"Heliotrope, I Hope" and Other Poetic Rhymes Farmington July 2018 Hill-Stead is... a lot. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is also part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, it is a museum, of course, and there are also trails to hike around the property. Oh, and it features a CT Historic … [Read more...]
Weir Farm National Historic Site Gardens
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...]
Weir Farm National Historical Park
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...]
Garden of Ideas (Closed)
It Was a Good Idea While it Lasted Garden of Ideas, Ridgefield June 2017 The Garden of Ideas Closed in September 2019. Things open. Things close. That's just the way things work in America. However, when some things close, they continue on in some way. I imagine the Garden of Ideas, nestled in a corner of … [Read more...]
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
Bart Lett's Go! Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford April 2022 One of my good friends grew up in North Stamford and over the many years of writing CTMQ, she has asked once or twice if I'd been to Bartlett Aboretum yet. She hasn't lived in the US for over a decade but this place was very close to her childhood home and I … [Read more...]
Chrissie D’Esopo’s Flower House
D'EsoPow! Chrissie D'Esopo's Flower House Avon I view this page two ways. One, it's ridiculous. I can't be driving around the state every June taking drive-by pictures of every house with nice landscaping. C'mon now. Or... it's awesome. Surely I'm highlighting the immense labor and cost put into this place on … [Read more...]
252. Fort Stamford
It's a Fort. In Stamford. Stamford (Google Maps location) July 25, 2013 Fort Trumbull, Fort Griswold, Fort Saybrook, Pequot Fort... maybe even Forts Black Rock and Nathan Hale. These are all Connecticut forts people may have heard of. But Fort Stamford? Miles inland from the Long Island Sound? Tucked away along … [Read more...]
Wickham Park
Chairman of the Bored Wickham Park, Manchester May 2017 I've no idea when you're reading this... or if you're even reading it. But if you're not, why am I talking about you? You're a bum who probably likes Chicago deep dish pizza and wears Crocs. Jerk. For the rest of you erudite and astute members of society, … [Read more...]
Glebe House Garden
Glebe House Garden Woodbury June 18, 2011 My visit to the Glebe House Museum here. I visited here almost exactly 2 years ago as I write this. That’s not so insane in CTMQ world as my second son was born just over 2 years ago – there’s a direct correlation here. You figure it out. What’s insane is that when I … [Read more...]
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens Hartford Related CTMQ Posts: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Museum A stop on the Underground Railroad Trail For most people, a visit to the Stowe Center means that all your pictures will be taken out here – in the gardens. Because Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house is one of the … [Read more...]