Oh March – what an exciting and adventurous month you’ve been – and how perfectly paced you’ve felt! As the last remnants of Winter slowly melts away and makes room for Spring blossoms and blooms, I’ve had so much fun these past few weeks – filled with travel, great food, and lots of time with […]
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Despite the fact that it looks like we have some snow on the forecast in the coming days ahead, it’s now officially Spring as of yesterday, and I am more than ready for the season! While I’ve got some sweaters and jackets on stand-by since March and April are almost always unpredictable here in New […]
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When I think of “milestone” dates, I usually associate them with happy memories and moments – birthdays, anniversaries, a date commemorating an accomplishment or reaching a goal – but life is filled with both good and bad, and milestones can mark sadder and more traumatic events, as well. Yesterday, for example, marked five years since […]
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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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January is one of those months that, year after year, always feels like it takes a lifetime to get through. I’ve seen a lot of memes on social media in recent days that are in the style of “it’s only January 45th!” that crack me up, and make me feel a little better since I […]
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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 