The Nature of New Canaan: Sappin' it up at the Nature Center
Please click here to read this article about maple tree tapping at the New Canaan Nature Center. The link will open the article in a new...
Nature Takes Over at Waveny's Nooks
Please click here to read this article about New Canaan's beautiful Waveny Park and all it has to offer. This link will open in a new...
Poodle Skirts on Parade Hill: Halloween, 1980
Mr. Gabe Jeantheau, beloved fifth grade teacher at Center School, nicknamed us the “Tea Party Ladies.” We were the last people anyone...
Going Places with Kids
The annual Pennoyer drive from Connecticut to Disney World in 1982 was not delayed by a stomach flu that swept through our family with a...
Birds, Bees & Cialis Ads
I'm in the pickup line at my son's middle school, and I have fifteen minutes before dismissal to go through today's mail, which I grabbed...
Snowy Days
My husband can’t understand why I don’t enjoy playing in the snow. I’m forty-three, and I will now go sledding for a bit with my own...
Days with Garmie
My grandmother used to shoot squirrels off her bird feeder with a BB gun. Between that and the glass peanut butter jar of water (a.k.a....
Post-Holidaze for the Ladies: The Re-Gifter
You know her because she is everywhere. She is your friend, colleague, relative, neighbor, boss, hairdresser, and doctor. Even you,...
The Handwritten Thank-You Note: A Rare Breed
When was the last time you sent a handwritten note to anybody? I'm not talking about a post-it with a honey-do list or a note to your...
