Local Loves: 51 Park

With Troy having returned to California as of yesterday afternoon after a brief stay with me, and myself having taken a few days off of work this week to begin holiday preparations and start getting my Christmas dΓ©cor out of storage, it seemed like the perfect time to share what has become one of my […]

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Cider and Hungry Caterpillars…

In an effort to return to some sense of normalcy and lightheartedness after the events from earlier this week, I thought now would be a good time to share some photos and snippets from last weekend in what I consider to be the “calm before the storm,” so to speak. Last weekend was the annual […]

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A Quick Word…

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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My Fall Skincare/Hair Care Routine!

It’s shaping up to be a a very busy week ahead, following what was already a very, very busy weekend (which I’ll talk about in a couple of days since I still have a lot of photos to go through!) The election is Tuesday, as is Troy’s birthday – and he’s in town to try […]

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One More Shot of Spooky…

Happy Friday and Hello, November! I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween yesterday/last night. While I enjoyed a couple of parties during the day and evening, unexpectedly won Bruins tickets for a game in Boston next week, and managed to close out the night with a whole lot of leftover candy since I went a […]

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A Month to Remember: October 2024

Happy (Almost!) Halloween, everyone! Before I get ready to stock up on some extra candy for Trick-or-Treaters and plan what horror movies I’m going to watch to close out the month tomorrow night, I wanted to take a fond look back at October – and all the spooky and not-so-spooky adventures that came with it […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: October 2024

It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just a few short days away and that we’re going to be wrapping up what I consider to be the best month out of the year until it’s time to unpack all of my spooky dΓ©cor again in 2025. My dearest October, where does the time go?! While […]

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Fall Foodie: Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce

I know that a lot of my recent Fall-inspired recipes have been various forms of pasta with savory sauces, but this is the season of coziness and comfort – and pasta is one of my favorite go-to dishes during the cooler, crisper months (other than soups, of course – but I’m saving those recipes for […]

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