Showing posts with label staycation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label staycation. Show all posts

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Ready for a staycation with friends here in Ansonia




Well ... I'm not actually going fishing but I am taking a week off. Time to regroup! 

I'll probably stop in and post a photo or two if I find something interesting during my staycation here in the Valley.

Today my husband Ralph and I are heading to Nolan Athletic Complex on Wakelee Avenue in Ansonia to enjoy the sights and sounds of SummerFest, the city's celebration of its 125th birthday.

Looking forward to it!


Thanks as always for reading the blog. 

Monday, August 19, 2013

Time for a staycation in Ansonia, Valley

 
Well I can't really say Gone Fishin' because I don't fish.

But I am taking a week off - unless I try out another ice cream spot and the journalistic spirit moves me to write a blog post! 

Thanks as always for reading.


Monday, July 16, 2012

Ice cream meets history, again


A mooo-ving experience

 Today I headed to the historic Field View Farm in Orange, on the Derby town line.
 
Chillin' on a hot summer afternoon

We were going to go there Sunday afternoon, but a thunderstorm ruined our plans. It would not be fun trying to enjoy some ice cream when lightning is in the atmosphere.

So instead my daughter Allegra and I visited the nation's oldest continuously operating dairy farm today. The farm was founded in 1639.

We were not disappointed. It was a super hot afternoon, in my opinion, and the ice cream was super cold. It didn't melt at all as we sat and enjoyed.  




Allegra ordered a cup of strawberry with sprinkles.


 


And I went with swamp ice cream. Interesting name, eh?

It was cookies and cream ice cream with caramel swirled in it and M&Ms mixed in as well. Yes, it was sweet. But a delicious treat.

I asked Allegra to take the picture in front of some of the fresh vegetables for sale there, just to create that farm atmosphere.

After living in the area my entire life, it was the first time I ever went to Field View Farm.

There were a few picnic tables to sit at and the only drawback, if you could call it that, was the faint aroma of manure in the air. Cows were relaxing under cover just a few yards away.

But it is a dairy farm after all! 



If you missed any of the previous ice cream posts, you can check them out here, here, and here.

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