I'm Ann Nyberg, and I live for the "find." I'm constantly uncovering remarkable people and places in Connecticut. My passion is sharing these stories with you.
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Things Are Buzzin In Watertown
Catherine Wolko of Watertown, Connecticut is passionate about all things bees, in this case honey bees, Russian and Italian honey bees. Her father was a bee keeper so she grew up around those little flying buzzing things and was not afraid of them. A few years back she decided to follow in his footsteps and become a keeper of bees… Continue reading
The House That Duo Built
This is one of architect Duo Dickinson’s latest coastal Connecticut projects, an empty nester home that is four stories high along Long Island Sound. Full disclosure here, I have known Duo for years, our kids went to school together, and he serves on the board of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center with me. We’re lucky to have him at… Continue reading
A One Woman Handbag Dynamo in Killingworth
Annette Cook of Killingworth, Connecticut means business behind her 1920′s industrial Singer sewing machine, she’s got handbags to design and make. A few years back after she left the florist business, she was trying to figure out what to do next, she had no idea at the time what that would be, but one thing she did know is that… Continue reading
Love Your Local Library
Have you been inside your local library lately? If you haven’t, go in and take a look around, yes, I know you will be surrounded by those ancient things called books, but go in anyway and take it all in.
I did this the other day at the gorgeous New Haven Free Library. I was there to host a talk… Continue reading
Chowder and Merriment in Olde Mistick Village
Taking on 27 different chowders from Connecticut and Rhode Island shoreline restaurants in one afternoon at the Ninth Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-off, yep I was up to the task. I got to judge the best of the best chowders with three other hearty New Englanders. We were bundled up in winds that would blow most away… Continue reading
"A Mother's Life"
I Say There Old Chap, Where Do I Park The MG?
A One Woman Handbag Dynamo in Killingworth
Frank Sinatra~ Walter CronkitePrevious Finds
From Perfume To Furniture
I just eat this history stuff up in Connecticut. Did you know that the long time Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture in West Haven,...
Anna’s Creations Will “Floor” You!
This is just a great idea, period. Anna Amore of Amore Floor Covering and Design Center and Photographer and media...
The Victorian Lady and The Bubble Master
These two have the whole world in their hands, well actually in this case it's a bubble. Meet Casey and Kandie Carle of East...
Rich Is The “Wood Wiz”
Rich Ramagli of Madison, Connecticut loves to work with raw wood, in particular wood with "rich" grains like oak, because he...
AJ Jansen Is A Country Rebel Rose
At six years old AJ Jansen, growing up in Torrington, Connecticut, got on stage at school and started singing and there has...
