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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JUMANJI! When I launched “Coffee & Chiffon” on New Year’s Day this past January, I had the best of intentions and the most ambitious of goals. This year was the start of both a new decade and a new chapter in my life that I was excited to document on a brand new blog. I […]