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Friday Flags: A Wind Blowing to the West in WaterburyOur spring here in Connecticut has been completely out of the norm. We have gotten warm weather, then it drops back to low temps.We get a lot of rain and then we get another dose of snow.Weather patterns typically are from the west to the east ...

If I Could Turn Back Time on my Real Estate CareerThere is an expression as relates to post action reviews of being a Monday Morning quarterback. This is meant to attempt anticipate what might have happened had a particular event been approached in a different manner.The ActiveRain Challenge for ...

Mother's Day 2025 Day Moment Becomes More Precious One has to be a woman, and to be more precisely, a mother, to comprehend thoroughly the emotions involved. There is a connection between a mother and her children that defies definition. It reaches past the sense of logic and no matter how many t...

Friday Flags If You Wait, it will Wave in Watertown CTWhile driving into Watertown, CT to meet someone at a condo complex, I noticed the flag at the entrance was less than furled. The limbs on the adjacent trees were moving slightly so I waited a few minutes to see if the flag would strut for me....

53rd  Annual Mother's Day Greek Festival in Waterbury CT  It is highly anticipated each year for the food that is offered and the fun as well. A tradition for Mother's Day weekend to come and enjoy authentic Greek food, entertainment and the fellowship of your friends and neighbors.There will be ...

Friday Flags: Big and Beautiful in Watertown CTI was heading into Watertown, CT on Wednesday morning. On a main road is a plant with a very large flag out front. It very seldom is fully furled, however this week, there was enough wind that I just had to stop.Most flag sizes are sized for the heig...

Friday Flags: Half Mast Out of Respect for a PopeI paused a few seconds to give a thought as to why the flags were at half-mast and then realized in a state with such a strong Catholic population the respect for the head of the Catholic Church.Pope Francis, the first Cardinal elected to head the ...

For 2025 It's Starting to Look Like Spring in ConnecticutThey just can't help themselves as they have been waiting long enough for enough opportunity to just break out.As I looked out onto the front yard, I saw color and it wasn't just brown.Daffodils in white and yellow and some purple and white...

Friday Flags:  A Stiff Breeze Makes Them Wave ProudlyWhie spending a couple of days in Galloway, NJ, we happened to find a flag that was crying for attention.After stopping for breakfast, I took a couple of minutes to show appreciation to the Bayview Volunteers fire Co, which is within the Gallow...

Where's the Spring Warmth in Connecticut?This has been a strange year for weather with exceptional cold, winds, and in some areas deep snow. I saw the man that plows our driveway last week and he had a very big smile, as did the oil delivery man.A few days ago, I picked the first daffodils of the...