Paul and Jo-Ann Desrochers grow vegetables, peaches, plums, and nectarines, but they have a special love of heirloom apples–nearly 90 varieties, all grown without pesticides. You’ll find ‘Westfield Seek-No-Further’ (a Massachusetts native), ‘Newtown Pippin’, and the wondrous ‘Hidden Rose’, whose bland green-brown skin gives way to bright fuchsia flesh that tastes of raspberries. Open Saturday […]
Yankee’s Top Summer Events from the May/June 2012 issue featured a late August performance by Herrmanns’ Royal Lipizzan Stallions on the grounds of historic Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut. That sounded like reason enough for a day trip, but my husband and I discovered much more. We began with Sunday brunch in Woodstock at The […]
taken out of Mystic, CT., while sailing; light is in Noank, CT
A photo of tobacco sheds from a passing era.
A dark eyed junco visits in winter
a Bygone era captured
A black bear visited the local post office and climbed a tree
A dark eyed Junco visits us in winter
Our farm truck loaded for the day sits on the side of the road for all to enjoy!
The New Britain Rock Cats are a Minor League Baseball team in CT. Residents and visitors from all over CT attend the games. Once a month after a Friday night home game, the Rock Cats put on a spectacular fireworks show for everyone! This is a huge attraction for the young and young at heart.
This beautiful rose garden is located in New Britain’s biggest park ~ Walnut Hill Park. A WWI monument and water fountain add to the beauty of the this colorful and peaceful rose garden.
This colorful image depicts Lisa Hoke’s “The Gravity of Color” cups on the wall on the staircase leading to the second floor at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Also shown in the image is Dale Chihuly’s “Blue and Beyond Blue” chandelier.
