Tourist in My Own State: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Tourist in My Own State: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Let me begin by saying I apologize. I apologize to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, a recently designated National Historic Landmark, for the fact that I did not visit their wonderful museum and cultural resource during the first 46 years of my life, all of which I have lived in Connecticut and most of which I have…

Instagram Favorite of the Week

Instagram Favorite of the Week

This beautiful Victorian home is located in the Boulevard Historic District, one of three historic districts in West Hartford, CT. After I posted this on Instagram last week, I learned that this home has been extensively renovated in recent years. Historic preservation at work! I think they have done a marvelous job and I especially…

Afternoon Date in Hartford’s West End

Afternoon Date in Hartford’s West End

This past Sunday was an incredible breather in the long, harsh New England winter we have had.  It felt almost balmy at a high of about 38 degrees – isn’t it funny how that can seem warm when you compare it to -4 degrees? I have to draw the line at walking in temperatures that…