Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
When Connecticut joined New York and Massachusetts on Sunday in closing bars and restaurants, I thought about the bars I’ve been to, and the bartenders whose company I’ve enjoyed. I’ve always been one to sit at the bar and dine at the bar when traveling. Most of my encounters with bartenders have been positive. That’s... Continue Reading →
I am fortunate to have two friends who periodically send doors my way via Facebook. I save these until I can organize them into a coherent post…or until I don’t have anything else to share. The latter is the case today. Still, since several of these gift-doors are of a humorous nature, or were offered... Continue Reading →
A week ago, I visited the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library. As I mentioned on Monday, I went to see maps, but, well, you know – it’s a museum. Old things. In abundance. I need a little more time to piece together some of what I saw, but one thing is certain – some... Continue Reading →
As I was driving away from the Connecticut River Museum a few weeks ago, I spied something few people see when visiting Essex – available parking spaces on Main St. Essex is a small, mostly residential community with ample attractions to bring a crowd of visitors to Main St. The street is lined with restaurants... Continue Reading →
Since I’ve asked many of you to experience more from me this week than in most weeks, today I’m just going to share the first few doors I encountered in Essex, Connecticut when I visited two weeks ago. These doors are near, at and within the Connecticut River Museum. In the future, I will share... Continue Reading →
My secret is out. It wasn’t just a love of marine artifacts that took me to the Connecticut River Museum last week. I would have made it there eventually, but what made it worth the trip on a cold rainy day in January was the holiday model train display. I’m a sucker for model trains,... Continue Reading →
This is the last opportunity to share some doors until after the ball drops in Times Square and we enter the third decade of this millennium. Norm is taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays, and he has suggested that we take today to look back at 2019 and post some of our... Continue Reading →
In previous years, I’ve shared Christmas doors from the Gingerbread House contest the Old Sturbridge Village holds as part of their Christmas by Candlelight, event. Last year, we didn’t attend Christmas by Candlelight until after Norm began his Christmas hiatus. I figured I’d save the delightful baked doors until this year. This year, we visited... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, while on my way to our local lumberyard, an accident had closed the road I was traveling on. Police on the scene at the nearest intersection were routing people to the right. I asked for directions, and they began with “continue down this road and turn left between the dam and the... Continue Reading →
