Why I Love My Wife and Why You're Glad You're Not Married to Me Part 67 Congratulations on finding a "hidden" CTMQ page that I created just me for, because it makes me laugh. When I was going over my pages on our wineries I was pleased with the fact that I took the same general picture of my wife at so many of … [Read more...]
Thomas Darling House
It’s Just… Just So… I Can’t Think of the Word Woodbridge (Google Maps location) December 2012 CT Museum #244 In what seems to have become an annual tradition, I visited another historic house museum during their December holiday party. I’ve sort of figured out how this whole thing works. (I know, I know… I’ve … [Read more...]
Summer Brook Valley Farm Alpacas (Closed)
Alpaca? But I Hardly Know Ya Summer Brook Valley Farm Alpacas November 26, 2011 This page is... crazy. Summer Brook closed in 2015 for one, and it goes way too deep into alpaca-dom for some reason. But this is the only alpaca place you'll find on CTMQ, though other similar places are of course still operating in … [Read more...]
222. The Cushing Center & Yale Medical Library
Zombie Apocalypse Buffet New Haven (Google Maps location) October 2011 & April 2019 I always promised/threatened to bring my son Calvin here someday. Well, that day finally came during his 2nd grade spring break. And I was right - he loved it. As a result, you'll see a mixture of pictures from my 2011 visit with … [Read more...]
223. New Pond Farm Education Center
Oh That’s Rich West Redding (Google Maps location) October 15, 2011 What a day, what a day. After a long drive out to Wilton for the annual Strength For Sydney 5K fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation – we made the short drive over to Redding’s New Pond Farm during their Harvest … [Read more...]
Las Vegas, NV: 2012
Viva Las Antibiotics Las Vegas, 2012 May 29-June 2, 2012 I had a work conference in Las Vegas so I asked my parents if they could deal with our sons for a few days to allow Hoang to join me in the desert. Note: I asked them 13 months in advance and got my sister, who lives very near my parents, to agree to assist … [Read more...]
Il Bacio
Licensed to Il Ice Cream at Il Bacio, Danbury My first thought upon entering Il Bacio was, “since I can’t get the phrase ‘Licensed to Il’ out of my head, wouldn’t it be awesome if they had a Brass Monkey ice cream or gelato flavor?” Sadly (and expectedly), they did not. Because really, that would be kind of … [Read more...]
Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream
Mystical Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream, Mystic July 14, 2012 It’s not often I can knock out three CTMQ-worthy food/restaurant pages in one fell swoop. (After writing that phrase, I looked at it and wondered where it came from. And it’s stuff like that that makes the Internet so great.) After dining a few … [Read more...]
Shore Dinner at Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough
Lobster in the Buff Shore Dinner at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough, Groton July 2012 Note: most of this intro stuff is repeated over on my page about their clam chowder, which makes the same Roadfood "Eat Before You Die" list separately. Abbott's is also on the US Best/"See Before You Die" list as well. I … [Read more...]
Clam Chowder at Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough
Come for the Lobster, Stay for the Chowder Clam Chowder at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough Groton Note: most of this intro stuff is repeated over on my page about their shore dinner, which makes the same list separately. Abbott's is also on the US Best/"See Before You Die" list as well. I suppose "in the rough" … [Read more...]
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