Phantoms By Firelight…

When making plans throughout this month, and specifically deciding on spooky and unique experiences to share with my friends and loved ones, the topic of the annual Halloween festivities at Old Sturbridge Village came up in conversation. I had last visited OSV back in the Fall of 2022 where I had walked around and was […]

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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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“This is SummerWeen, This is SummerWeen…”

I had mentioned last week that during an afternoon we’d both had off from our respective jobs, my dear friend/neighbor/photographer extraordinaire Dan and I headed out to Salem, Massachusetts for a proper “SummerWeen” celebration. In that post from Friday, where I’d written exclusively about Blackcraft Salem, I’d also given a brief summary into what SummerWeen […]

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Local Loves: Blackcraft Salem

With today being the first official day of the Summer season, I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to share some highlights from my recent “SummerWeen” celebration and highlight a local store and coffee shop based in my beloved Salem, Massachusetts! For those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of “SummerWeen”, it’s exactly what […]

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One More Shot of Spooky…

Happy Friday and Hello, November! I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween yesterday/last night. While I enjoyed a couple of parties during the day and evening, unexpectedly won Bruins tickets for a game in Boston next week, and managed to close out the night with a whole lot of leftover candy since I went a […]

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A Month to Remember: October 2024

Happy (Almost!) Halloween, everyone! Before I get ready to stock up on some extra candy for Trick-or-Treaters and plan what horror movies I’m going to watch to close out the month tomorrow night, I wanted to take a fond look back at October – and all the spooky and not-so-spooky adventures that came with it […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: October 2024

It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just a few short days away and that we’re going to be wrapping up what I consider to be the best month out of the year until it’s time to unpack all of my spooky dΓ©cor again in 2025. My dearest October, where does the time go?! While […]

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Spooky Sweets: Skull Cakes and Brownies

Last weekend, when I was heading to a spooky Girls Night in Hubbardston with my lady friends, I had mentioned that I was baking a bunch of Halloween-inspired desserts to bring with me and feed a crowd (we had a little potluck style meal with everyone!) and that I was looking forward to sharing the […]

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