A Shining Main Street on Broadway in Saratoga Springs

A Shining Main Street on Broadway in Saratoga Springs

Although I spend most of my time right here in New England, I love to explore other areas when I have the chance. My daughter participates in crew, and her team competes in the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, New York annually. This year we went up a day early and were…

Five Ways To Enjoy the Hill-Stead Museum This Fall

Five Ways To Enjoy the Hill-Stead Museum This Fall

First time visitors to the National Historic Landmark Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT are in for a delightful treat. You realize you are headed someplace special as soon as you turn down the long and winding driveway on to the 152-acre property. Stone walls and rows of trees border the drive, and as you come around the bend at the…

Every Door Has a Story: Meet Jen, Henry & Kiki

Every Door Has a Story: Meet Jen, Henry & Kiki

Do you ever have that feeling that you were supposed to meet someone? Because if not for a random series of events you never would have met them? That’s how I feel about Jen Mooney. Jen lives in West Hartford in an adorable Cape with her even more adorable dachshunds, Henry and Kiki. A lot…

10 Elements of a New England Village in Fall

10 Elements of a New England Village in Fall

We all have a mental image of fall in a quintessential New England village. It’s there because of places we have been, movies we have watched and photographs we have seen over the years. As I strolled through the Farmington, CT Historic District on a perfect fall day, the signs were everywhere. White Church with…

Thursday Doors: Fall Reflections in Farmington

Thursday Doors: Fall Reflections in Farmington

I took this photograph earlier this week while on a leisurely walk through the historic district in Farmington, CT. I spent a couple of hours slowly wandering the streets of the district while practicing with my camera, taking pictures of pumpkins, stone walls, white picket fences and of course the historic architecture. Deb CohenMy name…

An Easy Formula for Dressing Up Your Front Door

An Easy Formula for Dressing Up Your Front Door

When I began taking photographs of front doors, my original subjects were homes in my West Hartford neighborhood. West Hartford has such a wide variety of interesting architectural styles, and charming streets lined with sidewalks and trees. I had one main criteria for selecting front doors to photograph. The entryway had to have something about it…