With a string of upcoming April birthdays – one right after the other! – I’ve been seeking out unique gifts, cards and oddities for my loved ones to make their special day even more memorable and fun. And, while there’s plenty of places in and around The Pioneer Valley where I can find some interesting […]
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With February coming to an end soon, albeit a somewhat extended one since it’s a leap year this year, and plans for March starting to swirl around both inside my head and on my schedule – I wanted to take some time to share some of the gifts, purchases and odds and ends that have […]
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With Valentine’s Day approaching (and Galentines Day, too!) the countdown is on to find some cute, fun and/or sentimental gifts for my girlfriends, my mom – as is tradition! – and of course my significant other. While I’ve got some ideas for the little gift bags I’m putting together for some of the ladies in […]
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With the end of January (and my full recap of these past few weeks!) upon us in just a couple of short days, it’s about that time for me to share some of my favorite things from the beginning of 2024- including purchases, gifts that have carried over from the holidays, subscription services and video […]
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It only took the first couple of weeks of January, but my belated Christmas get-togethers and gift exchanges that were postponed from last year have finally been completed as of this past weekend! And with it, I’ve officially taken down the last of my remaining Christmas decorations and packed them away until the next holiday […]
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A question I get asked with some regularity every holiday season is how, even at the height of stressful situations (and this season has been right up there in terms of stress!), I still manage to not only get my gift shopping done timely but also succeed in getting gifts that go over well each […]
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With another month coming to an end and July right around the corner (including any and all things related to backyard BBQs and cookouts!) it’s about that time where I line up all of my favorite things from this month-that-was and snap some pretty photos so that I can share them here with all of […]
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You’d never guess by the layer of snow/ice outside my window right now, but we had a few days these past couple of weeks (pre-storm, of course) that truly felt like Spring- with sunshine and higher temperatures that had me removing my jacket and throwing on sneakers instead of my boots. I’m already starting to […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 