I could not resist buying these beautiful mums. I can't wait for the blooms to open, especially on the multicolor mum.

It is rare to find a business that I love and would recommend without hesitancy. Wilton Jewelers is a shop that I am thrilled with. I ha...

Stew Leonard's is running a tremendous sale on King Crab Legs. I love crab legs, but rarely buy this expensive treat, especially since ...

The heating system has been replaced. We were told that this high efficiency system should reduce our oil and electric consumption. I hope ...

The Connecticut State Sporting Clays Shoot was held at Fairfield County Fish and Game this weekend. Jeff won the Class A FITASC event! J...

This is our existing 30+ year old oil burner. Back in May, we realized that the furnace needed to be replaced. With Fall and colder weat...

Our oven is finally fixed. I am not sure that I will ever try the self cleaning option again!

The wetlands permit for our deck was approved with surprising ease. Unfortunately, the builder began another project while waiting for the p...

We had never been to Gillette Castle in East Haddam, CT.  We decided that it would be a fun way to celebrate my birthday. The Castle...

The cedar chest cushion from Calico Corners finally arrived. I really like the way it looks.

I received this beautiful peony as a gift from our Westport family. I can't wait for the buds to open.

I received two pieces of furniture from my Mom that I wanted to have refinished. Our Westport family suggested that we bring the furniture...

A few weeks ago, we brought my Mom's antique chair to Calico Corners to be reupholstered. The chair had not been used in years, due to...

The peony is now in full bloom and looks fantastic. I noticed that the bud had opened when I was headed out to the grocery store. I aske...

Just the other day, I wrote that it had been months since I saw the fox. This morning, I was looking out at the pond and there was the fox, ...

Otis was sitting by the front door, looking out into the yard. Otis began to bark and growl. I did not bother to look outside. I assumed d...

I love peonies. They are one of my favorite flowers. Unfortunately, I have not had much success in growing these beautiful flowers. When...

It has been months seen I have seen the fox. I thought that the mild winter would have meant increased odds for the fox's survival. Howe...

We have been having a lot of  hawk and owl activity at the pond. I am not sure if this is due to it being spring or due to corn. I have n...

As if discovering that we needed a new heating system was not enough, our washing machine died.  We called our resident appliance exper...