a day with the dogs driving through the connecticut countryside.....with stops along the way to take short walks and meander down  some snowy lanes.....on a very cold, winter day.  we drove for miles on winding country roads, ambling along with music playing in the car. the goldens sit eagerly, wondering what the next destination will bring.

the farms in new england are so beautiful.  a working farm always makes me smile and thing of life in years past and wonder about the history of the farm.  the first farm is tiffany farms in old lyme, ct. with beautiful cows eating, fenced in, alongside the road. 

another favorite farm, in old lyme, ashlawn farm has wonderful coffee and baked goods and in the summer, the landscape is filled with en plein air painters and farmers markets. ashlawn farm has horses, goats and lots of warm, friendly locals stopping to share stories. people come and go throughout the days...always back to the warm, welcoming smiles from the barristas behind the coffee bar.  the aroma of fresh roasted coffees, roasted right there at the farm are one of my greatest pleasures...i don't know if it's the coffee or the company that keeps me coming back....with the happy golden retrievers.  dogs are welcome, always.