Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot Piiiiiiiiiiiiie Dottie's Diner, Woodbury Since this page was written, Dottie's has moved. They now have a bigger and better space on the same road, slightly south of the original location. They've also redecorated in way that tells me that my family is not welcome at Dottie's … [Read more...]
167. Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame
I Went Here Just to Make Fun of Bruce Jenner Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 Note: The title and content of this page were all written well before Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn so I wasn't making fun of her for any of the gender stuff. Since the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame disappeared* with the … [Read more...]
Audubon Greenwich
Where Goldfinches are Made of Real Gold Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 2010 I will likely do a rare revisit of this place. I still have to hike its trails, and will likely have Calvin with me, and he'd enjoy it. It's so nice that I think you'll agree - better pictures are warranted. Daggone Greenwich. … [Read more...]
Devil’s Belt, Long Island Sound
Tighten Up Devil’s Belt Is Satan responsible for those awful Long Island accents? Calling LIS the “Devil’s Belt” is archaic and fell out of usage – about 300 years ago – but I don’t care. Once touched by the Devil, always touched by the Devil is what I always say. I can’t recall how I came to find out … [Read more...]
166. Hoyt Barnum House
History is Hot, BarNone Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 I think this was my third attempt at visiting the little Hoyt Barnum House, a property of the Stamford Historical Society perched up on a little knoll next to the modern police station along a busy road near downtown. The mere fact that this … [Read more...]
Windsor Art Center
If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]
Jones Family Winery
Keeping up With the Joneses Jones Family Winery, Shelton October 17, 2009 This was bound to happen. I write bits and pieces for CTMQ on two different laptops as well as during breaks at work once in a while and then load them onto the main iMac with the downloaded pictures and edit the pieces there. It gets a … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Stamford
Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, Jackie Robinson Way (West Main Street) After a long and full day of CTMQ’ing with my friend Rob C, I dropped him off at the train station and set out to find one last item of interest in Stamford: The Jackie Robinson Park of Fame. Stamford is a funny town; one of the few in CT … [Read more...]
New York Route 120A
New York Takes Its Empire State Thing Seriously A Drive Along NY 120A – In Connecticut May 8, 2010 2012 Update at bottom! Oh I hear you... “Really? Steve… Really?” Of course, many of you say that all the time while reading this site. But then again, you have now read the opening sentences of this page, so … [Read more...]
Westernmost Point in Connecticut
Channeling My Inner Horace Greeley East side of Route NY 120, Greenwich May 8, 2010 I don’t need to tell you that I have seen a lot that Connecticut has to offer. In fact, I’m confident in saying that I’ve seen more here than 99.9% of the population. And yet, there are certain things that have a bit more of an … [Read more...]
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