I hadn’t realized I’d reached a blogging milestone here on ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ until I’d gone back to make some revisions and add a few more foliage photos to this update when I noticed that this post is actually my 1,000th! I never in a million years thought I’d reach that number back when I’d […]
I took this week off from work for a few reasons. I was starting to get a little burnt out, I have a concert I’m attending (tonight!) and wanted to give myself ample time to recover afterwards, and I also wanted to just free up some mornings/afternoons to enjoy a few start-of-the-season activities with my […]
This past week has seen me spending a lot of unexpected time in and around various small towns in Connecticut. My dear little Oliver, as rambunctious as ever, apparently took a tumble while racing around over the long weekend that resulted in a dental/mouth injury that required a couple of follow-ups and surgical intervention as […]
Every once in a while, especially in the early morning hours when I have the opportunity to just sit in the quiet and watch the sun begin to rise like I am right now as I write this, I like to take time to reflect on all I have be grateful for – especially this […]
With my extended weekend away with my girlfriends having just wrapped up, and with my also taking today off from work to recover from our adventures (which I’ll share a little later on this week after I finish going through all of my photos!) I’m spending the next few hours unpacking, doing laundry, reorganizing and […]
I’m scheduled to leave for an extended weekend on Cape Cod with some of my girlfriends bright and early tomorrow morning, so today is all about finalizing some things at the office before I slam my laptop shut until the middle of next week and packing my smaller suitcase with the essentials and a couple […]
Anytime a weekend includes time with friends, family, good food and some spontaneous adventures (and getting some rest, too, of course!), I consider it a success. So this past weekend, which included all of those things and then some – was one for the books. On Saturday, which was filled with rain and passing storms, […]
I had wanted to share the full recap of my recent day trip to Rockport a little earlier this week, but got so caught up with work obligations, spending time with family who had been visiting from out of town, and planning for an impromptu long weekend that kicks off within the next few hours […]