Archive for the ‘Lyme/Old Lyme’ Category

Mistletoe, BB Guns and Farm Coffee

Posted by Chip Dahlke On December - 14 - 2011

And here I was thinking that I could put my feet up, watch the stock market, and spend some time on the phone with my investment clients. Little did I know that my lovely wife, Carol, wanted to recruit me for an “image filled”  holiday newsletter bringing everyone up-to-date on the happenings here at Ashlawn. [...]

Destinations Ct: Lyme Farmers Market At Ashlawn Farms

Posted by Edwin Bartlett On October - 17 - 2011

The best thing about Connecticut is the fact that like the weather, it only takes twenty minutes for a change of scenery. Seriously, you can be driving up I-95, go through New Haven, and get off at exit 70 in Lyme, bang a quick left, and suddenly you find yourself in the atypical New England [...]

Ashlawn Farms Coffee: Organic, Sustainable. Fair Trade And Just Damn Good.

Posted by Edwin Bartlett On October - 10 - 2011

I have known about Ashlawn Farms Coffee for a few years now, and have always thought it to be one of the best, if not the best coffee available in the state. I knew that it was roasted fresh on the farm ( Also home to the Lyme Farmers Market) and worth a trip from [...]

Lyme Farmers Market, Ashlawn Farms, and “Getting Famous”

Posted by Edwin Bartlett On October - 5 - 2011

As you all know, I am so on board with anything local. To me, Farmers Markets epitomize exactly that. Local fruits, vegetables, and products made by our friends and neighbors. I will be posting more about both Ashlawn Farms Coffee (hands down better than anything those chains offer) and The Lyme Farmers Market, but I [...]

Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm

Posted by Edwin Bartlett On December - 16 - 2010

The one thing that really is unique to Connecticut is it’s diversity. Just get off any of the highways and you can end up in the metropolitan areas of New Haven, Hartford, or rural New England boroughs and towns such as Lyme. That’s what ma…

The Bee And Thistle

Posted by AnnieMame On March - 7 - 2010

This is not what many of you in Connecticut remember as the Bee and Thistle Inn, it’s got a whole new look and a spa too and it is a WOW. Linnea and David Rufo have poured their heart and soul into this beautiful Inn in Old Lyme, Connecticut and it is amazing. It’s the [...]