Crackers! Graham Thompson Preserve, Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield November 2023 I swear something weird happens to me every November in Litchfield. For several years running now, I reserve a turkey at Bunnell Farm in town and of course plan some CTMQ'ing around that trip. This usually involves some … [Read more...]
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Middlefield’s Town Seal
A Bang-Bang Write-Up Middlefield's Town Seal I really don't have much to say here other than Middlefield's town seal is seen through a gun sight. And I think that's pretty weird since, to me, it appears that the town is in someone's crosshairs. And that being the case, Middlefield's seal suggests that someone is … [Read more...]
Squire’s Tavern
Not Quite a Hitchcockian Tale Squire's Tavern, Barkhamsted (Google Maps location) June 2023 Connecticut museum visit #504. I know this person doesn't exist, but if, somehow, at some point in the future you are this person, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you, Barkhamsted Superfan, have read or will read my droning … [Read more...]
Coginchaug Cave
Chaugging Along Coginchaug Cave, Durham November 2023 I'd been to this fake cave before, way back in 2008 when it was right along the Mattabesett Trail. In fact, it was on the main trail for many decades, until a 2021 reroute put it onto the "Coginchaug Cave Connector" trail. This reroute is an excellent one, … [Read more...]
Lacroix’s Homemade Ice Cream
This Place is Mint Lacroix's Homemade Ice Cream, Plainville November 2023 That's right, November. I went and had some ice cream in November. I'm not sure if Lacroix's plans to keep winter hours, but why not? Other than the fact there's no indoor seating? And ice cream is cold? And winter is cold? Or it used … [Read more...]
Book Review: new haven noir
NwahNoir new haven noir, Anthology Collected & Edited by Amy Bloom (2017) I'll admit to some personal bias up front: I was pretty stoked to read this book. Proper noir is one of my favorite genres for one, but throw in the "everything takes place in New Haven written by people who are or were intimately familiar … [Read more...]
Durham Pest House
A Pox On You All The Pest House, Durham September 2023 While a lot of what I uncover and research and seek and find in Connecticut is a solo effort, sometimes that's just not good enough. So I very much appreciate when helpful readers come to my aid. (Allow me to take a moment to lament the death of Twitter. … [Read more...]
Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary
Wedged Woods Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary, Southington October 2023 I've walked a few of these weirdly wedged-in trails before, and they always amaze me. Wedgewood in Southington is wedged in an oblong patch of woods behind backyards of an oval neighborhood. It's as amazing as it is weird that it exists as a … [Read more...]
Loos Center for the Arts
They're Not Booing, They're Saying "Looooooos!" Woodstock (Google Maps location) October 2023 The story of how I was able to see the Gallery at the Loos Center is the story of the Gallery at the Loos Center. Not that the Loos Center and its art gallery aren't fine and respected venues in the Quiet Corner... but … [Read more...]
Deerfield Farm
Cow, Field, Farm Deerfield Farm, Durham September 2023 I'm writing this in late 2023 and I must admit that I'm shocked - shocked! - that the state of Connecticut has not adopted my 15-years-old idea of creating an official Cheese Trail. It's been picked up and stolen by plenty of aggregator sites and fake AI … [Read more...]
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