Tourist In My Own State: The Noah Webster House and the Forgotten Founding Father

Tourist In My Own State: The Noah Webster House and the Forgotten Founding Father

Tourist in my own state? How about in my own TOWN? When my children were young I had the pleasure (cough, cough) of accompanying them and their classmates on school field trips to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. Unfortunately, during those visits my time was primarily spent counting heads to ensure no one…

Thursday Doors: Greek Revival Home on the Guilford Green

Thursday Doors: Greek Revival Home on the Guilford Green

Today I paid my first visit to the Guilford Green in Guilford, CT which is one of Connecticut’s shoreline towns. I met up with another Connecticut blogger from the shoreline area…more to come on that! Of course, I spent time walking the green taking in the historic homes, including the home featured above. This is…

How Taking Pictures of Doors Has Changed My Life

How Taking Pictures of Doors Has Changed My Life

People often ask me how (and why?) I started talking photos of doors and homes. The next thing they ask is “does anyone ever ask you what you are doing?” To answer the first question, it all began a little over a year ago in the spring of 2014. I needed to get more exercise…

Thursday Doors:  The Thomas Hale House

Thursday Doors: The Thomas Hale House

For some time now I have been meaning to join in with others in sharing door photos on Thursdays, a weekly challenge started by my fellow blogger Norm at his blog Norm 2.0. Given my clear obsession with doors, not sure why it took me so long! Visit his blog if you would like to…

7 Little Known Facts About Windsor, CT

7 Little Known Facts About Windsor, CT

First, let’s be clear…the title to this post could be “7 Facts About Windsor I Didn’t Know”. Some of you history buffs out there may be completely aware of these things. But I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that many of you don’t. Over the weekend, I read an article from ConnecticutHistory.org entitled “Connecticut’s Oldest English…

If We Went On a Walk

If We Went On a Walk

What would we talk about if we went on a walk this week? This is what I would say… If we went on a walk, I would tell you I am having such a great time writing this blog! I have never been a “writer” in the formal sense, and it’s a little uncomfortable to…