Good Morning to all of you, and Happy Birthday to me! With today marking yet another journey around the sun for yours truly, I wanted to take the opportunity to extend my sincerest appreciation and gratitude to everyone who has been reaching out to me in the days leading up to today offering their well-wishes […]
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Greetings from the first official (significant) snowstorm of 2025 here in New England! Having started late yesterday afternoon and going strong until the early morning hours today, I’m staying warm and cozy as I work remotely and wait for the roads and the parking lot at my apartment to be cleared before I brave the […]
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California is no stranger to out-of-control wildfires, but the Palisades Fire has felt like an entirely new and terrifying beast – and the unstoppable path of destruction it’s left in it’s wake across Southern California has been shocking and heartbreaking to watch in real time. While I’m relieved that my friends and loved ones in […]
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Happy (Almost) New Year, everybody! If I had to choose a word to summarize 2024 in it’s entirety, which is no easy feat when trying to accurately and thoroughly describe these past twelve months, I’d say “whirlwind” is the one that comes to mind almost immediately. This past year has been such a flurry and […]
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The camera roll on my phone says that since December 31st of 2023, when I was preparing to spend my New Year’s Eve in Boston, I’ve taken/saved 2,780 pictures throughout this past year – although I feel like that number should be double or even triple with the amount of traveling I’ve done, concerts I’ve […]
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While I’m recovering from my food coma that took hold of me last night post-Thanksgiving feast with my family and simultaneously preparing to meet up with Stef for a Black Friday Brunch over in Deerfield this morning, I thought I’d take the opportunity to put together my full recap of this past month that was […]
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Although Thanksgiving isn’t until next week, I’ve been spending a lot of time over these past few days doing some reflection and meditating on my life in 2024 through now – the big changes, accomplishments, ups and downs and, most importantly – the people who have been with me and by my side throughout it […]
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I had originally planned a post for today where I was going to recap this past weekend’s adventures in and around the Pioneer Valley – including celebrating the annual “Cider Days” festivities and visiting a couple of museums I’d never known existed until now. I intended to do all of that after celebrating Troy’s birthday […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 