Not-So-Local-Loves: Madonna Inn

Last week, when winding down my recap of my time in Northern California and the Redwoods, I had mentioned that Troy had a surprise for me during our long drive back to Orange County – a place that was so unique and cool that it deserved it’s own post – and here we are! After […]

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Sunsets, Album Anniversaries and Pirate Dogs…

I had every intention of updating ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ earlier this week, with a post scheduled for the morning of Labor Day, but since I have literally been cruising up and down the entire coast of California over the past few days following a stay in Las Vegas, I just needed a day by the […]

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Chasing Waterfalls… And Tornadoes.

Every Summer, amid working our respective jobs and participating in our hobbies of choice (which are usually shared and therefore we do them together,) my longtime/lifetime friend Sean and I try to carve out a weekend where we travel out of the city or out of state together to visit somewhere newish and have a […]

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Ten Favorite Photos From 2023

And just like that, with Christmas still fresh on everyone’s’ minds, we are officially in the final stretch of 2023! Knowing what my year-end blogging traditions are- and once we had hit mid-November- I knew I had to begin looking through and revisiting thousands upon thousands of photos I’ve snapped over these past twelve months […]

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“I’m a loner, Dottie. A Rebel.”

To close out my stay in California, Troy had a surprise for me this past weekend. After grabbing brunch at STOWAWAY, which I wrote about earlier this week, we hit the road to get some coffee and plan out the remainder of our Saturday afternoon. I’ve grown accustomed to SoCal’s insane traffic over the years, […]

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No Problems Here, Houston…

Travel days, specifically the days spent getting to/from a location by means of planes, trains or automobiles- can be excruciatingly long. Add some delays and flight cancellations due to an approaching hurricane to the mix and you’ve got yourself a recipe for exhaustion and absolutely no productivity. Such was the case last Friday, after a […]

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California Girl…

I am here! I am alive! A little tired, a LOT tanner- but back home and back to work and ready to spill all the details about an absolutely amazing (almost) week I just spent out in California! Re-acclimating myself to New England’s humidity, time zones and my usual work schedule has been a little […]

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips…

While we were waiting for Spring-esque weather to arrive and actually hang around consistently here in New England, Summer just sort of crept up unexpectedly and proceeded to shove both Spring and all of us in the Northeast over within the span of a week or so. These past few days have been some of […]

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