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CTMQ > Fairfield County

The Norwalk Art Space

January 18, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Art Space Needs to Continue Apace Norwalk (Google Maps location) December 2022 One of my favorite pastimes is reading internet comments from lower Fairfield County residents about how degenerate and awful Norwalk is. This "destitute" city has suffer the ignominy of being surrounded by New Canaan ($1.7M median … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Norwalk

East Coast Kombucha Company

January 12, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Doing the Kombucha-cha-cha East Coast Kombucha Company, Norwalk December 2022 "I hate kombucha." "Really? My wife and I drink it all the time! We love it!" "How? It tastes like vinegary garbage water." "You just haven't had good kombucha!" I've had this conversation a few times. I'm the negative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, kombucha, Norwalk

Spacecat Brewing Company

January 6, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

SoNo More Bad Breweries? Spacecat Brewing Company & Blendery, Norwalk December 2022 I imagine that those of you casual readers who don't really care about yet another brewery trying to make it in Norwalk (the Bermuda Triangle of Breweries) only care to know why a brewery is named "Spacecat." Totally understand. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, Norwalk

Quirk Works Brewing & Blendery

December 9, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Another One of My Quirks Quirk Works Brewing & Blendery, Danbury August 2022 "They're onto me! Are they onto me? They're not onto me. Maybe they're onto me?" Sigh. I can be quirky when it comes to my quite public website you're reading and my weirdly private persona. There was a time, when there were far fewer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Danbury, Fairfield County

Weir Farm National Historic Site Gardens

November 2, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

WistWeiria Wilton May 2017 Weir Farm is a lot of things beyond being "just" a museum. It was Connecticut's only National Park(ish) for years and years until Coltsville in Hartford got its NHP designation more recently. In addition to the Historic Garden and hiking trails, Weir Farm is also on the Connecticut Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Hoang, Wilton

Orem’s Diner

October 11, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Pancakes Or, Em, an Omelet?" Orem's Diner, Wilton August 2022 Some of Connecticut's oldest (and best) classic roadside diners are located in the ritziest towns. People don't think old school diner when they think about Wilton, yet here we are. At Orem's Diner. Did I say "old school?" I mean ollllld … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Classic Diners, Fairfield County, Wilton

Weir Farm National Historical Park

September 21, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

First Impressions Are Everything Wilton & Ridgefield (Google Maps location) May 25, 2017 Weir Farm is a lot of things beyond being "just" a museum. It was Connecticut's only National Park(ish) for years and years until Coltsville in Hartford got its NHP designation more recently - but that still has a long way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Gardens, Historic Gardens, historic house, historic house museum, Hoang, national historic park, Ridgefield, Wilton

Castle Hill Chocolate

September 15, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Sheeran Delights Castle Hill Chocolate, Newtown August 2022 I'm on my way Driving at 90 down those country lanes Singing to Tiny Dancer And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill (hill) Over the castle on the hill (hill) Over the castle on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Chocolate Trail, Fairfield County, Newtown

World’s Tallest Uncle Sam

August 22, 2022 by Steve 2 Comments

MAGA World's Tallest Uncle Sam, Danbury August 2022 The funniest thing to me about this incongruous giant Uncle Sam is that it's not the "world's tallest" because there's another 38-foot tall Uncle Sam in Michigan as I write. So what did the showman mayor of Danbury say? When the statue was officially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Danbury, Dubious Claims, Fairfield County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests

Covered Bridges of Danbury Condos

August 15, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Covered Bridges, Danbury, Fairfield County

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