If you are an introspective guy like I am, you learn a couple of things about yourself as you age. One of the lessons I grasped years ago is that I naturally make things harder for myself than they need to be. Last night, Sherry and I greeted a small reunion of friends for a
This past Monday Sherry and I (finally) visited the famous glass house in New Canaan. We’ve been trying to go for years – some advanced planning and good timing permitted us to take a two hour guided tour exploring multiple buildings and the grounds. Sherry and I have always been fans of architecture and especially
We have noticed that people who have homes in resort areas tend to focus on entertaining their guests and having fun. Resort communities can be naturally transactional since they experience a high turnover of guests. AirBnb, VRBO and their peers exacerbate this trend while bringing in ever-changing people, sometimes to the detriment of community. It
Take an eclectic group of people, give them a fun, but challenging task to do, mix in lots of food, teamwork, self-deprecating humor, and make it a yearly challenge. The result is an impassioned group of water-skiers pursuing something called “the Howie Awards.” Getting a “Howie” is always an adventure – and this year’s challenge
This Boat is Out of Character “The problem started with a 99 cent part,” Tony began his long, sad tale. Tony can tell a good story. He and his wife Rosemary have lived in the house next door to us at Candlewood Lake since the 1960s. We bought ours in 2014 so we met them
We have a group of close friends who we have gone camping with for many years. As we got older, camping evolved into spending a weekend at each other’s summer retreats. For the last three years the group has met in the summer in Cape May. Each trip is an adventure in itself and this
