The Lyman Homestead 3 Lyman Road, Middlefield December 2025 My visit to the homestead, here. Pies. Berries. Apples. Cider. Golf. Baked goods. Deli sandwiches. Vegetables. Corn Mazes. Weddings. Pick Your Own. Christmas productions. Abolitionists. Abolitionists? Abolitionists. More than 150 … [Read more...]
Matchbox & Lesney Toy Museum
Matchbox 20 x 2000 Matchbox & Lesney Toy Museum, Durham February 2020 Connecticut museum visit #459. Some photos and quotes are from the 2021 short documentary "The Matchbox Man." I beg commenters to please realize that this website has nothing in the world to do with Charlie Mack or his museum. The guy who wrote … [Read more...]
Peeples (2013)
C'mon, Peeples Peeples, 2013 I pretty much watch two kinds of movies these days: Oscar Best Picture nominees and terrible "Connecticut movies." As you've probably surmised, 2013's "Peeples" falls in the latter camp. (Okay, it's not totally terrible, and I've seen much worse, but it is a "Tyler Perry Presents" flick … [Read more...]
The Corner Tavern
Ur In All The Best Joints The Corner Tavern, Naugatuck February 2023 This page exists for one reason and one reason only. Okay, two reasons. And here they are: That's right. Urinals. Massive porcelain urinals. I had heard about these things for years. On beer related podcasts, among friends, and of … [Read more...]
Monticello in Somers
Thomas Jefferson Would Not Approve Monticello Replica, Somers Before we get going, let's get some background on Thomas Jefferson from Monticello.org. The real Monticello. While Jefferson was a firm theist, the God in which he believed was not the traditional Christian divinity. Jefferson rejected the notion … [Read more...]
Millers Pond State Park Trails
Hike It or Bike It Millers Pond State Park & Cockaponset State Forest, Durham/Haddam Septemeber 2016 & November 2023 There are several trails at Millers Pond and aside from the Mattabesett, they all pretty much loop back to the same parking lot near the Durham/Haddam border off of Foot Hills Road. In fact, the … [Read more...]
Belding WMA
Mr. Belding Belding Wildlife Management Area, Vernon March & April 2010 If you immediately know Zack, Slater, Screech, Lisa, Kelly, and that speed freak Jessie Spanos, you know Mr. Belding. However, despite my highest hopes, Belding WMA in Vernon has nothing to do with Bayside High School's beleaguered … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Bright Silver Star
He's Rich, Young, Handsome, Tortured, Gay, and... Dead The Bright Silver Star, David Handler (2003) This is the third in David Handler's Berger and Mitry Mystery series. As always, I will sprinkle in random passages because they are just so Connecticut. I read this book over Christmas week when I was at my … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan
It's the Shish CT Food Tour of the World at Shish Kebab House, West Hartford November 2023 "First food, then religion" Afghan Proverb Maybe you are aware of other Afghan restaurants in Connecticut, but I am not. Of course, since I live in the same town as this long standing and rather well-regarded one, I've … [Read more...]
Bald Mountain Preserve
Falling Into Winter Past an Old Spring in Somers Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Bald Mountain Preserve, Somers December 2023 Bald Mountain in Somers, the highest point in the town and the highest point along the Connecticut River Valley in the state, is worth your time. No, not because it's the highest point in … [Read more...]
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