Agawam Doors – #ThursdayDoors

Back in January, I was anticipating a series of excursions, north and south along the sides of the Connecticut River valley. I was inspired by a visit to Essex, CT, a book I had received as a gift and a lecture at a local historical society. A friend of mine and I were planning several... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2020 60

The Sign is Right – #1LinerWeds

My one-liner (the sign) was taken during a different winter and would normally be an appropriate warning at this time of year. As the temperature begins to rise in March, the snow along the upper 350 miles (563 km) of the Connecticut River would start melting and the river would rise. Great River Park (the... Continue Reading →

March 11, 2020 72

There’s a River in My Future

The title shouldn’t surprise anyone. Back in 2013, I wrote my first post about how rivers are special to me. I spied a couple of familiar names in the short list of likes, but I also spied three subsequent posts where I linked to it. Today makes four. And, while the three rivers in Pittsburgh... Continue Reading →

January 13, 2020 91

2019 in Review – #ThursdayDoors

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 →

December 19, 2019 73

Expect the Unexpected – #1LinerWeds

Let me give you a brief update on Monday’s rant. Black Friday deals are still arriving in my inbox and Cyber Monday has morphed into Cyber Week. The only change worth noting was the arrival of a slew of emails urging me to participate in “Giving Tuesday” – I guess this is sort of the... Continue Reading →

December 4, 2019 89

Oh the Humanity

I’m sitting here on Sunday, watching it snow, trying to follow the Steelers football game against the Browns and corresponding with former coworkers who are wondering who replaced me in the “do we close the office” decision making role. I hated to tell them, but it’s the CEO, the guy who grew up in Buffalo,... Continue Reading →

December 2, 2019 74

Broad Brook Opera House – #ThursdayDoors

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 →

November 21, 2019 73

Historic Woburn Doors – #ThurdayDoors

I’m going to finish my visit to Woburn, Massachusetts by taking you to the historic center of town featuring a church, a church and a bank. Although these either aren’t the original buildings or the original occupants, the buildings are still quintessential New England. Unfortunately, I came up a little short on history for these... Continue Reading →

November 14, 2019 85

Steps & Decks – Project Update

It’s been a while since I made enough progress on the steps/decks to spend a post describing it. In fairness to me, I have accomplished a lot, but things like painting and measuring and planning, don’t make for interesting stories. This week. Visible progress was made. I’ve got some pictures; I’ll share some details here... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2019 92

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