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CTMQ > Hoang

Doughboy at Doogies

December 21, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

D’oh! Boy! Doogies, Newington This "Eat Before It's Too Late" list I’ve decided to pursue – and hopefully complete – has a few wildcard entries that throw me for a loop. But I am a completist if nothing else, so I will continue to feed my face and report my findings here, no matter how seemingly “off” some of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Hoang, Newington, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Rustling Wind Creamery

December 15, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Canaan, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang

Taylor Brooke Winery

December 15, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Taylor Made Wine Taylor Brooke Winery, Woodstock November 2009 A couple years ago, early on in the evolution of CTMQ, I decided to branch out from just museums and start exploring some of the other attractions around the state. Of course, I’ve gone completely off my rocker in the intervening time, but that’s not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Woodstock

Oldest Theological School in the US

December 11, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Bethlehem, Damian, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hoang

Gozzi’s Turkey Farm

December 11, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Damian, Farms, Guilford, Hoang

West Cornwall Covered Bridge

December 5, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Cool Bridges, Cornwall, Covered Bridges, Damian, Hoang, Sharon

Bishop’s Orchards Winery

November 26, 2009 by Steve

I Feel a Little Fruity. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That Bishop's Orchards, Guilford August 2009 Bishop's opened a homemade ice cream place on site as well. Color me shocked. Color me as shocked as when I met Peter Murphy at UConn. Of course you remember him… Right? He was known as “Bishop’s Son” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Guilford, Hard Cider, Hoang

Lourdes in Litchfield

November 23, 2009 by Steve 12 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religious Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Litchfield, Religulous

Ragged Mountain Trails

October 20, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

Ragged Mountain Trails 6.0 Miles, Berlin Multiple hikes (2007-2009) I'm doing something a little bit different for this write-up. Instead of me droning on about the hike, I'm pretty much going to let the pictures do the talking. One of my life's goals is to convince Nutmeggers that we have pretty darn cool … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Berlin, Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Hoang, Metacomet Trail

Fried Clams at Lennie & Joe’s Fish Tale

October 18, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Carousels, Damian, Hoang, Lennie & Joe's Fish Tale, Madison, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

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