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.
About Ann
LEGO’s Soren Torp Laursen
It’s his job to play with toys. For the last 23 years of Soren Torp Laursen’s adult life, he has worked for LEGO in various places around the world. Laursen is President at LEGO Systems, Inc. (Enfield, Connecticut) and Senior Vice President at LEGO Company. His business card is a LEGO man with movable arms and legs which I was… Continue reading
So Many Antiques So Little Time
I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve walked up and down the aisles of the Clinton Antique Center over the last 15 or so years.
The center has no web site, it’s word-of-mouth that makes the place so popular. They do have a Facebook page though, not put up by them, but by one of their clients.
Candy and Ice Cream The Old Fashioned Way
Everything old is new again. Two brothers, both graduates of Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut, decided they missed the good ole days from their childhood and decided to recreate it for others.
Scott and Brian Gyllensten put their heads together, got a name from a family member and in a few short months opened up The Jelly Beanery.
Willy… Continue reading
Baby Me This!
Just Hatched in Guilford, Connecticut is what you call a cute-as-a-button kind of a shop for babies and young children.
Take a look in every nook and cranny and you’ll find something yummy. Whether it’s a child’s book, a tulle skirt for your little ballerina, or a gift basket to take to a baby shower, they’ve got it.
There is… Continue reading
Fast Food, New England Style
Want fast food in really cozy surroundings at a good price made in New England? It’s all here at The New England Emporium Eatery & Marketplace. That’s a mouthful of a name alright, but truly descriptive.
Some of the foods you can order here to eat are from family recipes, can you believe that? Such attention to details.
This beautifully… Continue reading
Scrumptious Cookies, a Dozen Please.
Give A Gift From An Artist
Stan’s Corner Donut Shop
Scott Case~Problem Solver, Game Changer.Previous 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...
