Drive-Ins and Saint Danny’s Day…

I love to celebrate my friends at any and every opportunity that presents itself. Finding the perfect presents to give, attending parties that commemorate milestones, participating in events/things that they love and that interest them, etc. It’s one of the best things ever and something I look forward to with every holiday, birthday, get-together, or […]

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Bulbs and Bustling Crowds…

The temperatures have been pleasantly higher here in New England these past few days, resulting in most of the accumulated snow and ice from both January and February finally beginning to melt away (revealing the pavement and a LOT of potholes in the roads) and myself starting to brave the outdoors with less layers than […]

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Not-So-Local-Loves: Tavern On The Hill

What do you do when you need to drive to the Canadian border (and back!) within the same day to complete a Global Entry interview for upcoming international travel, but you and your friend are absolutely famished by the time you’re done getting fingerprinted and photographed for Customs and the closest Tim Hortons is already […]

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A Month to Remember: February 2025

And just like that – we’ve reached the end of another month, and it’s time to start updating my planner and calendars for March! While I’ve got so much lined up in the next few weeks and plenty to talk about and share – I want to take a few minutes to give a tip […]

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Travel Log…

Greetings from North Carolina, where I’ve been staying with Andrew and the kids in their new home since Saturday morning! While there is just the tiniest bit of snow on the ground here and there, and I still wear a sweater when I go out, it’s a nice change of weather and scenery from the […]

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The Deep Freeze…

It can prove to be difficult to make any short or long-term plans here in New England, particularly in the Winter when the weather is at it’s most unpredictable. I have a flight planned to North Carolina this coming weekend, and I have been obsessively and frantically checking the forecasts and radars for any inclination […]

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Local Loves: Tangle Chocolate

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Although this will be another year where Troy and I will be celebrating our relationship and all things love and romance from opposite sides of the country, that doesn’t mean I can’t treat myself to some of the typical fanfare that comes with today’s holiday – like taking myself out to […]

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Tropical Takes and King Cakes…

Much like my January had been, my schedule throughout February 2025 remains packed and busy, and I have been going non-stop with my full-time job, my new weekly radio show on MarkSkinRadio.com, planning both national and international travel within the next couple of weeks and months (!!!), and attending parties and get-togethers with my friends […]

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