What do you do when your good friend and photographer is quarantining and recovering from COVID? Set up the ol’ tripod and hope for the best with the tools you have available! Before I start talking about Valentine’s Day and holiday-inspired loungewear- I just want to send healing vibes and good thoughts to my buddy, […]
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At the peak of Rocky Mountain Park and overlooking Greenfield, Massachusetts- with a spectacular view of my apartment, by the way!- lies the historic Poet’s Seat Tower. Originally constructed in 1873 and named for/dedicated to the phrase commonly used by famed local poet Frederick Tuckerman Goddard, this observation tower offers panoramic views of the town […]
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When it comes to being snowed in for a weekend, options for keeping oneself entertained in-between shoveling can be a little limited. There’s only so much reading, mindless scrolling through social media and movies a person can handle before the boredom begins to take over. But there’s also plenty of baking and cooking that can […]
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I’m not quite sure what it is about the month of January that makes it feel like the longest month of the year. Maybe it’s because of ongoing daylight savings time, or because many of us (myself included) are still actively celebrating the holidays in the days/weeks following the ringing in of the New Year- […]
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The first “Favorite Things” post of a New Year always feels like the most exciting- because it’s an array of items, products and oddities I’ve essentially been accumulating over the course of the holidays and finally get to talk about at length and in detail- and this first assortment of 2022 is no different! Featuring […]
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Another January nearly complete and another year older for yours truly! This past weekend marked my [redacted]-th birthday, and my second one celebrated in the midst of an ongoing global pandemic. While my options for commemorating the occasion were significantly more vast than they had been in 2021, I still opted to keep it low-key, […]
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One of my favorite beginning-of-the-year traditions is familiarizing myself and my wardrobe/makeup collection with Pantone’s “Color(s) of The Year”- which is usually determined and announced near the end of December- and can sometimes be shades and hues I don’t typically wear or play around with often. I love seeing the inspired collections and collaborations that […]
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Many, many years ago (and it feels like a lifetime, really!) long before I finished college and started working my way through various firms and office gigs to get where I am now- I worked a couple of part-time jobs- including waitressing, doing lights at a comedy club and spending plenty of nights and weekends […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 