Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

As August wanes and autumn begins to descend on our little corner of WNY, we find ourselves
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Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

Our house with a fresh blanket of snow during the Christmas Holiday season in Medina, NY. Western New York has some of the most beautiful winters.
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Whether it's December or July, my love of celebrating Christmas runs deep. Outdoor lights, trees, cookies, music,
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

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Matters of the Heart, Our Life

From the Heart: Please Lower the Temperature

I am an optimist. I'm not naive, but hope is something I feel at my very core.
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Matters of the Heart, Our Life

From the Heart: Please Lower the Temperature

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Rabbit Rabbit...is it really July?

Wasn't it just January? Weren't we just driving back from South Carolina in April? Alix and I
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Rabbit Rabbit...is it really July?

Day 1: I Woke Up at 6AM.

If I had a penny for every day that I complained about waking up early to teach at 6am, I would have retired years ago.  I am not an early riser, and though I live and breathe for my classroom, I always fantasized about starting the day with normal people at 8

Flying South to Join the Bird

Peace out, WNY, it’s going to be 83 degrees in Del Rio, Texas tomorrow and there is a little lady I’m dying to see. The moment I knew my niece was on the way, I signed up for a travel rewards credit card. I signed up for an account with American Airlines

2 Years of Living the Dream (?)

We love wine. But somewhere in there, Scott got it in his mind that opening a cocktail bar was the dream.  When I met Scott, he couldn’t mix a drink to save his life (love you, babe. Really). And though he grew leaps and bounds in our final year living in DC,

I’m Shook.

I should have written a New Year’s post when I still had overwhelming optimism for 2020.  And then there was Iran. And Australia. And Kobe & Gigi. And earthquakes in Puerto Rico.  And my entire heart and soul is praying for health for a colleague and Medina friend who has been diagnosed