October 25, 2008 Ah, the bane of parents' lives: Toddler birthday party invites. Fortunately, being a dad (rather than a mom), I have been able to skip a few. Is that sexist? Yeah, probably. However, once in a great while a kid has a birthday party I'm eager to attend. Damian's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, Manchester

Wadsworth Falls

January 2, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

Totally WadsWorthy to See Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2, 2009 My first CTMQ visit of 2009... and she's a beaut. I had a day off with Damian while Hoang had to work and his daycare was closed. What to do, what to do... Go check out a half frozen waterfall of course! Amazingly, I'd never been to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Damian, Justin Coleman Photography, Middlefield, Wadsworth Falls State Park, Waterfalls

Abijah Rowe House Museum

December 13, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

Mahmoud Abijah'd in Granby Granby (Google Maps Location) July 2008 This is one of several Salmon Brook Historical Society Museums. Writing up a museum visit on a dreary, icy-stormy day in December is always a great way to pass the idle time. Looking at the pictures and uncovering memories from a hot July day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Damian, Granby, Historic Houses, Leatherman, salmon brook historical society

64. Westmoor Park

December 2, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Crying Fowl West Hartford(Google Maps Location) Multiple Visits 2019 Update: This page is a bit... old. The pictures are bad and poorly formatted, but you'll get the gist. We've been here a million times. In fact, I was just there a few weeks ago in April 2019 chaperoning a field trip for my second grader, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Damian, Farms, Free Museums, Nature Centers, Outdoor Museums, West Hartford

Beardsley Zoo

November 18, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

OceLotta Fun! Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 Connecticut only has one zoo, thankfully. You see, Hoang and I do have ethical issues with zoos - especially ones that don't go full bore trying to best replicate the animals' natural environs. But, on the other hand, we both love seeing animals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Birds, Bridgeport, Calvin, Carousels, Damian, Giant Goofy Things, Greenhouses, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Zoos

The Best Free Cheesecake (Closed)

November 9, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Two Words: Free. Cheesecake David Glass Factory, Bloomfield/South Windsor November 8, 2008 (Plus many more). [Sad Update 2010: Desserts by David Glass is closed. I guess the writing was sort of on the wall as you read below.] [Happy Update 2011: They're back! And they've moved over to South Windsor and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Bloomfield, Closed/Gone/Former, Damian, Hoang, South Windsor, unique restaurants and/or food

Weed-Enders House

November 6, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Totally Smokin' Weed-Enders, Man Granby (Google Maps Location) July 2008 This is one of several Salmon Brook Historical Society Museums. As part of our four part museum tour of the Salmon Brook Historical Society's properties in Granby, I was granted a peek inside the Weed-Enders House. While it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, Granby, Historic Houses, salmon brook historical society, Tiny Museums

The Old Cider Mill

October 19, 2008 by Steve 16 Comments

Damian Sat Down Be-Cider and Drank The Old Cider Mill, Glastonbury October 18, 2008 I wondered whether this was a CTMQ-worthy site for a day and then hesitantly decided it was. Information on not-so-creatively named The Old Cider Mill is lacking. There's this, from the Glastonbury town website: The oldest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Animals, Damian, Dubious Claims, Farms, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Glastonbury

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