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Home Survival
Every home has a history, but precious few can boast a run that predates the Revolutionary War. Here’s a window into Connecticut and America’s past, courtesy of five literal Colonials...
Home Survival
Every home has a history, but precious few can boast a run that predates the Revolutionary War. Here’s a window into Connecticut and America’s past, courtesy of five literal Colonials...

Where the Hearts Are
It’s been said the heart of the home is the kitchen. Here are some hard-beating kitchens now on the market that, depending on your own heart, may be hard to...
Where the Hearts Are
It’s been said the heart of the home is the kitchen. Here are some hard-beating kitchens now on the market that, depending on your own heart, may be hard to...

Home Improvements
Technically, in real estate, any positive attribute that rates above a necessity can be considered an amenity. Here are five listed homes whose amenities, ranging from the special to the...
Home Improvements
Technically, in real estate, any positive attribute that rates above a necessity can be considered an amenity. Here are five listed homes whose amenities, ranging from the special to the...

Made in America
Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...
Made in America
Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted...

Floral Fixation
One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshire’s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...
Floral Fixation
One of my favorite harbingers of spring is the annual opening of Cheshire’s Tower Farms. From April through December, the garden center offers a parade of botanical delights from daffodils...

Items of Import
According to The Japan Times, “zakka” emerged in postwar Japan as a catch-all term for “everyday tools and objects such as kettles, brooms and buckets.” In 2001, the International Herald...
Items of Import
According to The Japan Times, “zakka” emerged in postwar Japan as a catch-all term for “everyday tools and objects such as kettles, brooms and buckets.” In 2001, the International Herald...