Christmas Decorating

Christmas is the one holiday where I love decorating. Here's our bedazzled living room, with appearances by Bill Quincy the Cat!

Festival of Trees at the Hartford Atheneum

This past weekend, the newlywed Roses and we went to the Festival of Trees at the Hartford Atheneum. Organizations and businesses in the area decorated the trees, with the sale of the decorations going to local charities. It was neat to see the range of ideas for the trees.

Neighborhood walk in Torrington, Part 4

Down the block is Trinity Episcopal. It has an enchanting courtyard and lots of interesting details.

Neighborhood walk in Torrington, Part 3

It's impossible to miss the historic Warner Theater on Main Street. It was recently restored, and the sign is wonderfully retro.

Neighborhood walk in Torrington, Part 2

Around the corner is St. Francis of Assisi Catholic. We can hear the kids at the nearby school when they have recess.

The St. Francis statue is weird for the fact that the little bird has decided to land on St. Francis's thigh, instead of on say, his arm or hand? It's still a nice statue.

Neighborhood walk in Torrington, Part 1

Most of the leaves are now gone, but yesterday was so beautiful I had to bring my camera to work. I've been meaning to get some pictures of the historic buildings around my office, so here they are.

Center Congregational is the closest to my office. The belltower chimes the hour, and plays hymns at noon and 5 PM. I love the turquoise doors!

Wedding Season

The month of September was a bit crazy for us. Our friends Karen and Andrew got married on the 14th in Danbury, Connecticut, and the following weekend my roommate from college married her sweetie Chris outside of Baltimore. Ray was one of Andrew's groomsmen, and I had the privilege of being Angela's matron of honor. Andrew and Karen are on a Mediterranean cruise, and Angela and Chris went to Disney for the honeymoons. Lots of love and best wishes to them both!