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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Happy one month to our perfect addition, Bowen Thoreau, or "Beau." Born December 9th at 11:09
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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Bowen, baby head
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Hello, 2026.

And farewell, 2025. It's early in the morning, typing from my bed with one son on my
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Hello, 2026.

The clock in downtown Medina, NY.
Our Life

Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

We love talking about food and drinks, but I love to talk about our community even more.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

Medina, NY, Our Life

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Last Friday morning, Roux and I stood with our neighbors and community leaders at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library,
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Medina, NY, Our Life

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

PUpdate: How do you know?

A few months ago, I filled you in on Miah’s Story – Part 1, 2 and 3.  It was painful and to write, but I was hopeful that by sharing her struggles and how many times she persevered, the universe might decide to help her triumph over her disease again. In the

Weekend Recap: Food Crawl and Shopping

Is it possible that in the coming weeks our shorts will be replaced by jeans and t-shirts with sweaters? This past weekend gave us everything from downpours to sunny skies. As soon as Al got home from field hockey on Friday night we decided to quickly feed the dogs and head out

Back to School Blues

It’s not that I don’t love my job – I truly do. But leaving the comfort of my bed far too early at the sound of the world’s most obnoxious alarm clock is not my idea of fun. We are a little behind on posting, as this past weekend we spent living