Two friends started a small shop 40 years ago in the out-of-the-way village of Cannondale. One -- Penny -- was British. Eve is an American born to British parents; she is a ha'penny.Penny Ha'Penny sells mostly British goods like logo cups a…
Cannondale is a tiny village where Redding and Wilton meet. It is named for the train station, like Georgetown and Branchville further north. Two commuter trains passed through while I was there. Cannondale looks like it is from a previous
Scott's bakery is a longstanding anchor on Albany Avenue in Hartford's North End, a primarily Black neighborhood. Corey Pane is a very active muralist in Hartford and other Connecticut cities and towns. The man featured here is a friend of
Leaving Avon, Connecticut, after my visit to the house and garden tour, I stopped beside Avon Congregational Church. I was gobsmacked by the clouds and the light.http://hartforddailyphoto.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Shells, shells and more shells.Off to the side there is a desk with an antique bas relief on the side and antique farm tools ahead.And, here shells are mixed with a ram's head and some unusual masks over the door.Quite a place! The upstairs…
The Avon house whose gardens I showed yesterday was also open for visits inside. I have NEVER seen a house as densely filled with artifacts. Where do you think the owners sit? Where do they eat? Where do they watch television?There are many…
This garden is the second one I visited last Saturday during the The Garden Conservancy's Open Day. It is on a main street in Avon, a Hartford suburb. I saw it often when I lived in West Hartford. Then it was full of colorful plants like th…
Last Saturday I visited a home in Canton, Connecticut, with magnificent gardens. It was open for visits as part of the Open Day program of The Garden Conservancy.The garden is densely planted with unique floral plants.I knew the owner, Sue,…
I May be the First WomanBut I won't be the LastThe new dawn blooms as we free itFor there is always lightIf only we are brave enough to see itIf only we are brave enough to be it.This 2021 mural by Corey Pane is on the side of the Noah Webs…
In New York City recently, I walked past Rockefeller Center. Once again I was stunned by the interesting and beautiful sculptures.Atlas is a collaboration between two famed artists, Lee Lawrie, who envisioned and designed the figure, and Re…
The Society of Pope Pius X is a fundamental Catholic sect. It has been criticized as being anti-Jew and anti-Muslim, opposing interactions with other religions except to preach conversion. Last month Pope Leo excommunicated members of the s…
I showed this mural in an incomplete form a month ago when it was being painted.The artwork highlights the legacy of Deaf education through an image of Laurent Clerc in the upper left. Clerc is historically regarded as the founder of deaf e…