Original anecdotes, commentary, rumination, and occasional pontification.
AUGUST 30, 2024 – Blogger’s note: Today’s central activity—a trip to the Minnesota State Fair with our almost nine-year-old granddaughter—produced material and memories that warranted a break from my Landscaping: The Great Escape series. “Plan A” called for my wife to take Illiana to the Minnesota State Fair today while I got an early start …
JUNE 19, 2024 – I enjoy driving down the rolling, winding backroads of Connecticut, especially around our neck of the woods in Lyme. Around a bend, atop a knoll, down in a hollow, you’ll find a place imbued with old Connecticut Yankee style and charm. Some of these country or small-town residences are grand and …