This coming weekend marks my last here at home before I set off to Italy on a red-eye flight next Tuesday night, and to say I’ll be spending the next 48 hours checking my packing list and itinerary no less than three hundred times, packing, unpacking, and re-packing again, and having panic attacks when I […]
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Good Morning and Happy Monday, everyone! Before we begin winding down the month of April and prepare to welcome May with open arms, I wanted to take the opportunity today to share a few of my favorite finds, purchases and gifts from these past few weeks that have made what has otherwise been a very […]
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Like a lot of people (I’m assuming), I’m typically a little weary when I see recipes or “life hacks” on social media that are cut/edited in a way to look ridiculously quick or simple – only to be anything but when it comes to trying them out in real life. Key ingredients or crucial steps […]
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Get your giggles about the name out of your system now, because this Newport, Rhode Island-based specialty hot dog eatery and bar is the legitimate real deal and worth both your time and attention the next time you travel to one of my absolute favorite places in New England! What first began as a hot […]
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I love a good birthday celebration, whether it’s my own or for any of my friends and family – and both planning and participating in dinners, parties and outings for the people I care about most in this life is one of my favorite things to do. Luckily, April is filled with birthdays – particularly […]
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I want to preface this post by saying that I am not typically a fan of PEEPS. While my mother, a die-hard loyalist to the sugary, marshmallow monstrosities, will try and and all flavors that get churned out – I usually skip right over them at Eastertime and head directly to the chocolate bunnies or […]
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Although this past weekend was mostly spent decorating my apartment, putting together clothes to donate, and buying, wrapping and preparing to either hand-deliver or ship birthday presents for friends and family who are celebrating their special days back-to-back this week – I did take a little time out to enjoy some melted cheese (and chocolate!) […]
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Although Monday was apparently National Cocktail Day, and I was debating writing about one of the many fine and fun establishments around the Pioneer Valley where I can stop to get a great drink with dinner or a refreshing hard cider just because – your girl loves her coffee more than anything (it’s in the […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 