Exploring an unfamiliar neighborhood, I stopped John and Stephanie to ask a question.
They both grew up in Ridgefield, lived in Bloomfield for a while (next to my longtime home of West Hartford) and moved back to Ridgefield 15 years ago. They also have a home in Naples, not far from mine. And John is in an exercise class with my Ridgefield neighbor. Small world.
Ballard Park is at the edge of downtown Ridgefield. A fenced garden and greenhouse are on one side.
The tragedy of planes hijacked by terrorists intentionally crashing into the twin towers at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, is among the century's most memorable and traumatic events.
The New Britain Museum of American Art commissioned Graydon Parrish to paint an 18 foot-long mural commemorating the events. The central figures of his allegorical painting are the twins, Terror and Tragedy, representing the agony of the two falling towers.
The town hall in New Milford, Connecticut, is on the site of the home of Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
High on a hillside in South Salem, New York, Le Château was commissioned by J.P. Morgan in 1907 as a gift for his pastor and friend, the Rev. William S. Rainsford. Originally called Savin Rock, the country retreat was designed by Atterbury & Atterbury, prominent architects of the day.
Fine stained glass windows are at the end of the hall.
