Day Trip | Mansfield Hollow State Park
After an unseasonably angry storm, it’s been unseasonably pleasant this fall. I decided to get one more Saturday hike in before the cold and wet finally settle for winter. I chose Mansfield Hollow...
View ArticleDay Trip to Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington
Jonathan Edwards was treating these wine tasters to the biggest pours I have ever seen at a wine tasting, and I can't wait to go back (in the Spring, perhaps?) to savor some tastings of my own. The...
View ArticleSigns of Fall
Last Saturday was spent entirely indoors, and despite the gorgeous weather, I didn’t mind at all. I hadn’t had a day to myself, at home, in so long I really relished in the simple acts... The post...
View ArticleAfternoon Hike to the Heublein Tower in Bloomfield
Mike and I decided to head to the tower in mid-September. We were both in the mood for a day trip but had to many errands to run, cleaning to do, and Saabs to fix... The post Afternoon Hike to the...
View ArticleAn Autumn Walk in Pomfret (from the Ground)
Yeah, I went there. I took pictures of peoples’ feet to illustrate the foliage. I’m afraid I’m turning into the female version of this guy. FRYE Sandra Boot The post An Autumn Walk in Pomfret (from the...
View ArticleGood Places to Eat Near Sharpe Hill Vineyard
I don’t normally post pictures of myself on this blog, but there are so many things I love about this one. First off, Mike is double plaiding it, meaning, the man is wearing plaid on... The post Good...
View ArticleA Late Morning at Dondero Orchards in Glastonbury
Fall goes by too fast. Summer can linger, and winter regularly overstays it’s welcome, but autumn goes by too quickly and I’m afraid we hasten it by thinking ahead to the end-of-the-year holidays....
View ArticleHearting the Foliage
These were taken under some trees in Pomfret. I thought about titling this post “This is why we suffer the long, cold winter.” More places for good fall foliage in Connecticut. The post Hearting the...
View ArticleAn Autumn Walk in Lapsley Orchards in Pomfret
There’s something about driving around the back roads of Pomfret (really, they are all back roads) that makes you think, “This. This is Connecticut.” Of course I also feel that way strolling around...
View ArticleA Visit to Averill Farm in Washington Depot
If you thought picking apples and pumpkins in an orchard and then eating apple cider doughnuts and drinking apple cider were great, how about throwing some pizza in there too. Yes, you can have that......
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