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This Connecticut Mom’s Guide to Maple Sugaring!

There are a few things I have come to learn and accept since I married into a French Canadian family: (1) they always run hot [...]

There are ten days until Christmas! And if you still do not have your Christmas tree, and were planning to go this weekend, [...]

As much as I enjoyed nothing more than the farm fresh corn with dinner; it’s time to say goodbye to the hot summer [...]

I love ice cream, especially soft serve. I’ll take a bowl of soft serve chocolate ice cream any day over a hard ice [...]

August 28, 2017October 27, 2017ThisConnecticutMom 2

We love apple picking season in this house! There’s nothing better than a crisp, fresh red apple; except when it’s turned into pie, [...]

June 8, 2017March 15, 2018ThisConnecticutMom Comment

After much anticipation, Dunkin’ Donuts Park opened in Hartford this spring. It is the home of the newly created Hartford Yard Goats, a Minor [...]

May 11, 2017August 3, 2017ThisConnecticutMom Comment

Trains are our life in this house. And so when Thomas rolls into Connecticut every year at Essex Steam Train for their annual Day [...]

I grew up in a pretty big city in Massachusetts. And when it comes to big cities, you tend to get lost in the crowd. [...]

Last weekend was Maple Weekend in Massachusetts. And it happened to coincide with our family’s annual maple run. Every year we head to the [...]

March 7, 2017ThisConnecticutMom Comment

Alright, well maybe only famous in this house. But they are requested by my niece and nephew during every visit…. And when I say [...]