I have a complicated relationship/history with Smith College. While I’ve met some incredible alumni and faculty from there over the years, I’ve also encountered (firsthand) and am keenly aware of an underlying and toxic environment among some of the students and staff that seems to actively discourage young and impressionable female students from taking any […]
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What better way to kick off a new month (especially when said month includes St. Patrick’s Day!) than with a fluffy, flavorful and slightly-boozy dessert that is sure to be a favorite at any upcoming early Springtime gatherings or picnics you have lined up- weather permitting, of course. I don’t anticipate I’ll be having any […]
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May has been so insanely busy- and as we wind down towards the end of the month and I prepare for some big events and plans/travel coming up in June- I wanted to pull back the curtain and reveal all the things I have had going on as of late while I have a little […]
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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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Well hello there! I had meant for this post to go live this past Monday, but when one of your dearest friends from California enlists your help so they can drop by New England to surprise their mom for Mother’s Day- one tends to get caught up in the specifics of the covert-level plan- as […]
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In a couple of weeks it’ll have been three years since I first moved to my lovely little loft in the Pioneer Valley out here in Western Massachusetts- although approximately two of those three years having been significantly hindered and limited with what I could do or see due to the COVID-19 pandemic- but with […]
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It’s getting to be that time of year when I am craving all of the tropical fruits and flavors- like watermelon, kiwi, mango, coconut and especially bananas! Some of you may remember my Banana Cream Pie Parfaits I had shared last April in preparation for Easter dinner, and while the assembly of these pudding cups […]
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How have we made it to (almost) May already?! Does a lot of travel and being busy pretty much non-stop truly make the time fly by faster or what?! It feels like just yesterday I was saying my fond farewells to the month of March and gearing up for a lot of Spring sightseeing and […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 