Ansonia Soccer Day slated June 24 in New Britain

'Turnback Tuesday' features Housatonic River Dam

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features the Housatonic River Dam. The Housatonic Water Co. was organized in 1866 for the purpose of erecting a dam across the river. The dam was built in 1870 near the present-day Yale Boathouse. 
A short canal was built on the Derby side while a much longer canal was built on the Huntington side that later became Shelton. 
On Jan. 21, 1891, the dam burst from damage wrought by freshets and ice blocks. Even after it was rebuilt, ice and heavy water flows continued to damage the Housatonic River Dam until the Stevenson Dam was built upriver in Monroe in 1918.


Thanks go to the Derby Public Library for sharing this interesting local history. 

He likes his new box

This is what happens when recuperating at home from surgery means spending the day with a cat.

Let's do lunch...or maybe not

Somebody around here just had turkey Florentine with garden greens in a delicate sauce for lunch - but it wasn't me.


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Seymour Culture and Arts Commission announces concert lineup

Learn to create healthy salsas at Derby Public Library presentation

DERBY - The Derby Public Library will host Salsa: Sweet and Savory Flavors to Get You Dancing at 6:30 p.m. June 19.
Alissa Monteleone, author of EveryBody Eats and owner of Simply Good Thinking, will discuss the healthy advantages of homemade salsas made with antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables.  

Participants, ages 18 and over, will have the opportunity to experiment with new flavor combinations, both sweet and savory, and then taste their creations.  
Registration is required.  
For more information, stop by the Library, 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.      

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

'To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub' - W. Shakespeare

Another night, another lack of proper sleep.

I blame all the anti-rejection and anti-infection medications I'm taking after my kidney transplant from upsetting my normal sleep pattern.
Fingers crossed it will settle down soon.

It was suggested I try using a melatonin supplement to help in the sleeping department.
Another pill to take! Yikes. But I'll give it a try.

This lack of sleep reminds me very much of living with a newborn who wakes up every two hours or so during the night.
I remember those tiring times well, and I'm sure many other parents reading this do too.