Enjoyed a wonderfully tranquil walk beach side. For several years I have gone to the Meig’s point area of Hammonasset in hopes to see a glimpse of the winter seals that are said to come near the shore. Fortunately I came upon a woman with binoculars to improve my view. The picture is at aContinue reading “CT: Madison: Hammonasset State Park”
Author Archives: Belinda Sheets
NY: New Paltz: Mohonk Mountain House Mystery Weekend
Hands down Mohonk Mountain house provides an escape from the real world. It’s several miles away from civilization upon a mountain – just enough distance. Happily snowbound for the mystery and puzzle weekend, we all remained immersed in the 1920s during prohibition to uncover the clues to solve the case of who murdered Lulu! TheContinue reading “NY: New Paltz: Mohonk Mountain House Mystery Weekend”
NYC: NY Botanical Garden – Orchid Show
What’s great about returning to a recurring event is it gives you the opportunity to see the lesser obvious parts of the attractions. While we took in the bigger draws of this years orchid show – and they were stunning – I was intrigued by the patterned greenery as well as the cactus “snakes.” TheyContinue reading “NYC: NY Botanical Garden – Orchid Show”
NY: Lake George- Ice Castles & Winter Festival
With mild winters upon us, the frozen ice castles in Lake George is not always a certainty. The first year I signed up it was cancelled due to the warm weather. But this year it was a go! There was a real igloo with an ice bar. I had a “Dirty Snowman” which was hotContinue reading “NY: Lake George- Ice Castles & Winter Festival”
RI-Newport- Mansions at Christmas
In recent years I have been searching for those fairytale Christmas towns to get me in the holiday spirit. This years pick was Newport and the mansion tours. You can buy tickets for their self guided tours to three mansions- The Breakers, The Elm and Marblehouse. I appreciated getting all these great ideas for decoratingContinue reading “RI-Newport- Mansions at Christmas”
CT: Thompson: Morning Bekons Farm
A few years ago I was enamored by a LLama named Bolt whom I met at a farm in Goshen, CT in 2019. I didn’t know much about llamas and somehow thought they only lived in some far off land – many of us who grew up in NYC feel that way. Researching the quietContinue reading “CT: Thompson: Morning Bekons Farm”
CT: New London: Colchester: Cato Corner Farm
With part of my family from France, cheese and wine tastings is one of my favorite pastimes. While I can’t seem to get myself to France, tasting the delicious farm fresh cheeses at Cato Corner in Colchester takes me away. I was so busy eating I didn’t get a chance to snap a picture ofContinue reading “CT: New London: Colchester: Cato Corner Farm”
CT: Fairfield County- Trumbull Trail
Recently I shared that I had met two wonderful women on a full moon hike. The friendship continued to blossom as we texted and shared our hobby photography around CT as well as biking and kayaking I was fortunate enough to continue the relationship by biking along the Trumbull rail trail learning about each otherContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County- Trumbull Trail”
CT: Fairfield- Westport/Southport Coastal Ride
I cried happy tears through almost this entire ride as I met people, had new experiences and felt things I never have before – even though the route is quite familiar. An egret was most welcoming at the entrance of Burying Hill Beach and posed as I tried to get out of the way ofContinue reading “CT: Fairfield- Westport/Southport Coastal Ride”
CT: New Haven County- Castle Craig Moon & Friendship Rising
Once a month Hubbard Park keeps the road open to drive up to Castle Craig in the evening for the full moon rising. It was a clear and warm ish Fall Day so while it’s an hour and a half drive I thought I might give myself a nudge and drive on up! I definitelyContinue reading “CT: New Haven County- Castle Craig Moon & Friendship Rising”
Pivot and Pause in New England 