Organizations

Reflecting on the Holiday House Tour

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The Suffield Garden Club had a successful tour of our beloved historic Main Street homes this past holiday season to be sure. The street was bustling with activity and holiday spirit. Thank you to those who shared their homes and to our own Garden Club members for their creativity and hard work. Suffield Hardware, the Police Cadets, the Senior Minibus and the Highway Department all contributed to the success of the event. During this winter season, we’ll begin planning for a series of projects that we have just raised funds for.

People/Business

Unique Floral Shop Has New Owner

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“Ebullient” is a word that describes Sarah Parlos, the new owner of Pentimento, the floral shop on South Main Street. The word means, “cheerful and full of energy.” This was the clear impression I had during our recent interview. As owner of another floral design business in Avon,  Sarah  has both  design experience and business savvy.    Nevertheless she plans to maintain the same ambience with which customers are acquainted. Former owners Paula Gallo and her sister Tamara Pezzente, were able to spend time with Sarah, describing the vendors used, accompanying her on a weekly trip to the Boston Flower Market for the very best blooms, and demonstrating the special and unique floral style for which Pentimento has been known. Pentimento’s new owner, Sarah Parlos, pictured here with white roses, intends to maintain the special spirit of the South Main Street shop.

Farming/Nature

Winter Blues

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These wintry days I am dreaming of the ocean. Days with my feet in the sand listening to the lapping of waves and casting my eyes on that big expanse of ocean until it merges with the sky. Naturally the conversation, whether it is just in my head or shared with others, turns to the ocean’s shade of blue. It is easy to draw folks into this discussion and very difficult to reach a consensus. Is the sea royal or navy, topaz, azure or aquamarine?

Organizations

DAR Workshop

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The Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter (Suffield) of The Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) will sponsor a workshop to assist individuals starting a genealogical search or continuing to gather information about their ancestry, to be held in the training room of the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association, 205 Bridge Street, Suffield on Saturday, February 15 at 10 a.m.

People/Business

Andrew Returns

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As closing time approached and the crowd dwindled, Suzy and Jim Irwin had a chance to chat with Suffield’s popular cartoonist, Rick Stromoski, who offered his original art work at the SMS Christmas Boutique on December 12. Among other projects, Rick is now offering Andrew’s Journal, an online publication of “Special insights into a special little boy.” Remember Andrew in Soup2Nuts?