A Month to Remember: March 2025

Oh March – what an exciting and adventurous month you’ve been – and how perfectly paced you’ve felt! As the last remnants of Winter slowly melts away and makes room for Spring blossoms and blooms, I’ve had so much fun these past few weeks – filled with travel, great food, and lots of time with […]

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Not-So-Local-Loves: Tavern On The Hill

What do you do when you need to drive to the Canadian border (and back!) within the same day to complete a Global Entry interview for upcoming international travel, but you and your friend are absolutely famished by the time you’re done getting fingerprinted and photographed for Customs and the closest Tim Hortons is already […]

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Ten Favorite Photos From 2024

The camera roll on my phone says that since December 31st of 2023, when I was preparing to spend my New Year’s Eve in Boston, I’ve taken/saved 2,780 pictures throughout this past year – although I feel like that number should be double or even triple with the amount of traveling I’ve done, concerts I’ve […]

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Local Loves: Location Updates!

When I first launched ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ all the way back in January of 2020 (can you believe it’ll be five years in just a few months!?) one my goals was to highlight and showcase some of my favorite businesses, oddities, and off-the-beaten-path spots in and around New England – and beyond! – that were […]

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A Month to Remember: June 2024

And just like that – June 2024 is coming to a close! While making plans for Independence Day seemed like something I had plenty of time to do weeks ago, I’m now left frantically searching for a recipe I can whip up for a cookout I’m attending next week, double checking booking/restaurant reservations I made […]

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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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Local Loves: The Sparkle Barn

With a string of upcoming April birthdays – one right after the other! – I’ve been seeking out unique gifts, cards and oddities for my loved ones to make their special day even more memorable and fun. And, while there’s plenty of places in and around The Pioneer Valley where I can find some interesting […]

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Post-Verdict Refresh…

With Troy having flown back to California in the very early morning hours yesterday after a successful verdict was reached in his defamation trial (and I’m writing a whoooooole thing about it later on this week now that I’m finally allowed to do so!) I’ve been readjusting to having my apartment all to myself again. […]

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