Tag Archives: Connecticut

Autumn. . . and Galoshes

Posted on October 12, 2015 by peik

Every good person deserves a New England autumn. Even a bad person could quite possibly be redeemed by one. I think this at least once every day right now. I used to live in a place where the Indian Summers … Continue reading →

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A Basement Full of Brains (The Cushing Collection at Yale)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by peik

There is no publicity, no markings, no signs. Not even an arrow. To find this place, you have to drive to New Haven, Connecticut and find the Yale Medical School, then the Library that is specific to it.  If you … Continue reading →

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PEZ Visitor Center, Orange CT (Review)

Posted on March 9, 2015 by peik

Alright, let’s, for a minute, remove the “jugular candy” portion of this tale (I know, buzzkill) and focus on the bigger story–the marketing genius behind the world’s lamest candy product. PEZ was originally invented in Austria in 1927 by a … Continue reading →

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New England Sounds

Posted on November 26, 2014 by peik

This list is short, because I have not yet experienced a full New England Spring or Winter, but so far. . . . . The hierarchy of amazing New England sounds. 6. The slurp of coffee while looking out the … Continue reading →

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Exploring Connecticut

Posted on August 1, 2014 by peik

Today, I went for a walk. It’s just breathtaking here, especially for a girl who grew up knowing the sharp,hard beauty of the desert. To wander a graveyard in a town that traces the history of its residents from the … Continue reading →

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Lost in Windsor, Connecticut

Posted on July 31, 2014 by peik

Today I got lost on the way to the post office. Our hotel is on the outskirts of Windsor, CT and we will be settling in West Hartford CT, so I have been driving in to West Hartford for errands … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill’s Emporium Adventure

Posted on July 20, 2014 by peik

So, this happened today- I read that there was a tribute to The Cadillac Ranch in Connecticut, right outside of Hartford, MADE OF YUGOS!!! We made the trip this afternoon and, well, it was a little lackluster. The Yugos, unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Friendship with Barns

Posted on July 18, 2014 by peik

I drive by this barn all the time, now. I feel like this barn and I were friends a different day. Something about how she loves yellow and refuses to fade despite the world. I had to memorialize it. I … Continue reading →

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The End of a Kitchen Era

Posted on July 11, 2014 by peik

Six and a half years of barbecues, lovely dinner parties, off the cuff drinks that turned into sleepovers, raging costume parties with crazy that spilled into the pond and on the street, shoulders to cry on over appetizers, healthy meal … Continue reading →

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