Many years ago, on one of my older blogs and well before ‘Coffee & Chiffon’ was launched- I had done an in-depth “Battle of the Beaches” between two popular New England Summer destinations- comparing attractions, food/beverage options, ocean access, parking costs, places to stay, etc., etc. The contenders at the time were Hampton Beach in […]
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One of the things I had included in my Summer 2022 “Must Visit/See” list was a trip to The Alice in NYC- an immersive, ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed cocktail bar on Amsterdam Avenue that I had seen advertised, more than likely in the middle of the night, and sleepily said to myself: “oh yeah, I’d do […]
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As I write this, it’s very, very early on Friday morning and I am taking a break between finishing up laundry and packing for the weekend ahead. Although my travel plans over these next few days are predominantly around my part of Massachusetts- I have so much happening in the next 48 hours that I […]
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I know I’ve said it/mentioned it in pretty much every single one of my recent posts- but May of 2022 might have been one of the busiest, non-stop months I’ve had in a very, very long time! As I write this, I’m also preparing to head to the Boston Calling music festival this weekend to […]
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When my cousin Paige, who is really like more of a younger sister to me, asked me to be her Maid of Honor at the beginning of 2020 for her wedding she was planning for later that year- I think it’s safe to say that none of us anticipated what was going to come just […]
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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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It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Maine (I think I had gone for a socially distanced and masked beach day in the Summer of 2020- but time is an illusion these days!) so when my longtime friend Sean, who I hadn’t seen in about a month or so asked me if I […]
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Oh my goodness, does it feel surreal to be back at home and back to my usual routine of working, writing and recording- especially since my feet had barely hit the ground a couple of days ago after I’d landed at Logan Airport in Boston following some significant flight delays! The abysmal transportation hiccups both […]
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