Today I decided that I needed to take control and was not going to drive a minivan. Not that minivans are a bad thing, I drove one for years. I just made a promise to myself that after the kids reached 8, I was done with the minivan and moving on. Luck…

Our First Day was brilliant (or so they say here in the UK.) We were actually the last ones to get onto a flight at JFK and due to the fact they had sold our seats they ended up bumping us all up into business class. It was awesome. My little guy kept …

  So we finally made it to the UK…all in one piece, for now anyway. During the move I stopped writing because I found it entirely too stressful. With my eye on the ball, I had one target and that was Heathrow Airport, to make it there would …

The New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara will hold a TEEKANNE High Tea, with TEEKANNE brand ambassador and Hall of Famer Stefanie Graf, on Wednesday, August 24 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in the Courtside Club, an air-conditioned suite overlooking Stadium Court, it was announced today by Anne Worcester, tournament director. The tournament, a [...]

Join the Guilford Park and Rec as they welcome Nadia Turner, the talented and diverse artist with the big hair, and the great set of pipes, “wowed” millions of viewers around the world with her beautiful, sultry voice, and unique sense of style on American Idol FOX TV 4th Season. Nadia made it to the [...]

Sometimes it’s just amazing, almost eerie, actually, how things just fall into place. It’s Wednesday, and I want to kick it up a notch for Beach jam for Breast Cancer. A very good friend of mine is battling this right now, and The Yale Breast Cancer Center at Smilow Hospital did an amazing job for [...]

  Wouldn’t you love to fill your swimming pool with bunches of grapes, take your shoes off, and just jump around in them with your friends? Imagine. Me, in my own back yard, actually making a world-class wine and being sought by wine tastin…

In the Woman’s Day Magazine’s August issue they say that you need to buy a shredder for your house.  Reducing a huge pile of paper by shredding it feels OH SO GOOD!  By shredding your personal information such as Social Security and bank numbers,…

TIPS FOR MOVING TO LONDON Moving to a foreign country is probably one of the most difficult organizing challenges that you can face, especially when you are in a time crunch to get there before the school year begins. Since this is to be a temporary mo…

Coventry Regional Farmers Market (CRFM) is in the running to win an $80,000 open air barn, courtesy of W.H.Silverstein, Inc. This is just an amazing opportunity for CRFM, and we can help. All you have to do is follow this link: The Great Barn Giveaway, and vote for Coventry. For the record, and just so [...]

It is official! Bring Our Music Back, Inc. has been awarded a 5-year contract from the State of Connecticut, to produce “August Nights at Harkness . . . Music the way it was!” at the revered state landmark, Harkness Memorial State Park, located along the shoreline in Waterford, CT. Starting on Thursday August 4th at [...]

The local music entertainment landscape is getting a major upgrade with the emergence of Carrie Johnson.  This past spring, The Carrie Johnson Band finished in the Top Four at a major radio station contest. Who is Carrie?  Carrie is a personable, sincere, and sassy; Singer, Songwriter, and Musician, all in one petite frame.  In the [...]

    The 133rd Annual Chester Fair is just around the corner, running this year from Friday, August 26 through Sunday, August 28. A great way to add to your enjoyment is to enter one or more of the various judged classes as well. It’s free, it’s easy, it’s fun!   The possibilities are many, [...]