Pizzas, Cannoli and Barbenheimer…

Although I’m scheduled to appear for Jury Duty tomorrow morning, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it’ll be cancelled so that I can sleep in a little later than usual because I am completely and utterly wiped. This past weekend has been filled with great food, great movie-going experiences, and some much-needed sunshine! But it […]

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Local Loves: The Farm Table

When I first moved to the Pioneer Valley just over four years ago (!!!) one of the things I had been most excited for, other than paying way less in rent per month and being closer to friends- was diving into and discovering a brand new community and finding new places to spend some time. […]

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Blueberries and Brattleboro…

I am always down for traveling to unique, picturesque locations and indulging in great food and beverages. It’s a big part of why I launched ‘Coffee & Chiffon’ in the first place- since I wanted a space to write about the interesting places I went to and the delicious things I was eating while I […]

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Pottery, Paints and Beating the Heat…

Although the forecast for this week called for non-stop rain and thunderstorms to carry us into the first days of July 2023, no one seemed prepared for the unbearable levels of humidity that came with it- or how stifling that humidity was in the sporadic periods of sunshine when we all collectively tried to run […]

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Sailing, Stormy Skies and Seals…

On any normal day, if I were to wake up and see rain clouds/stormy skies overhead and all over the forecast- I can’t say my first reaction would be “time to get on a boat!” I’d probably opt to do something indoors, instead. Catch a movie? Read a book? Binge the new season of ‘I […]

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“Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel Fine…”

I’m not entirely sure when I decided it was a goal or a “to-do” checklist item for my Summer of 2023- but I decided this would be the year I’d try as many lobster rolls as possible in as many locations as I could find- and believe me when I say there’s no shortage of […]

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The Early Summer Weekend Refresh

These past few weeks have been so unbelievably busy (in a mostly fun way, of course!) Between coming back from my mini-vacation in San Diego last month, to working press at this year’s Boston Calling Festival, having Troy visit for a week where we attended graduations/graduation-related gatherings for his family- and still working my full-time […]

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