Stormy Skies, Seaside and Sleeping In…

Good Afternoon, everyone- although it’s still morning where I am right now. Greetings from beautiful and sunny San Diego! I got into town on Saturday afternoon after a rather bumpy flight as we passed over a series of storms and high winds throughout the Midwest. Although I was feeling a little groggy and nauseous by […]

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Pre-Flight Check-In…

This week is a busy one for me, with working my full-time job, tying up some loose ends, running last minute errands and carefully packing for my upcoming three-week stay in Southern California. Given how long I’m going to be gone and how far from home I’ll be- I want to make sure I don’t […]

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Local Loves: Wells Provisions

This installment of ‘Local Loves’ is going to be a bit different than past posts. While I designate these (usually) New England-based spotlights on various businesses, attractions and oddities that can actively be visited/explored and experienced- this week’s travel/dining guide is serving more as a tribute to a place that I absolutely adore that recently […]

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“In the jungle you must wait, until the dice read five or eight…”

This coming weekend, Troy and I will be heading to New York to attend what I think is the last wedding of the 2023 Summer season. I’m excited, not only for the nuptials of two dear friends and having the chance to dress up one more time before I prepare to start packing up my […]

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Local Loves: The Farm Table

When I first moved to the Pioneer Valley just over four years ago (!!!) one of the things I had been most excited for, other than paying way less in rent per month and being closer to friends- was diving into and discovering a brand new community and finding new places to spend some time. […]

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Sailing, Stormy Skies and Seals…

On any normal day, if I were to wake up and see rain clouds/stormy skies overhead and all over the forecast- I can’t say my first reaction would be “time to get on a boat!” I’d probably opt to do something indoors, instead. Catch a movie? Read a book? Binge the new season of ‘I […]

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The Early Summer Weekend Refresh

These past few weeks have been so unbelievably busy (in a mostly fun way, of course!) Between coming back from my mini-vacation in San Diego last month, to working press at this year’s Boston Calling Festival, having Troy visit for a week where we attended graduations/graduation-related gatherings for his family- and still working my full-time […]

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Not-So-Local-Loves: Pokez

The very first time I came to San Diego was in the Summer of 2005. I had been invited by a couple of friends of mine to stop by an outdoor music festival and spend an extended weekend being given a tour of all the cooler, “hidden gems” in and around their city- and I […]

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