Editor's Note: Linda Ahnert wrote this article for LymeLine back in 2008. As summer draws to close, we decided to republish it today to celebrate the anniversary of a very memorable event at which both Linda and I were present. Much has changed since that day—the Inn is no longer an Inn, several of the people mentioned in Linda's story have sadly passed away (read Linda's … [Read more...] about Pétanque, Anyone? 17 Years Ago, a ‘Boules Bash’ Took Place at the ‘Bee and Thistle’
St. Patrick’s Day? Time to Find an Irish Soda Bread Recipe, Recall St. Paddy’s Day in the City
OLD LYME—We are going to begin this article with a recipe from Linda Ahnert, who wrote the column below back in 2008. The article is as timeless as this wonderful Irish recipe. Linda explains, "I clipped this recipe from the Ladies’ Home Journal (LHJ) many years ago. It came from a LHJ kitchen assistant named Kathleen Lee. And the introduction read: “ When … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day? Time to Find an Irish Soda Bread Recipe, Recall St. Paddy’s Day in the City
A Christmas Essay: Food For Thought At Christmas
Editor's Note: We are delighted to re-publish this wonderful piece by our friend Linda Ahnert of Old Lyme. She wrote it way back in 2005 but it remains just as relevant today. Yes, Virginia, there can be too much of a good thing. That’s especially true during the Yuletide. All that over-spending, all the over-eating, and all those over-decorated houses. That is why, last … [Read more...] about A Christmas Essay: Food For Thought At Christmas
Counting Our Blessings in the Memorable Words of Wilbur Cross
Editor's Note: We are delighted to republish a column by Linda Ahnert, of Old Lyme, which celebrates this day of thankfulness. If you say the name “Wilbur Cross” to Connecticut residents, they will most likely think of the parkway that bears his name. But older readers will recall that he was governor of our state for eight years—from 1931 to 1939, to be exact. On Nov. 12, … [Read more...] about Counting Our Blessings in the Memorable Words of Wilbur Cross
Talking Turkey—the Evolution of the ‘Quintessential American Holiday’
Editor's Note: Seventeen years ago, our friend and former colleague at 'Main Street News,' Linda Ahnert of Old Lyme wrote a wonderful column for us about the first Thanksgiving and how it evolved into a national holiday. As Thanksgiving is almost upon us, we are delighted to republish it here. On this Thursday, Nov. 28, Americans from sea to shining sea will be sitting down … [Read more...] about Talking Turkey—the Evolution of the ‘Quintessential American Holiday’
An Easter Tradition: What About Those Deviled Eggs?
Editor’s Note: We are delighted to welcome back Linda Ahnert of Old Lyme, who writes an occasional column for LymeLine. She is a friend and colleague from the former ‘Main Street News,’ (do you remember that fine publication?) and today shares this topical, mouth-watering piece with readers. Do you remember Easter 2020? Perhaps it was one you might like to forget We … [Read more...] about An Easter Tradition: What About Those Deviled Eggs?
G. Fox & Co.—A Trip Down Memory Lane
Editor's Note: We are delighted to welcome back Linda Ahnert of Old Lyme, who writes an occasional column for LymeLine. She says in the covering note she sent with the article, "It's that time of year when we start dreaming of Christmases like the ones we used to know. For those of us who grew up in the greater Hartford area, our memories include visions of G. Fox & … [Read more...] about G. Fox & Co.—A Trip Down Memory Lane
Tidings of Comfort (Food) and Joy
Editor's Note: We are delighted to re-publish this mouth-watering piece by our friend and former colleague at 'Main Street News,' Linda Ahnert of Old Lyme. She wrote it back in 2005 but has recently updated it for us. "There’s a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy, when they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie" . . . and, of … [Read more...] about Tidings of Comfort (Food) and Joy
St. Patrick’s Day in the City, Where Every Heart Beats … Green!
Editor’s Note: Linda Ahnert lives in Old Lyme now, but for more than 30 years she lived and worked on Manhattan. She wrote this column for LymeLine.com in 2008, but we think think it resonates now as much as it did back then ... especially with the full return of the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade this year after two years of pandemic-related disruptions. I was a New Yorker … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day in the City, Where Every Heart Beats … Green!