Every year for many years I’ve blasted down Highway I-95 in Connecticut, frequently passing by a little sign near Exit 56 which states, quietly and simply, Thimble Islands. What are these “thimble islands” I would wonder, as the sign blurred by and the years moved on. I had heard on the street that these little [...]

At the end of this month, I am moving out of the country. Where precisely I will end up, I don’t know. I’ve always wanted to live overseas and, when I came back from my last Middle East trip, decided the time is now. I’ve rented my home on a two-year lease and soon will [...]

Is Spring sputtering to life, its heart filled with plans of green ground, blue sky and warm air? In my spot on the world map, I believe the answer to this question is no. In southern New England, where I dwell, it is far too early for true springtime. However, for many days March has [...]

New England beaches become lonely during the nine months of the year that people forget about them, I think. On the few isolated summer days when the weather is actually warm and the sun surprisingly visible, people desperate for what wintertime left behind travel from near and far, jamming highways and bottlenecking back roads, in [...]