With Troy finishing packing up the last of his belongings from his childhood home this past Saturday, that left our Sunday wide open for a daytime adventure. Given that he was still pretty spent from all the driving and boxing/unboxing in recent days, he generously stepped back and let me take full control of how […]
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That first full day back to work after New Year’s Eve/Day and following the conclusion of the holiday season can be and often is a disorienting and fully chaotic event. My Christmas decorations are still up, my sparkly heels from New Years are still on the floor by my bags – so how and why […]
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Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! We’ve finally made it to the end of the line that was 2025, guys – and I must ask a serious and most important question as we get ready to launch into 2026 in just a few short hours: where did the time go? No, seriously – where did it […]
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One of the more bittersweet things about winding down the year and preparing to start a new one, and especially as someone who has been blogging regularly for nearly six years while developing my own little creative traditions along the way – is looking back on all of the moments and memories that were made […]
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I had wanted to share some photos and recap from this past Friday night a little earlier this week, but the news and stories that unfolded over the weekend – the shooting at Brown University, the massacre at Bondi Beach, and the horrible news of what had been done to the legendary Rob Reiner and […]
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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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It has been a long time since I’ve stepped foot in New York City, with my last day trip/weekend in Manhattan and Brooklyn taking place circa 2018/2019. I used to go fairly often – for parties, performances, pop-ups, or to visit with friends that were stopping by the area – but with COVID and my […]
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Happy October 1st, everyone! It is officially spooky season (my favorite time of year!) – and while I have so many things planned for the weeks ahead, including sharing some local and not-so-local haunts, Halloween-inspired recipes, weekends with friends, etc., and so on – I also may have gotten a bit of a head start […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 