As we ease into the most charming of New England seasons, into a world of fiery leaves, gala apples and thick scarves, I see Connecticut’s latest fall marketing campaign all around me. As ubiquitous as pumpkin spiced lattes, they have traditional/digital billboards, social media, paid search marketing, content seeding and of course, a new television […]
Three Days. Three Beaches. Summer of twenty twenty-one was all about day trips, tennis and swimming. Harkness Memorial State Park Built in 1906-1907, Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area with a lovely garden and a 42-room Renaissance Revival mansion located on Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut. Pros: Mostly […]
Benedict Cumberbatch can read a grocery list and I will listen to it with rapt attention. Above in this 2019 video he is reading Vonnegut’s letter and considering the apocalyptic content, I am glad I am hearing it in Sherlock’s voice. In 1988, the late Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of 2088 […]
I had written this article on breakfasts for BootsnAll in 2012 but they are going through a website reorganization and it seems my hard work has disappeared from their pages and found its way into shady sites which plagiarize stuff. Now that we are slowly emerging from the pandemic raring to eat and drink and […]
Waking up with the sun is something I have always wanted to do and I finally did it this summer. Early morning walks that often end up being half-run half-walk are the perfect antidote to this pandemic. Here’s a little snippet from my mornings. Eric Carle and all his creations are a big part of […]
Back when our now nine-year-old was all of two, a cute little toddler with a love for all creatures big and small, we had paid a visit to Silverman’s Farm in Easton. Here we are again, now with our little one, who is 3 years old and as much fond of animals and birds and […]
In our quest to find organic strawberries, we set off to Thompson-Finch Farm in Ancram, New York. It was an average summer Sunday – we started early because over the past years we have realized that when it comes to picking your own fruit – the early bird really does get the finest worm. Or […]
My mother had a teacher in elementary school who doted on her. She left India and moved to Washington D.C. to be with her husband but continued to send parcels of books to my mother from the other side of the world. One of those books was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I read […]