We gave a presentation for A History of Connecticut Wine at the Beacon Falls Public Library this past Thursday, and met some really great people, including the owners of the new All American Valley General Store in Seymour. They sell Connecticut-made products, including Connecticut wine, and that's something we can all get behind. Check it out.
A gray day here in Connecticut, perfect for sitting inside by the fire with a good book to read and another to write. All that wood chopping and chainsawing this summer is now paying off. Plus, we're saving money. Our wood stove won't exactly heat the entire house, but it serves for the downstairs quite well.
Here are some lovely dishes we enjoyed at Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger Restaurant outside of Boston.
The restaurant itself is in Wellesley, and almost hidden in a strange shopping area. But it's well worth your time to ferret out its location and find the East/West delights of Ming Tsai's cuisine.
I mean, look at that lobster. Look at that duck. That is food art, and let me tell you, it tasted pretty good, too. In fact, I am going to go make dinner right now.
A few years ago we walked the Fern Brook trail at the Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary at Trail Wood. Teale lived at Trail Wood in the off-season, and in his car traveling the roads of America in the on. He wrote beautifully about the natural world in America, and in Connecticut. Many think of him as our Thoreau, though many don't think of him at all. Go to Trail Wood in Hampton and remember.
