A blessed “Food Coma Recovery Day” to you and yours for everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday! While I’m laying here typing this and questioning my life choices, specifically as it pertained to grabbing seconds of mashed potatoes and ham last night, I wanted to take some time to recap this past November in all it’s […]
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I only just recently sat down to begin the process of putting together the outline of my annual end-of-the-year recap that I publish right before or in the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, since it typically takes a long time to pick what news stories/headlines to feature, cite sources, gather photos and links, […]
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And just like that, I’m back in Massachusetts and back to work (and blogging!) as usual again after a brief but wonderful stay in North Carolina, with only a few travel hiccups that occurred when I was departing Boston. Thankfully, my flight home this past Wednesday afternoon/evening was short, sweet and on-time – so I […]
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While January will probably hold the title for “Longest Month Ever” each and every year since we’re all coming out of our post-holiday/New Years hazes and are trying to brave what’s left of Winter, I feel like June – and specifically June of 2025 – is a close second. This month felt like it went […]
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It’s hard to believe that we’re almost to the halfway point of 2025. It feels like I’d only just left Las Vegas after ringing in the New Year there this past December/January, but here we are! Summer is essentially underway and it’s about that time for me to take pause, acknowledge my progress (while still […]
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Out of all of the months in 2025 so far – and yes, I know we haven’t completed that many yet! – May has been one of the most spontaneous, adventurous and awe-inspiring ones I’ve experienced in a long, long time. I’m both surprised and saddened that it’s nearly over already, although I have some […]
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Having returned to the States just a couple of days ago and then almost immediately going back to work and my pre-Italy schedule and commitments before I’ve had a chance to unpack fully – I will be the first to admit that I’m still going through a period of adjustment – from the time zone […]
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I had every intention of taking the time to update ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ regularly while away this past week, but truth be told – my days have been filled from morning to night with such epic and beautiful scenery, gawking at art and historic marvels, hiking literal mountains and splashing in the bluest of blue […]
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