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          {Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

          October 26, 2023

          Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

          February 8, 2022

          Why I Love Weddings

          September 18, 2020

          6 Years Later and Full Circle

          January 29, 2020

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

          August 15, 2025

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe of 2025: Part 1

          August 15, 2025

          A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

          July 20, 2022

          Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

          February 10, 2022

          It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

          February 22, 2017

          Thanksgiving in DC? Here are a few specials…

          November 21, 2016

          Date Night: Mythology, DC

          November 14, 2016

          Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

          November 3, 2016

          #MedinaStrong

          March 19, 2020

          Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

          July 21, 2018

          Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

          October 31, 2017

          Because….Tacos.

          October 4, 2017
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Family Date: Blueberry Picking at Empire Orchards

Not once, but twice.It wasn’t on the calendar.There was no plan, no packed bag, no rush. Just a

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Hello, August

And thank you, July. Some months ask you to slow down. Others sweep you up.July was both —

August 2, 2025
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Family Date: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Butterfly Experience

This summer feels different. It is different. And it’s hitting me just how fleeting this chapter really is

July 2, 2025
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Welcome May (but really we are two weeks in…)

I started this post exactly two weeks ago, with a mere title. The last few weeks have been

May 16, 2025
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See ya April – Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out.

Actually, I hope it slams you in your miserable ass. I turned 41 in April. We had a

April 30, 2025
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Happy Almost May

Alix in her garden on our farm. She loves to plant and grow edible flowers.

Before you start to type in a post on WordPress, there is a blinking “What is on your

April 29, 2025
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As the World Burns

I made it a personal vow to keep away from the news for the last two months. I

January 9, 2025
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Farewell, ’24

Is it obvious yet what I’ve resolved in 2025? Before I could even sit and write, I got

January 1, 2025
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We're Scott and Al. For over a decade, we’ve been writing side by side, tracing our journey from city streets in DC to country roads in Western New York. Along the way, we’ve shared our table, our dreams, and now our hearts as new parents. This blog is where we gather it all — the flavors, the wonder, the quiet moments and beautiful chaos — embracing every minute of this wild and ordinary life.

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