state by state speak your mind about......connecticut

[Little Star]

40. “W” and I were both born in New Haven, CT….

How’s that for depressing? He was born 3 months before me in 1946.

I lived the first three years of my life in New Haven and I even have some vague memories about it. Then my parents, grandparents and 2 aunts and 2 uncles bought a large piece of land/farm in Cheshire, CT. Each family had their own house but the houses were clustered close to each other. It was actually a shared farm, one for all and all for one type thing. Lots of cousins to play with and many grownups who loved all us kids. Best childhood ever!!!

Eventually my mom & dad got divorced and my mother re-married a “city” fella (lol) when I was in the 4th grade. We moved from a farm to the 4th floor of a tenement house in Southbridge, MA. Took a bit to adjust to that but adjust I did and I have great memories of my teen years.

Even though I live in MA I’ve spent a lot of time in CT. Ironically, my only sister married a guy from New Haven and they settled down in Niantic, CT. We spent so much time at each other’s house over the many years that I feel a very strong connection to the state.

If you are near New Haven try the soft shell crab sandwiches at “Jimmies” of “Savin Rock” West Haven, CT. Savin Rock use to be an Amusement Park and I think Jimmies is the last surviving reminder of a time gone by. I would make my brother in-law drive us up to Jimmies often. He has since passed on and my sister moved to FL, just my 2 nephews left in CT now.

Here are just a few things that CT has to offer up:

Foxwoods Casino: http://www.foxwoods.com/default.aspx
Mohegan Sun Casino: http://www.mohegansun.com/gateway/index.html
Mystic Seaport: http://www.mysticseaport.org/
Mystic Aquarium: http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
The Goodspeed Opera House: http://www.goodspeed.org/
Lake Compounce Theme Park in Bristol, CT:





Then theres...
Listing of public beach’s in CT: http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/coastalaccess/searchr.asp
CT Public Gardens: http://www.ctgardentrail.com/public-gardens.htm
This website lists some of CT’s scenic drives: http://www.visitconnecticut.com/scenic-drives

Official Connecticut Tourism Website:
http://www.ctvisit.com/