I’m not being sarcastic at all when I say that no sooner did the clock strike midnight on November 1st when everything instantaneously became about all things Christmastime. My local grocery store already has all of their Holiday decorations and gift boxes on display, I’m getting advertisements for seasonal pajama sets and candy cane-scented body […]
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Happy Halloween, everyone! The decorations are up, I’m well-stocked on candy, and I’ve got a ton of horror movies ready to marathon in-between Trick-or-Treaters dropping by tonight! It’s my favorite holiday of the year and the best way to close out what has been a really, really fun and exciting month that was absolutely packed […]
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As we wind down these final days of October and I prepare for both Halloween and some travel I have planned during the beginning of November (and I’ll share those details with my end-of-the-month recap next week!)– I wanted to take some time to talk about a few of my favorite things from these past […]
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One of my favorite Halloween night traditions over the years has been traveling to my mother’s house to meet up with her, my brothers, my sister-in-law and my niece where we’d order a couple of pizzas, watch some horror movies and take my niece Trick-or-Treating around the neighborhood before we’d bake cookies or a cute […]
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As an avid Halloween enthusiast and horror movie fan, I know that Hollywood often takes many, many liberties and is prone to embellishments when creating entertainment that is “inspired by” or based upon events that actually occurred- especially when the events in question occurred in and around parts of New England. That’s not to say […]
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Is there anything better on a cool, crisp Autumn day when you’ve got a warm cup of cider or coffee in your hands and leaves crunching beneath your feet than keeping toasty and cozy in a well-worn flannel? It’s one of my absolute favorite and quintessential Fall feelings- especially when the flannel comes courtesy of […]
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In my last post, where I talked about snapping some foliage photos in Old Sturbridge Village– I had commented how we were presently in what I considered to be the peak and most beautiful Autumnal scenery here in New England- and how it can come and go in an instant. For example, just a couple […]
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It’s not very often that I willingly return to places that were common destinations for middle school field trips when I was a kid- and it’s even less often that I genuinely enjoy those return trips that I make- but Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts has been the exception for myself and many others […]
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