LIFE

Call it a Christmas miracle, even if the idea was conceived at Christmastime, but not completed. Two friends have a casual conversation about crisscrossing the world and wind up raising thousands upon thousands of dollars to beat pediatric cancer. They also set a Guinness World Record while they were at it.

Rocky Hill started as an agricultural community dating back to the first settlers in 1650. That tradition continues today at Gilbert Farm, Hayes Farm and Fair Market Growers. Lisa Gilbert of Gilbert Farm “first got her hands dirty” in 1977, just as her great-great grandfather Elisha Gilbert did in 1845.

If you’ve ever driven down Glastonbury Avenue you may have noticed the barren landscape on the banks of the Connecticut River. This is where the Connecticut Foundry was once located.

Pillows filled with cracked corn might seem like an unusual item to bond over. But for Emily Archambault and her daughter Amanda Archambault Burney making and selling the pillows strengthened their connection.