Tag: new england
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Dog Friendly Pumpkin Picking & Corn Maze in Fairfield County
An autmnal family outing with the dog in Fairifeld County: picking pumpkins and finding our way around a corn maze. Quintessential New England!
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No-Cost DIY Natural Christmas Wreaths
I love how in New England there are natural wreaths everywhere through the holiday season. Back in Texas, there were a lot of Christmas lights that looked good at nighttime, and artificial wreaths on many doors, but nothing like it is here. It’s like Oprah stood on the corner of every business and residential street […]
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Microadventures in Fairfield County, Connecticut: Mill Hill Open Space
Last year, I read an article in The New York Times about NatGeo’s 2012 adventurer of the year, Alastair Humphreys and The Virtue of Microadventures. At the time, it struck me. It’s a lesson that took me too long to grasp: in pursuit of living a big, adventurous life, you don’t always have to go […]
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Hiking with Kids in CT: Southford Falls State Park
As I mentioned in my post about Gillette Castle State Park, my sister and I took several short day trips while she visited Connecticut. Though it was raining all morning long on this day, we went ahead and grabbed our raincoats and headed to Southford Falls State Park with Tobias in tow.
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Gillette Castle in Lyme/East Haddam, CT
Last week, my sister came to visit us from Texas. We took a few day trips outside of Fairfield County so that she could see a side of Connecticut other than our little space on the Gold Coast sometimes referred to as The 203. First up, was Gillette Castle State Park. The park features views of Connecticut […]
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So, Now I’m a Birdwatcher.
Not really. Last Sunday, before I got crazy sick, Mark decided it was high time I upgrade my Canon Rebel XS to something…that works. I feel like I wasn’t actually ready to upgrade, because I still–shamefully–haven’t learned all of the features of the camera. I wasn’t intending on getting something new until I believed I was well versed […]
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