I really did over-shop and overpack when I was preparing to head to Italy back in May. I wanted to look stylish, sophisticated, and not at all like a typical tourist even though I very much was one. While nearly everything I brought got plenty and multiple wears throughout my trip – there was one […]
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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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We are coming out of the tail end of an unexpected and extraordinary heat wave here in New England, with temperatures hitting the high nineties and occasionally cracking into the triple digits. It’s expected to break at some point tomorrow or Friday with rain and a much-needed cool-down – but in the meantime I’ve been […]
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I had mentioned last week that during an afternoon we’d both had off from our respective jobs, my dear friend/neighbor/photographer extraordinaire Dan and I headed out to Salem, Massachusetts for a proper “SummerWeen” celebration. In that post from Friday, where I’d written exclusively about Blackcraft Salem, I’d also given a brief summary into what SummerWeen […]
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With today being the first official day of the Summer season, I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to share some highlights from my recent “SummerWeen” celebration and highlight a local store and coffee shop based in my beloved Salem, Massachusetts! For those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of “SummerWeen”, it’s exactly what […]
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Despite the recent weather, I’ve been doing my best to both manifest and embrace a New England Summer – be it with my weekend day trips and the places I visit, with the seafood-filled or lemon-lined dishes I eat, or with the outfits I put together for work and any time off I have in […]
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It’s been a hot minute or two since I shared a beverage recipe here on ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘, especially one so aesthetically pleasing and pretty as this one! I’m more of a food recipe enthusiast, but when I saw this one making the rounds on social media – I knew I had to try it […]
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There’s been an ongoing joke in New England, which is being used to mask an underlying frustration (as most of our jokes do) about the status of our weekend weather since March. Based on the upcoming forecast – this coming Saturday will mark 13 weeks in a row where it’s rained across the region, be […]
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