Walking The Circuit At Pieper Olson Vet: Connecticut Valley Associates

A new circular walking path with pet-friendly features is being developed in Middletown at Pieper-Olson Vet, now part of the Connecticut Valley Associates network.

The original hospital, housed in a farmhouse, is being expanded and construction continues throughout the winter.

The path will eventually feature several fenced play yard areas, bird-friendly plantings, benches and other diversions for walkers and their companions. Meet-ups for fellow walkers can be arranged.

The walking path is open at present and the loop skirts the entire property.

More Good Reading, New Book Barn Midtown

The Book Barn in Niantic is a true treasure. There's the main barn with all its nooks and crannies and outbuildings, the downtown Book Barn, right on Main Street. And now, there is a third location - Midtown, right around the corner from the downtown location.

More than 350,000 books (all locales) and a great Brio train set up to engage your children as you browse in the new Book Barn Midtown.

To find it, turn right out of the downtown store, walk about a block and then turn into the right-hand alley just as the train tracks cross Main Street.

Mysteries, romances and children’s books (chapter books and picture books). And people who know and love books.