Can't Do It Newtown By Matthew Lysiak I can't read this book. I tried. Then I tried skimming. I'd read a paragraph here or there and it would just wreck me. I honestly don't know who can read this whole book. Lysiak is a good writer and he does his best here, but it's just brutal. The book's first pages tug … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Kitty
Me? Ow. The Kitty By S. Flynn Oh dear. A man buys a house in Enfield and gets married to a woman who quickly leaves him but there's a cat there that he adopts and names Kitty. Kitty is a good cat and gets the man through his difficulties. The man takes in a few other abandoned cats and comes to very … [Read more...]
Hickory Ledges Farm Distillery
Hickory Dickory Hickory Ledges Farm Distillery, Canton October 2015 I've written many times about the allure of Canton. I can't think of another Connecticut town which has such a developed and busy stretch of box stores, car dealerships, and strip malls that is not at all defined by that stretch of box stores … [Read more...]
Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail
It's Just the Nature of This Place Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail, Salem December 2020 Just another little trail network off the beaten path in Salem. Park, walk, take pictures, and check it off the list. Simple, right? C'mon. You know these things are never quite as simple as that. For starters, I have no … [Read more...]
Mystic River Bascule Bridge
BasCOOL Bridge, Am I Right? Mystic River Bascule Bridge, Stonington/Groton The Argia Cruise no longer travels under the bridge. Who among us hasn't been delayed and annoyed by the Mystic River Bridge? Anyone? Didn't think so. Who among us hasn't been fascinated by watching the massive concrete blocks force … [Read more...]
New England Carousel Museum
Museums Make the World Go 'Round Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 Over the decades, many "trails" have come and gone in Connecticut. A few are long-lasting like the Wine Trail and the Historic Gardens Trail, but most are fleeting ideas of someone in some marketing or tourism office that last only for … [Read more...]
New Haven County Highpoint: Lindsley Hill
Southwest Lindsley Hill Peaks New Haven County Highpoint (1,050 Feet), Wolcott June 2020 In county highpointing circles, Connecticut's counties are always called "county equivalents" or sometimes just "counties" with the scare quotes. County counters and county highpointers are sticklers for nomenclature - and … [Read more...]
Watercure Farm Distillery
Friday I'm in Love Watercure Farm Distillery, Pomfret November 2020 Nice. A Connecticut distillery that is an actual Connecticut distillery. With an actual still that actually distills alcohol. I mostly gave up trying to sort out which of our distilleries are distilleries and which are "spirits producers," … [Read more...]
Stepford Wives (2004)
Step Away... Very Far and Very Fast Stepford Wives, 2004 My god, what hath they wrought? The remake of the 1975 classic movie is a complete waste of time and writing about it is even more of one. But... here we are anyway. Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler... okay, … [Read more...]
Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West
Rockin' the House Rockhouse Hill Sanctuary West, Oxford November 2020 Over my many years of hiking and writing about many hundreds of trails in Connecticut, I've had a few bad takes on mountain bikers. My thinking on the topic has evolved over the years and I've come to respect and appreciate what the New England … [Read more...]
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