Final Stop
The best
places to ...
Black enjoys long walks
along Sunny Valley
Preserve’s 14 trails.
ENJOY DINNER
The Mayflower Inn
118 Woodbury Road,
Washington, Conn.,
860-868-9466 This Relais
& Châteaux five-diamond
inn offers fine dining in-
doors and out, on a terrace
overlooking lovely English
gardens. With many of
the herbs and vegetables
grown in a greenhouse on
the property, menus at the
Mayflower Inn highlight
fresh, regional ingredients
in dishes such as spinach
and honey crisp apple salad
or slow-braised osso bucco
with parsley salad.
Why I Love ...
Bridgewater
When it gets hot in the city, Hearst honcho Cathie Black
escapes to this Connecticut hamlet for a quick recharge
Cathie Black admits she’s not
one of those New Yorkers
who has to get out of the city
by 5 p.m. every Friday. But
when she does, her rambling
old farmhouse on 27 acres,
built in 1794 in the bucolic
little community
of Bridgewater, Conn., fills
the need for personal contentm ent in
her otherwise hectic life. As the president
of Hearst Magazines for the past 12 years,
her days are filled with high-powered appointments, grueling hours of travel and
frequent interviews about her bestselling
book, Basic Black: The Essential Guide for
Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life).
“I love the rolling hills, the many
walking trails in the area—and that there
TAKE A WALK
Sunny Valley Preserve
Between New Milford and
Bridgewater, 860-355-3716
Black and her black Labrador retriever unwind with
a pleasant walk on any of
the 14 trails that crisscross
1,850 acres between New
Milford and Bridgewater.
The farmland, forests,
wetlands and meadows
give the Lab plenty to be
excited about during their
excursions through nature.
are no fences around anyone’s
property,” Black says. “I think it’s
important for any busy professional to regroup and revitalize,
and that’s what Bridgewater does
for me.”
Black and her husband, who
recently completed a culinary
course, enjoy just staying at
home and cooking together,
usually something Italian. They have a
large extended family that also enjoys
Bridgewater as a getaway and gathering
spot for holidays.
“Developing and nurturing your personal life is an important message I try to
bring out in my book, so I believe everyone
must find a spot like this for themselves,”
she says.—DIANA LAMBDIN MEYER
WATCH A PARADE
Bridgeport Country Fair
Aug. 15– 17, Main Street
The festivities begin with a
parade down Main Street
of the little village of 1,800
people. Follow the crowd
to the fairgrounds for exhibits on Americana, from
quilting and gardening to
canned goods and two-crust apple pies.
