“August slipped away into a moment in time…”

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 […]

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Candle Making and Crawfish…

I don’t think you’ll ever hear me say that being in a long distance relationship is easy. It’s definitely challenging sometimes, and it’s a lot of work, and it requires a tremendous amount of patience, trust, and respect for both yourself and your partner. What I have said, however – many times – is that […]

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Birthday Witch…

Greetings from The Snowpocalypse! Although there had been a brief lull in the storm when I sat down to start writing this post this morning, it’s now coming down yet again here in Western Massachusetts. While the snowfall isn’t nearly as heavy as yesterday’s, it looks like this current part of the storm is set […]

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Long Hauls, Corn Fields and Pumpkin Carving…

A post this late in the afternoon on ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ can and usually does mean one thing – your girl is tired and in full-blown recovery mode! I have essentially been going non-stop since Wednesday morning, and now that I’m back home in New England and back to work, I’ve been trying to get […]

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A Month to Remember: August 2025

August is always such a bittersweet month to me. While I am undoubtedly and unapologetically excited for all the things I have planned in the Fall – I also adore the Summertime, especially as a lifelong New Englander – and August serves as a reminder that the season is coming to an end, time is […]

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“Salt air, and the rust on your door…”

Although I had wanted to start sharing photos and recaps from my recent long weekend away on the Cape as early as this past Monday, by the time I had returned home on Sunday evening and crawled into my own bed with the air conditioning on full blast (the best way to sleep!) – I […]

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High Tea and The Titanic…

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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A Taste of the Tropics…

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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