When you live in Mansfield CT spending a day at the ocean in Rhode Island is easy! Newport Rhode Island is only an hour and 1/2 away and here, Gracie and Willow look ready to jump off the dock for a refreshing swim as they look out at the Newport RI harbor. This was JUST before they decided to make a run for it and had us chasing them all across the lawns of the multi-million dollar homes in the neighborhood……..yikes, thankfully no one seemed to mind!


 

Here is one of the best ways to cool down in this steamy weather – tubing on Columbia Lake in Columbia, CT!


 

Tranquil Andover Lake in Andover CT is gorgeous!  At approx. 159 acres it is also one of the largest non-powerboat lakes in the area, perfect for swimming, fishing, canoeing and kayaking on a hot summer day!  Only a few homes come up for sale each year and there is always strong interest in them, our recently published CT Lake Newsletter has more information about Andover lake and for information about this lake as well as other lakes and lake homes, please visit our Connecticut Lake website – www.CtLakeLiving.com


 

Storrs Mansfield CT neighborhoods of Deerfield Drive and Hunters Run are small enclaves of custom homes built primarily in the mid to late 1990′s. Pretty and peaceful, there have been very few resales of the homes throughout the years.


 

This adorable puppy is an American Eskimo and he has recently joined his new family in Glastonbury CT.  They bought their first home last year, and now they have their first puppy!  We loved helping them buy the home that was just right for them and Glastonbury was the perfect location as they needed to commute to both UConn in Storrs CT and East Hartford  CT- with all the amenities Glastonbury has to offer, they quickly decided that was the perfect location for their first  home and Duke is obviously happy to be there too!


 

We helped friends move into their newly renovated beach cottage in Narragansett RI, which is only an hour or so from Mansfield CT, this weekend – furniture flying everywhere! Here is Alex taking a break from the action while enjoying the gorgeous view.