Rainy September Days…

I love a good rainy day, especially in the early days of Fall. It’s not the Winter type of rain that freezes you to the bone or makes dangerous patches of ice everywhere, and it’s also not the Summer type of rain that when it passes, it leaves the air heavy and sticky with humidity […]

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Local Loves: Chubby Dog Coffee Co.

This past week has seen me spending a lot of unexpected time in and around various small towns in Connecticut. My dear little Oliver, as rambunctious as ever, apparently took a tumble while racing around over the long weekend that resulted in a dental/mouth injury that required a couple of follow-ups and surgical intervention as […]

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Pumpkin Walls and Pupcakes…

With today being a holiday and a designated day off from work, I’m excited to be heading out for a bit of a “Girls Afternoon” with my mom and my friend Stef to do some Fall dΓ©cor shopping and grab lunch before I scoop up Oliver for a car ride and some ice cream (since […]

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A Month to Remember: August 2026

This installment of “A Month to Remember” is really a love letter, not only to August itself but to the Summer of 2026 in it’s entirety. What a gorgeous, beautifully paced, “live in the moment” type of season it was overall – filled with spontaneous adventures, milestones, and precious time spent in the company of […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: August 2026

I can feel the Fall calling to me, like a sea siren, and it’s song is one I can never resist no matter how hard I try. Have I indulged in a Pumpkin Spice Latte since they made their return to local coffee shops earlier this week? Yes. Have I started eyeing the foliage tracker […]

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Evenings in the Sun…

You know that when I update ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ later in the day as opposed to bright and early in the mornings – when I’m usually awake, alert, and at my most productive – that I am either deep in my feelings or am extremely busy, and this week has been a bit of both […]

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Local Loves: Marion’s Pie Shop

An inside joke among my group of girlfriends, specifically as it relates to the last two Summer trips we’ve all taken to Cape Cod together, is that we are all served portions of piping hot savory pies upon our arrival to our shared cottage – an older and historic house that notoriously takes a little […]

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Late Summer Amid The Sunflowers…

One thing I’ve noticed more and more over the years about the tail end of every Summer is how the scenery and the landscapes begin to change in gradual, subtle ways. The sun starts to set just a little bit earlier each night, hydrangeas begin to make way for sunflowers, and there are now big, […]

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