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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The Legend of Hobbomock
Jason Marchi, a journalist, poet, and now children’s author from Guilford, Connecticut, has published a children’s book about a Sleeping Giant named Hobbomock. The title of his book is The Legend of Hobbomock, The Sleeping Giant.
In the state of Connecticut, in the Mount Carmel section of the town of Hamden, lies Sleeping Giant State Park. From the air and… Continue reading
Get Your Music On At The Song Bird Cafe
Are you a musician needing a place to play to get your music chops together to go forward? This coffee house~ restaurant in Old Lyme, Connecticut may be just the spot for you. Its called the Song Bird Cafe. It has a nice-sized playing area for a crowd and coffee and eats including muffins and soups. There is also an… Continue reading
The Baldwin Bridge is 100!
It’s not every day that a bridge gets to mark a 100th dedication celebration, but that’s the case with Old Saybrook’s~ Old Lyme’s Baldwin Bridge on August 24th, 2011. At the opening ceremony of this Connecticut bridge ten decades ago there was a parade of 500 decorated automobiles. According to the Old Saybrook Historical Society thousands came for the event… Continue reading
Junque? Far From It!
So what is Junque? Well it’s of course another woman’s treasure and this shop in Old Lyme, Connecticut is filled to the brim with goodies, very old and new. It’s in an historic old barn built in the mid 1700′s on Gail Steven’s property, she’s the owner of the business. Stevens has had “Junque Boutique” for 8-years and loves every… Continue reading
Repurposed, Reused, Delicious!
What is it about yesteryear that is just so cool? I think when a piece of furniture, jewelry, a lamp whatever has a past, there’s something romantic about that, at least for me. Many would say that an old piece of furniture is junk and toss it to the curb. Not me, and not Robin Rountree of BonVivant Studio… Continue reading
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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...
