The news and updates coming out of Central Texas right now have been nothing short of heartbreaking, as the search and rescues that began in the hours and days after devastating flash floods that decimated the region just over a week ago have gradually turned into recovery missions – including efforts to locate still unaccounted […]
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California is no stranger to out-of-control wildfires, but the Palisades Fire has felt like an entirely new and terrifying beast – and the unstoppable path of destruction it’s left in it’s wake across Southern California has been shocking and heartbreaking to watch in real time. While I’m relieved that my friends and loved ones in […]
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Happy (Almost) New Year, everybody! If I had to choose a word to summarize 2024 in it’s entirety, which is no easy feat when trying to accurately and thoroughly describe these past twelve months, I’d say “whirlwind” is the one that comes to mind almost immediately. This past year has been such a flurry and […]
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I had originally planned a post for today where I was going to recap this past weekend’s adventures in and around the Pioneer Valley – including celebrating the annual “Cider Days” festivities and visiting a couple of museums I’d never known existed until now. I intended to do all of that after celebrating Troy’s birthday […]
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Happy New Year’s Weekend, everyone! A good indication that someone is getting older is the amount of times they say things like “time flew by,” or “it feels like just yesterday when…” etc., etc. as it relates to days, weeks, months and years. I, myself, must sound like I’m a fossil by now- because I’ve […]
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Happy (Almost!) New Year, everybody! When trying to think of the right words to properly summarize my 2022 as a whole- two came to mind almost immediately. The first being “abundance.” This year saw an abundance of so many things in my life- be it time with my friends and family, career and creative endeavor […]
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In retrospect, I should have shared this post well before today- but in a world filled with misinformation and varying degrees of scammers prowling social media and the web- I wanted to make sure that any links or resources I shared were legitimate and transparent with where any funds/donations were going. I’ve always said that […]
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Happy New Year, everyone! Trying to compare 2021 and 2020 is like trying to compare apples and oranges. While 2020 was, undoubtedly, a year filled with trauma and devastating losses and plenty of uncertainty- 2021 saw some light at the end of the tunnel and some sporadic glimmers of hope throughout- even if we were […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 