By no means am I a tattoo aficionado. I have one tattoo. One. I love it. I waited about twenty years to get it, waited until I found an artist that made work so beautiful, so simple and clean that … Continue reading Sacred Tattoo, NYC
I love my dog and she loves to come out with me as much as possible so I’m always looking out for places that make her … Continue reading Dog Friendly Places
My happy place. The beautiful setting in the woods. The animals – chickens and goats, a cat and a dog. Picnic tables and chairs under the trees. Fantastic beer. I’ve known Sheila and Mike for several years, they are two … Continue reading Fat Orange Cat Brew Co – East Hampton, CT
Cash only book store, guarded by large, friendly wooden bear. I’ve been here a couple of times and always find something interesting that I haven’t seen before. On my recent visit I found a book on Sacred Geometry (fans of The … Continue reading The Book Bear, West Brookfield MA
Located on the second floor of the beautiful Slater Memorial building on the campus of Norwich Free Academy, the Slater Museum is truly a hidden gem. The large collection of cast replicas of classical and Renaissance sculptures are both startling … Continue reading The Slater Museum, Norwich CT
I’ve never been a gamer, I knew about magic but I’d never heard of Magic! I do like to play board games so I couldn’t help but get excited about the idea of a cafe that’s open all evening, where for … Continue reading The Board Room, Middletown CT
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 37 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report. Continue reading Books And Baubles 2015 in review
Yes, I know Old Sturbridge Village is the place kids go on their school trips but, I love it and if anything is going to ignite the tired … Continue reading Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge MA
Dear Reader, Clearly I didn’t realize how popular this blog was going to be. We have had over 2000 views to date. I thought this would be an online map/ journal for me primarily. Somewhere accessible that I could keep … Continue reading Books and Baubles – gets a home of it’s own
This place is a rare beast, a newly opened record store. I’ve made a couple of visits, most recently picking up a copy of The Stone Roses from 1990. Such a flood of memories both hearing it and seeing it … Continue reading Records, The Good Kind – Vernon CT
Books and Baubles of New England 