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Lakeville’s village center was once more bustling and thriving than the sleepy village we see today. Learn its history on July 30. Photo courtesy SHS
Lakeville was a center of industry and commerce from the 1730s through the 1970s. Walk with historian Lou Bucceri as he tells stories about places from Porter Street to the Furnace Neighborhood.
While the spongy moths have stopped destroying the tree canopy for this year, it’s a banner year for Red Actea or baneberry. Collect the seeds to sow in the woods for future flowers. Photo by Dee Salomon
A last word, for now at least, on the spongy moths; my friend Spencer asked if the open tree canopy created by the caterpillar destruction had caused a plant growth spike here. Well, yes, I had noticed that the trees had grown vastly taller than in years past.
Players from beginner to expert are invited to weekly backgammon events this summer in Sharon, Conn., hosted by Backgammon of Northwestern Connecticut.
The games will be at the Sharon Historical Society & Museum and at Le Gamin restaurant.
The season for exotic vintage cars has begun. Lans Christensen will share some special items throughout the summer.
In this issue, he’s sharing a wide range of rides, from a 1911 Ford Model T to a 21st century McLaren 720S Spider.
1911 Ford Model T
I guess this is what it means to have cultural myopia: When we talk about the national French holiday held every July 14, even though it’s called Bastille Day, I tend to think of it as French Independence Day, an extension of our own celebration 10 days earlier.
Things don’t always go the way you’d like them to but you can still find joy in them. Such was the case with last Sunday’s Round Hill Highland Games at Lime Rock Park in Lime Rock, Conn., which went from the early morning hours on June 26 until about 4 p.m., when the pipe band competition ended.
Cardamine impatiens, the narrowleaf bittercress, hides among my ferns, which it can resemble when young. Its seeds pop open when the pods are touched, sending them flying. Photo by Dee Salomon
At least where I am situated, in Litchfield County on the shores of the Housatonic River, it looks like there were two hatches of spongy moth caterpillars. The older hatch has slowed down and is starting to pupate. I have noticed fewer droppings as I walk the woods. And a few other observations that, for a change, have me smiling: There are d
The Round Hill Highland Games return to Lime Rock Park in Salisbury, Conn., on Sunday, June 26, with caber tossing, a 1-mile kilted run and many other exotic delights. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
For most people, it won’t make much difference that this year’s Round Hill Highland Games will be slightly different than they are in a normal year.
First of all, who really knows what normal means in a COVID-19 world.
Come taste Andy Williams’ award-winning Bloody Mary mix at LaBonne’s market on June 25, where the mix is now being sold in bottles. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
The history of the Bloody Mary cocktail is vague, with no one really certain how it got its name or who invented it in the first place.
A good strawberry shortcake doesn’t have to be fussy; you can make one quickly with a simple homemade jam, ladyfingers and whipped cream from the can. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
Sweet red strawberries from California have been at grocery stores for weeks now, and soon we will begin to see the smaller, tarter local berries.
Even though strawberry is my favorite jam flavor, I rarely make it. But this year I figured out a berry preserve “cheat” that is delicious even if it’s not perfect.
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