It almost goes without saying, but we’re keeping it super simple and chill at home this New Year’s Eve. Thanks to RIPE, we don’t have to worry about getting a zillion ingredients to make delish & 100% craft cocktails; they’ve done the work!
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If you know us (and have seen any of our last 5 years of Halloween costumes), you know that we’re Hall & Oates fans. So when John Oates sent out his digital Christmas card (ok, we’re on his fan mailing list) where he recorded Mel Tormé’s classic “The Christmas Song”, we decided to reach out and request a call to chat about the song, Christmas traditions, and pandemics.

You may have noticed that we like to go a little bigger and better each Halloween. With that in mind, we reached out to celebrity SFX makeup artist Tyler Green from Face Off and asked him if he’d like to help create our 2020 Halloween finale costume. We got an enthusiastic YES from Tyler, and so the story of the Raven Queens began…

Connecticut is home to hundreds of talented ceramic artists with cool studios and awesome galleries. We visited five of them in the NW corner, which is truly breathtaking at this time of year. So, if you like to leaf peep with purpose, enjoy our CT Ceramics Trail and buy something beautiful!

It’s been 4-½ years since our last interview with Dennis House and Kara Sundlun, Connecticut’s favorite couple! Time flies and much has changed in our worlds. We popped over to hang with them on the patio of their Hartford home and bring to you, In the Garden with Dennis House + Kara Sundlun!

Take 2 bloggers; 1 photog, Loghan Rose Photography; 1 cute clothing boutique, Shop Cathy B; an awesome hair salon, The Front Page….and this is the result!