123. Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

These Girls Done Good… For Girls Traveling Exhibit April 8, 2009 If you’re paying close attention, you’ll notice this visit is a bit out of order. That’s because when I stumbled upon it at a writer’s conference at Tunxis Community College (where I took in museum number 97), I didn’t really think it warranted inclusion. […]
Hiking Boots (Jan. 1997- Dec. 2008)

Sniff. I bought these boots for my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 1997. They were the first generation Asolo boots with Gore-Tex and were the lightest on the market at the time. In fact, I broke them in for my hike by playing basketball in them for a few months. They were wonderful – until the […]
92. Homer Babbidge Library & Dodd Center

“She’s dead. Wrapped in plastic.” UConn Storrs (Google Maps Location) February 25, 2009 A few of the Babbidge Library pictures are from Jerry Dougherty’s incredible compendium of photos of EVERYTHING in Connecticut. Stop hurting your brain; my title makes no sense whatsoever. Well, it does to me but not to anyone else. You see, when […]