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The really big show
All antique weathervanes point to Brimfield this week. That’s right – the Grand Pubah, the Grand Dame, the Head Honcho of antique shows – the Brimfield Antique Show really is the…
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Happy Birthday to ConnecticutCountryHouse.com -1 year old today! The day I launched this simple little blog site, I had no idea how encouraging and fulfilling your feedback would be. Whether…
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Miss Fannie’s mac n’ cheese
Yucky and yummy. The two words that best sum up this past weekend. The weather here in Connecticut was cold and raw, rainy and (anticipating) snowy, so obviously this was…
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Making a fire 101
It’s snowing. O.K., it’s really, really coming down here in Connecticut. I think we can now officially call it ‘The Blizzard of 2013’. I’ve stocked up on foodstuffs – I’m…
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Language lesson: “I love you”
With Valentine’s Day being right around the corner, and my beloved Newtown being the recipient of so much love from around the world, I’m inspired (and thought it would be…
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Love for and from Newtown
Today is January 14th – the one month anniversary of Newtown’s darkest day. In one way it’s hard to believe it’s already been one month, and on the other hand,…
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We need a little Christmas
The lyrics of this song have always been uplifting. And just the melody by itself – well it’s one of those tunes that gets stuck in my head and I…
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Silent night, holy night
It’s the night before Christmas, and on the old stonewall in front of the house, not a creature was stirring – just the twinkling of twenty-six candle filled mason jars.…
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Christmas cookies inspired by Sweet Pea
What a tough week. Mega understatement. Here in Newtown, everything has changed. But the overwhelming outpouring of love and good will on our little community has been, and continues to…
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Defining moments
Late Monday I shared a posting that took a long time to compose and took a lot out of me. I was hoping it would be a cathartic moment. And…
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My Newtown
Hello my dear readers. I write today’s posting with a very heavy heart. Here I sit staring at my monitor, writing, re-writing, staring some more, and wondering if this 245-year…
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Quiet and cozy
On the 6th day there was light. Hurricane Sandy packed a huge punch, but fortunately our loss of power was the very worst of it. So needless to say, I…
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Hello Sandy!
We’re ready and waiting! We’ve got firewood and board games at the ready, as well as a big pot of freshly simmered spaghetti sauce. Here at Connecticut Country House, we…
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Nora’s ‘Brimfield’ snap shots
Happy Friday! Last minute change in plans on Wednesday opened up my day yesterday to take a run up to the Brimfield Antique Show, in Brimfield, Massachussetts. In less than…
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A milestone for the Murphy’s
A celebration is on the way at Connecticut Country House – our 25th wedding anniversary! Hooray us! Rick and I were married twenty-five years ago today – a rainy Saturday…
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The taste of a good life
What if you had a place to get away to for a few minutes everyday, a welcoming perch where you could see a fresh take on satisfying rustic nibbles and…
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