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…
As a fairly new blogger, I can tell you that it is a very solitary existence at first. You sit at your desk trying to figure out how the heck to use WordPress, what photos to choose, what topic to write about. Then you throw it all out there into that world we call the Internet…
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…
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…
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…
My Instagram followers swooned over this beauty in the West End Historic District in New Britain, CT. The dormers, the porch, the balcony, not to mention the gorgeous color palette – all to die for! Part of the fun for me is trying to determine the architectural style of the various homes that I see….
