We are We NECT!!!

I grew up in RI, and there are definite "areas" in RI. South County, Down City, West Bay, East Bay. Every town belongs to an area, and the news is covered for all areas, whether it is television, radio, or newspaper coverage. 

When I moved to Northeast CT some years ago, the woman that I bought my first CT home from instructed me that we in NECT were really not a part of Hartford (so she suggested I should not get that newspaper), but we were more a part of Norwich (she suggested I should get that newspaper to keep informed).

After a short amount of time as a NECTer, I realized that we are really not a part of Norwich either. The CT television and newspaper coverage does not include our lovely area unless there is a major catastrophic event that has taken place here.

During storms, if you look through the lists of cancellations scrolling through the bottom of tv stations, they are endless, and if you blink, you miss the one you were looking for after all that.

However, we are so very lucky to have a local radio station (WINY Radio) and a few local newspapers (Putnam Villager) in NECT. They are we. They work hard to keep us up to date, and when we need information about our area, we get it. I have found that since I moved here, it is a rare occasion that I watch tv news... I tune in to our local information sources, since that is the news I want.

 So, as I am snuggled into my home sweet home as the "Blizzard of 2013" unfolds, I am up to date with local information thanks to WINY Radio! How about you?

Here is a shot of a past snowstorm here in Putnamania (as of yet, today's storm is giving me nothing spectacular to capture).

You can "like" WINY Radio on facebook, and you can also "like" the Putnam Villager on facebook.

I am a Putnamaniac because WE are WE, NECT!

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Fire and Ice! Putnam puts out some fun next Saturday!

Welcome to Putnamania on Saturday, February 16, 2013 for a little "Fire and Ice".

 Event design courtesy of Chase Graphics

Officially: Downtown Putnam's 2nd Annual FIRE & ICE Valentine's Festival.

Come and Discover the Romance of Downtown Putnam!

Professional Ice Carving demonstrations, Ice sculptures, Ice Carving competition by local artists, Luminaries, Lanterns, Music, Romantic Horse & Carriage Rides, Special sales, Fire & Ice Menu items at downtown restaurants, and so much more!

Bring your loved one(s) to Putnam for a wonderfully romantic event! For more info go to www.discoverputnam.net

You can also like "Discover Putnam, CT" on facebook here. 

 I am a Putnamaniac that hates winter, but fun times like Putnam's Fire and Ice will get me through it!

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Dreaming of hot summer nights... and River Fires in Putnam!

I love long, hot, summer days!!!!!

I am hoping for a LOT of them coming up this year!!!!

One big reason is so we can enjoy the River Fires we have a few times a year here in Putnam every summer.

This picture is from a River Fire past...

This year's River Fires are scheduled for:
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Mark your calendars!

They are low key, beautiful, fun, entertaining, peaceful. Plus you can either enjoy a nice dinner downtown, just a short walk away, or bring in a picnic to enjoy on the River's shore.

Any way you slice it, you will have a great night in Putnam!

I am a Putnamaniac looking forward to a HOT summer and some great River Fires!

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Is a 16 pound cat fat???

My next door neighbors are so cute.

I don't see them often, even though we live in the same building!
(Mother and Daughter live in and own the condo that is in the other half of the building that houses the condo that I own. One building, two condos, next door neighbors. Pretty simple).
We check on each other occasionally...

I fill the bird feeders so their cats, Molly and Bruce, can enjoy the avian shows during the days. 

Today I got a text from my neighbors including an update that one of their cats, Miss Molly, weighed in at 16 pounds at the vet! I replied back that she was one fat cat!

But, then I started thinking about it ~ is 16 pounds a lot for a cat? I have no clue! Fill me in with the facts folks. How much does your cat weight??

I googled to find some "fat cat" pictures, and there are some funny ones! These are my favorites (and Miss Molly does not look anything like either of these)!

 ...and why does this "fat cat" have more money than me?

So, "weigh in" and tell me how much your cat weighs...pictures would be nice, too! 

I am a Putnamaniac that wonders if a 16 pound cat is indeed fat!

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Come over Saturday for Valentine's Day Cookie & Card making! The entire world is invited!

Come on over to this Putnamaniac's home this Saturday, February 9th, 1pm.

Because..........wait for it..............

We are going to make Valentine's Day cookies and cards ~ to hand out to all our loves... family, friends, neighbors ~ whomever you love.

Everyone in the entire world is welcome, and it will be very low key... so stop in and say hi, bake or eat a cookie, and make a card.

Enjoy Valentines Day!

My place is ready...even the chilly porch is decorated:

I am a Putnamaniac that can't wait to make some Valentines cookies and cards! 

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Bradley's current show is No Sex Please, We're British!

The Bradley Playhouse is now featuring "No sex please, We're British". 

This is all I know of it, from the Bradley website excerpt:

This classic British sex farce (that our audiences love so well) tells the tale of a young bride’s mail order gone wrong.  Scandinavian glassware mistakenly becomes a veritable flood of pornography which threatens to engulf the happy couple.  Doors open and close resulting in hilarious mayhem and confusion as a muddled friend tries to set things right.

Tonight I will be checking it out, as well as volunteering for my first time at the Bradley... handing out programs, or ushering to seats, or something helpful. That should be fun! 

Will I see you there? Take advantage of some local, excellent, inexpensive, live entertainment! 

I am a Putnamaniac that will be enjoying the latest show tonight, a comedy, at the Bradley Playhouse!

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Toot Toot Feet Feet and other incorrect song lyrics!

The best thing "they" ever did was put radios in cars!

Every night on my way home at about 5:45, the whiner line is on WEEI sports radio. It is hi-freaking-larious! I could not get home without it! You can hear it online here, if you don't get this Boston station in your car.

Then, for the rest of the ride home, I play the "scan" game with myself. Literally just hit the scan button and try to guess the song each time the channel changes. It is stupidly fun, and you get to catch some great songs that you had forgotten about.

Tonight, I stopped the scanning to listen to Donna Summer's Bad Girls in its entirety. It flashed me back to years ago...that song and disco were in their heyday. Some of the classic lyrics to this song are "toot toot, beep beep". A little boy I knew of about 10 years old loved that song... but he sang "toot toot, feet feet" at the top of his lungs! What enjoyment he got out of that song, as I enjoyed his mislyrics and his youthful exuberance!

Other mislyrics I have had friends & relatives admit to are:
"Christmas is coming and Bruce is getting fat" (instead of the goose is getting fat)
"Ladd free Dom free" (instead of let freedom ring)
The list goes on... what mislyrics will you admit to??

So have fun in your car, with the radio, lyrics, memories, and entertaining yourself always!

I am a Putnamaniac that was singing "Toot toot, feet feet" tonight in my car!

Putnamaniac Activity Calendar... Bradley Theater's Show starts tonight!