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The Ice Storm (1997)

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The Ice Storm (1997)

Cold The Ice Storm, 1997 My journey with The Ice Storm involves more Ice Storm than most people would ever want. I watched this movie when it was first available at Blockbuster in 1998 or so. It depressed me. Then I read the book by Rick Moody in 2019 and told myself that I was done with it. The book is brutal on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: connecticut movies, Fairfield County, marvel, movies, New Canaan

Book Review: The Ice Storm

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Book Review: The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm By Rick Moody When I started getting a little bit more serious about reading and writing about books about Connecticut, I began collecting a list of titles in which I was interested. It quickly became apparent to me that there was a proliferation of books that take place in New Canaan, Darien, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut Fiction books, Fairfield County, New Canaan

Book Review: The Glass House

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Book Review: The Glass House

You Bet Your Glass The Glass House By Paul Goldberger and Philip Johnson As far as architecture is concerned, Philip Johnson's Glass House is one of the most important buildings in Connecticut. The 47-acre property, which is home to several buildings, structures, and art installations is much more than the Glass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Connecticut Books, connecticut photography books, New Canaan

CTMQ’s Guide to New Canaan

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CTMQ’s Guide to New Canaan

Everything New Canaan I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” New Canaan CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, New Canaan

New Canaan’s Town Trails

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New Canaan’s Town Trails

New Canaan's Town Trails New Canaan is one of the wealthiest towns in the country. Depending on which measure one uses, it's always going to land in the top 0.01% or so of wealthy towns. And that explains why one of the more popular town-owned spots to walk takes you past this summer home: That was owned by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Fairfield County, New Canaan

341. Carriage Barn Arts Center

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341. Carriage Barn Arts Center

Judgmental Bathrooms are Fun! New Canaan (Google Maps location) October 2, 2016 Most barns in Connecticut are decrepit and if they are filled with anything, they are filled with rotting old equipment. Or tobacco leaves. Barns are often seen as romantic relics of days gone by… but in some cases, especially in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Fairfield County, Free Museums, New Canaan

Grace Farms

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Grace Farms

Graceful Grace Farms New Canaan This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever before on CTMQ. Enjoy!) I pulled off the Merritt after our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Cool Architecture, Damian, Fairfield County, Hoang, New Canaan, Public/Outdoor Art

New Canaan Land Trust

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New Canaan Land Trust

The New Canaan Land Trust Oh how I love New Canaan. I often get asked where in Connecticut I’d most like to live. I almost always say, “in a mid-century modern in New Canaan.” I love them. AndI love the town’s proximity to New York City. I just can’t afford to live there. But I can afford to hike … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, New Canaan, new canaan land trust

Gelatissimo

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Gelatissimo

Yes, Generalissimo, to Gelatissimo Gelatissimo, New Canaan As is the case with so many of my CTMQ lists – almost all of them, actually – I started them with the ignorant notion that I’d easily finish them. Yeah, I’m a ding-dong. Turns out, there are a million “homemade ice cream joints.” And when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Fairfield County, Hoang, New Canaan

255. Gores Pavilion

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255. Gores Pavilion

All Gores, No Gore New Canaan (Google Maps location) October 13, 2013 I love my wife. Like, I love her silly. And you know what the best part is? She loves me back. So on this day, her birthday, I look Hoang to the Gores Pavilion to once again get the opportunity to pretend for a few minutes that she lives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Fairfield County, Hoang, New Canaan

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