Thursday night was no ordinary evening. Instead of settling down on the couch to help the wee ones with their homework, I was given the opportunity to have a much more glitzy evening. I was the lucky recipient of a ticket to A Taste in Simsbury, courtesy of my boss and his lovely wife, and … [Read more…]
As you already know, I attended Big Summer Potluck in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last weekend. I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts so I could write a re-cap, but what I walked away with was more of a mind-altering experience than something concrete to put to pen and paper (or keyboard and screen). In a … [Read more…]
It’s not every day that I get to hop on a train to the City and feast on international cuisine. Yet I was given just that opportunity on Tuesday, March 12th, and I can’t think of a better way to spend a windy, rainy day than imagining myself in a quite opposite clime while enjoying … [Read more…]
The last weekend of July found 14 of Connecticut’s vineyards sharing their wares at the Connecticut Wine Festival. Patrons lined up at the gates of the Goshen Fairgrounds, eager to sample the finest wine Connecticut has to offer. The Big Guy and I are certainly not wine connoisseurs, only dabbling in the $10 or less … [Read more…]
I managed to avoid the numerous fairs this season. You know, Connecticut has at least one during every weekend from late August until late October, and we’re not far from the Big E either. I love the idea of fairs–but the reality is often frustrating. Congested parking (sometimes with exorbitant fees), high admission costs, … [Read more…]