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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.
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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
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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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Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
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Finding Fox Cross
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Thinking of you, DC

DC. It’s like an ex-lover, that city. The one that your mind wanders to in moments of nostalgia or a little bit of weakness. Recalling fond memories, nights of passion, the ache of something so good it’s hard to believe it’s gone. But DC is not gone for us; we did not
January 15, 2021
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“Baby Minute” F.A.Q.

It has been almost a month since we broke our baby news on the blog, and weeks later we still cannot believe the outpouring of love and well wishes we felt across our accounts. We are so grateful for your support, as this is definitely not the path we anticipated taking at
January 13, 2021
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Happy New Year (we hope…)

Please tell me we aren’t the only ones who stayed up for the ball drop just to ENSURE that 2020 would actually end, right?  Scott is the most optimistic person I’ve ever known, and I have always fancied myself a *hopeful* realist.  We had so much hope for 2020 that to put
January 1, 2021
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We’re Having a Baby!!!

Alternate titles: “Scott is Proud to Present his First Snow Photo of the Season”, or “It Truly is a Wonderful Life”, or “Week 16: Our Baby is the Size of an Avocado” (one very proud mama this week….). All fitting, don’t you think??? We know, you’re sitting in disbelief, wondering if you
December 17, 2020
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Happy #37, Scott!

To the man who wears a million hats, has a million responsibilities, and gives me a million reasons to smile every day – Happy Birthday, Scott!!! For you, Scott: This birthday post serves as one of your presents as well. As I looked back through the dozens of posts that you have
December 1, 2020
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The Hardest Goodbyes: To Our Beautiful Boy, Cado.

It took months to write about Ivan after we said goodbye. And here I am, 24 hours later, willing my fingers to do my best friend justice to ease the ache and pain of a house that suddenly feels shuttered without him.  On Thursday November 12th, we lost our best friend.  Cado
November 14, 2020
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