Posted in November 2013

Remembering a Department Store – G. Fox & Co.

Remembering a Department Store – G. Fox & Co.

I was intrigued when “From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s” appeared on Monday’s agenda for the Newtown Historical Society lecture series.  G. Fox was a department store chain when I was growing up in the 70s, but seemed to disappear in the 80s by my teenage years.  What was G.Fox?  … Continue reading

Caught in a writer’s web–painting the barn

Caught in a writer’s web–painting the barn

Having moved from California back to my hometown of Newtown, CT, a few months ago, I find myself writing a few more updates to friends than usual in the form of personal emails or Facebook posts.  My California friends want to know what I’m doing and it’s hard to connect regularly by phone when there … Continue reading